The Morning After: Mobile World Congress preview

[eng-ces-newsletter] It's Friday, February 23, 2018. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Before you wrap this week up, check out our Mobile World Congress preview, so you don’t miss any of the new phones we’re expecting to see(set a reminder for Samsung’s [Galaxy S9 event]( on Sunday.) Also, the FCC is in for a fight over its plan to repeal net neutrality and Blizzard is celebrating a patch for a 15-year-old game. Ready for MWC 2018? [What to expect from the world’s biggest phone show]( [What to expect from the world’s biggest phone show]( Team Engadget is en route to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress, and while the show officially starts on Monday, you'll start to see some of this year's key news and announcements this weekend. We don't want you going into things blind, though, so here's a primer on what to expect from the world's biggest and best phone-makers once [MWC 2018]( gets off the ground. Indie game studio Snowman returns to a very different mobile marketplace. ['Alto's Odyssey' took three years to make, and that's all right]( ['Alto's Odyssey' took three years to make, and that's all right]( It's been three years since Alto's Adventure debuted on mobile devices, which means it's been about three years since players started asking Snowman about a sequel. This week, they got their wish as [Alto's Odyssey]( landed in the App Store for $4.99. Rather than being confined to the slopes of snow-capped mountains, Odyssey puts players in an array of desert biomes with dangerous new obstacles to conquer in gorgeous, sand-drenched settings. The fight is on. [23 attorneys general refile challenge to FCC net neutrality repeal]( The FCC's order to overturn net neutrality protections [was officially published]( in the Federal Register Thursday, and soon thereafter, the attorneys general of 22 states and Washington DC filed a lawsuit challenging it. It’s one of several efforts to block the repeal, which could go through as soon as April 23rd. The first of many. [SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 carrying internet satellites]( [SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 carrying internet satellites]( SpaceX successfully launched another Falcon 9 rocket, carrying Spain's radar imaging Paz satellite as well as two of its own satellites, Microsat-2a and -2b. The two experimental satellites will be used to test SpaceX's plan to deliver internet to people around the globe through thousands of low-orbit satellites. Take two. [Samsung resumes Android O update for Galaxy S8]( [Samsung resumes Android O update for Galaxy S8]( After pausing its Android Oreo rollout on Galaxy S8s over a reboot glitch, Samsung has restarted the process in Europe. Students are driving the formation of a serious gaming scene. [College esports is set to explode]( [College esports is set to explode]( Universities are attempting to organize and embrace a new generation of student-athletes, even as questions about the nature of esports remain unanswered. It has "sports" in the name, but the jury is still out on whether competitive gaming is an actual athletic activity -- and that matters to groups like the NCAA. Not as dorky as it sounds. [HTC's Vive Focus makes a strong case for in-flight VR entertainment]( [HTC's Vive Focus makes a strong case for in-flight VR entertainment]( Does the Vive Focus make a good travel companion? Richard Lai is already hooked. But wait, there's more... [1. Amazon may open up to six more automated ‘Go’ stores this year]( [2. Blizzard will host a tournament to celebrate its new patch for ‘Warcraft III’]( [3. ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ gets its Balloon World minigame update]( [4. China's Xinjiang surveillance is the dystopian future nobody wants]( The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Craving even more? [Like us on Facebook]( or [follow us on Twitter.]( Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? [Send us a note](. [engadget-twitter]( [engadget-facebook]( [engadget-youtube]( [engadget-reddit]( [engadget-instagram]( Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at [engadget.com](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe from this newsletter](.