The After Math: Cinder block-chucking robots, Barcelona's mobile bonanza and brain doctors

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="The After Math Barcelona's mobile bonanza, Big Dog and brain doctors" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/aftermath3.jpg" /></div>Barcelona's Mobile World Congress may have formed the backbone for this week's news but there was also notable news elsewhere -- like the fact that Boston Dynamics' upgraded quadruped robot can now <em>throw cinder blocks</em>. We'll be sticking closer to the (safer) events in Spain, however, so take a look for yourself after the break.<br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Attendees at this year's Mobile World Congress: More than 72,000</li><li> Attendees at MWC 2012: More than 67,000</li><li> Attendees at this year's Consumer Electronics Show: More than 150,000</li><li> MWC 2013 show floor area at the new Fira Gran Via venue: 1.01 million square feet</li><li> CES 2013 show floor area: 1.85 million square feet</li><li> Number of Engadget liveblogs this week: 6</li><li> Number of Engadget liveblogs last week: 2 (Sony and HTC)</li><li> The price of Nokia's new 105 basic phone: 15 euros (about $20)</li><li> Price of three coffees on the show floor: 6 euros</li><li> Price of Nokia's new Lumia 720 Windows Phone: 249 euros (about $330)</li><li> Launch event date for Samsung's next major smartphone: March 14th, 2013</li><li> Announce date for the Galaxy S III: May 3rd, 2012 </li></ul><div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/samdsc06833.jpg" /></div><ul><li> Number of monthly active users on Instagram: 100 million</li><li> Number of monthly active users on Facebook: More than 1 billion</li><li> <span>Time taken to create the first version of <em>Surgeon Simulator 2013</em>, now </span>out on Steam<span>: 48 hours</span></li><li> Battery life of Boston Dynamics' awesomely terrifying Big Dog: 24 hours</li><li> Top speed of Boston Dynamics' Cheetah robot: 29.3 miles per hour</li><li> Usain Bolt's top speed: 27.79 miles per hour</li></ul></div></div>

The After Math: Cinder block-chucking robots, Barcelona's mobile bonanza and brain doctors

Barcelona's Mobile World Congress may have formed the backbone for this week's news but there was also notable news elsewhere -- ...

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