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AT Mobile World Congress today, Acer announced the Liquid Jade 2, a well appointed device that will be running the Snapdragon 808 processor, have 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a 21MP camera.  But the really interesting part of the device is what the company is calling hybrid cloud storage.  The Liquid Jade 2 will comes with 1TB of such storage that the company states will “seamlessly integrate” with the device.  How exactly that integration will work is not 100% clear but it sounds strikingly similar on the surface at least to that of Nextbit and their new smartphone, Robin.

Along with the Galaxy S7 Edge, the smaller but equally as powerful S7 was launched today in Barcelona at MWC.  The 5.1″ device is smaller than its Edge sibling but feature-for-feature, is almost identical when it comes to specifications. Pre-orders with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and U.S. Cellular all start on Tuesday, February 23rd with the devices being available in stores the next Tuesday, March 1st.  Prices will be around $21 per month on payment plans through the carriers and devices will also be available through Best Buys, Target, Staples and Walmart as well so you shouldn’t have much of a problem finding it with your carrier or local big box store.

With the LG G5 officially announced today at MWC 2016, the question many have asked is if the phone will come to the US.  The answer is a resounding yes.  Both AT&T and Verizon have announced that they will be carrying the new LG device later this Spring when it hits US shores.   Both companies will be carrying the device itself along with the modules that are available for it as well.  For their part, AT&T has already put up a pre-release page for the G5 on their site which promises more information is coming soon.

Alcatel has announced not one but two new Android phones today at MWC:  The IDOL 4 and their budget friendly flagship IDOL 4S.  Both devices will be running Android Marshmallow when they are released and both have a significant number of additional features beyond just the standard specifications.  Both devices will ship with a VR goggles to give you virtual reality out-of-the-box and both devices come with unique Boom key which gives you enhanced features in apps that are running on the device.