This week we analyze many of the phone announcements from Mobile World Congress, including a new Samsung Galaxy and the return of a phone you may remember from a film made in the previous century.

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Guest Starring:

Florence Ion and Philip Michaels

Links and Show Notes:

Samsung Galaxy S9 announced with an upgraded camera in a familiar body - The Verge

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 AR Emoji are kind of horrifying - The Verge

Samsung Galaxy S9 Camera: What's New! - MKBHD on YouTube

LG’s V30S ThinQ is a V30 with more RAM and AI - The Verge

The Nokia 8110 Reloaded is HMD's latest retro feature phone - Engadget

Android Go: explained - The Verge on YouTube

Vivo Apex hands-on: pop-up selfie cam, in-screen fingerprint scanner, and practically zero bezel - Android Police

Huawei, Asus embrace the smartphone notch | TechCrunch

Stratolaunch Taxi Test - Gallery

Amazon buys startup Ring in $1 billion deal to run your home security

Why Scientists Love to Study Dogs (and Often Ignore Cats) - The New York Times

Prehistoric Puppy Was Likely Pet Dog, Archaeologists Say - National Geographic

Florence Ion (@Ohthatflo) | Twitter

Philip Michaels (@PhilipMichaels) | Twitter