MANILA, Philippines - On Episode 19 of TechRap we take you through the highlights of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona - where it was all about size & new operating systems, and fly down to Jakarta for the Samsung Forum to see what the Korean tech-giant has in store for 2013. We also get our hands on the newly released Samsung Galaxy Note 8. How does it compare with the iPad mini?

HEADLINES:

• Nokia unveils Lumia 520 and Lumia 720
• Samsung Knox
• Samsung Wallet vs iOS's Passbook
• Tizen mobile OS
• Firefox smartphone OS
• HP rejoins tablet race with Slate 7
• LG acquires rights to use Web OS
• ZTE Grand Memo
• Asus PadPhone Infinity

FEATURE:

Samsung Forum 2013 roundup

• World's largest Ultra Highdef TV
• OLED Multiview 3DTV
• 45mm 3D prime lens for NX-300

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Review

WATCH THIS WEEK's EPISODE:

WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODES:

Episode 18: Take a look through Google Glass

Episode 17: LINE app - messaging the sticks

Episode 16: PlayStation 4 and Mailbox app

Episode 15: BlackBerry makes a comeback

Episode 14: Samsung Galaxy Camera, the Android digicam

Episode 13: Facebook Graph Search Demo & Nexus 4 Review

Episode 12: The Best of CES 2013

Episode 11: iPhone 6 & Samsung Galaxy S4 rumors

Episode 10: Top 10 Tech Stories of 2012

Episode 9: The Best Social Media Moments of 2012

Episode 8: Photo App War Chronicles

Episode 7: Globe, Smart LTE shootout

Episode 6: Nokia's Lumia 920 and the best e-book reader yet

Episode 5: Nintendo Wii U and Windows 8 laptops for any budget

Episode 4: New Blackberry phones & Israel-Palestine Twitter war

Episode 3: Dragon Baby's secrets & iPad mini unboxed

Episode 2: New Windows Phone 8, old skeuomorphic iOS

Episode 1: Bad Piggies meet the Galaxy Note 2

- Rappler.com