Mobile World Congress 2017

With testing underway for the 2017 F1 season, you could be forgiven for forgetting about Roborace. After a ​long gestation period, the as-yet unproven competition has finally revealed the car that teams will be programming, and it looks absolutely wild.

​Earlier this week at the Mobile World Congress, Google announced its intentions to bring Google Assistant to all Android devices with the 6.0 Marshmallow operating system and higher. That rollout begins today.

This year's crop of smartphone releases at the Mobile World Congress has been largely middle-of-the-road, in terms of both specs and market placement. Nevertheless, there are some standouts. Here are the models we find most intriguing.

As if having the Nokia brand back wasn't enough of a nostalgia hit for mobile lovers, new owners HMD Global have also brought back one of the most beloved phones of the past: the Nokia 3310. New Atlas got some hands-on time with it at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

​We’re used to seeing versatile, occasionally bold 2-in-1 convertible tablet/laptop takes from Lenovo. Its new lineup just released at the Mobile World Congress – which includes a tablet and three different models of convertible tablet/computers – is no exception.

This year's Mobile World Congress hasn't disappointed in terms of new handsets, and Lenovo-owned Motorola has used the occasion to launch the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus. New Atlas called in at the Lenovo booth in Barcelona to see what all the fuss was about.

The new phones just keep coming at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Sony has unveiled four new handsets at the show, including the Xperia XZ Premium flagship. New Atlas visited Sony's booth to check them out in person.​

DJI's Matrice 200 series drones are waterproof, industrial-grade and ready to fly in all sorts of weather. Capable of carrying up to twin high-grade cameras in addition to the built-in FPV camera, they're aimed at enterprise-level industrial inspection, surveying, and search and rescue applications.

The Nokia 3310 was chunky and primitive, but it sure could take a beating, and the only thing that lasts longer than its battery is its legacy. Further proving that it's impossible to kill, HMD Global has unveiled how it plans to bring back the candybar phone, with some minor modern concessions.

Samsung used its stage at the Mobile World Congress to unveil the Tab S3 and Galaxy Book and to hint at the future of its Gear VR headset. It also announced the date for its much anticipated Galaxy S8 flagship event: March 29.

At its Mobile World Congress event today, ​Samsung snuck in one announcement about the upcoming version of the Samsung Gear VR: The new headset will be bundled with a controller that rolls elements of a remote control and touchpad into one.

Motorola unveiled the newest members of the Moto G family of smartphones today at the Mobile World Congress. The Moto G5 and G5 Plus have a sleek new aluminum casing, rounded edges, a faster-focusing camera and capacious batteries – for under US$300.