This weekend, Android prepares for the iPhone X

It's Android's time to shine.

In less than a week, Mobile World Congress (MWC), an annual event that brings together the phone and telecom industries, will kick off in Barcelona, and as is customary, a lot of new Android smartphones will make their debuts.

This year is a little different, though. After years of iterative upgrades, Apple's iPhone — which, like it or not, is the smartphone that sets the trends in the industry — is widely rumored to receive a revolutionary upgrade. Its screen will get larger, reports say, covering the phone's entire face. Buttons, including the iconic home button, may disappear altogether. The aluminum back cover might be replaced by glass.  Read more...