Can LEDs Make Alcatel's Midrange A5 Phone Shine? By Philip Michaels published 27 February 17 The Alcatel A5 LED features one back panel with colorful lights that can alert you to notifications. And if you don't like that, just swap in something else.
Huawei's P10 Might Be 2017's Biggest Smartphone Tease By Sam Rutherford published 27 February 17 With a vibrant array of Pantone certified colors, a nifty fingerprint sensor and dual rear cameras, the P10 is an intriguing next step for Huawei. Too bad it won't be available in the US.
Huawei Watch 2: Good Looks, But Lacking a Major Feature By Sam Rutherford published 27 February 17 The Huawei Watch 2 is a slick Android Wear 2.0 device with a nifty battery saving mode, but it won't offer built-in 4G LTE -- at least, not in its U.S. version.
Alexa's Headed to Moto Droid Z as a Moto Mod By Philip Michaels published 26 February 17 The voice-powered assistant is one of many add-ons Motorola plains to make available for its modular smartphone lineup this year. Other additions include a game controller and a power pack.
Moto G5 Plus Turns to Camera to Reclaim Budget Phone Crown By Philip Michaels published 26 February 17 The $229 Moto G5 Plus packs in premium features including a camera with dual autofocus pixels in a phone that won't break too many budgets.
MWC 2017 Preview: What to Expect at Biggest Mobile Event By Philip Michaels published 2 February 17 From the LG G6 and other new flagship phones to new developments in AI and 5G, this is what's on tap for MWC 2017.
Galaxy S7 vs iPhone 6s: The Choice Is Clear By Mark Spoonauer published 10 March 16 Faster autofocus and water resistance are just two ways Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge put pressure on Apple's iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.
Galaxy S7 vs S7 Edge: Which One's Right for You? By Henry T. Casey published 8 March 16 Samsung has revealed its Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones. We'll help you decide which one to buy.
Galaxy S7 vs S6 vs S5: Should You Upgrade? By Sam Rutherford published 8 March 16 Samsung packs a lot of features into the new Galaxy S7 line. Here what's improved from last year's S6, and what's come back from 2014's S5.
Samsung: Galaxy S7 Camera Is 'Game Changing' By Philip Michaels published 26 February 16 Samsung's Shoneel Kolhatkar explains how the Galaxy S7's new dual-pixel camera will help you take better pictures, especially in low light.
Japanese Flip Smartphone Has 2 Screens, Physical Keypad By Sam Rutherford published 26 February 16 At MWC 2016, one of Freetel's two new phones showed up with a physical feature-phone keypad and not one, but two 4-inch screens.
Put This Smart Tape Measure In Your Toolbox By Sam Rutherford published 25 February 16 At MWC 2016, startup Bagel Labs demoed an innovative smart tape measure thats adds new tricks to a device found in almost every toolbox.
This Phone Turns Sunshine Into Power By Philip Michaels published 25 February 16 Kyocera's prototype phone can turn three minutes of sun exposure into one minute of talk time.
Best of Mobile World Congress 2016 By Philip Michaels, Sam Rutherford published 24 February 16 We dove head-first into Mobile World Congress 2016 to find the best products at the show, including the top smartphones, accessories, wearables and virtual reality devices.
Xiaomi Mi 5 Offers Galaxy S7 Looks at Half the Price By Philip Michaels published 24 February 16 The latest flagship form Xiaomi sports a curved design that looks a lot like Samsung's top-of-the-line phones and Qualcomm's powerful Snapdragon 820 processor.
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet? AT&T, Intel Test Drones on LTE By Philip Michaels published 23 February 16 AT&T and Intel are testing ways to add LTE data transfers to drones, so operators need not have a line of site.
This Portable VPN Hub Makes the Web Safer Everywhere By Sam Rutherford published 23 February 16 Keezel's $99 Portable VPB Hub promises to open up the Internet securely and safely by with its tiny teardrop-shaped device.
Smart Toothbrush Tells You When You're Doing It Wrong By Philip Michaels published 23 February 16 The latest version of Oral-B's Bluetooth-connected toothbrush adds a motion sensor to the handle and uses video recognition on your phone's camera to figure out where you're not brushing enough.
Sony's Xperia X Camera Can Predict Your Next Shot By Philip Michaels published 22 February 16 Coming this summer, the Xperia Z offers predictive hybrid autofocus technology which could make blurry photos a thing of the past.
Alcatel’s Budget Chic Pop 4 Phone Bursts Out in Three Flavors By Sam Rutherford published 22 February 16 At MWC 2016, Alcatel doubled down on its commitment to making value-packed devices by launching its affordable line of Pop 4 phones.
Gear 360 Camera Hands-on: VR Selfies for All By Cherlynn Low published 21 February 16 With its high-res quality and compact design, the Samsung Gear 360 could make taking VR selfies the next big thing.
HP’s Elite X3 Phone Wants to be Your Laptop By Sam Rutherford published 21 February 16 With HP's Elite x3 smartphone, another major company is hopping on the Windows 10 bandwagon, but will it be enough to turn the tide for Microsoft's mobile OS?
Alcatel's Idol 4 and 4s Bring the Boom By Sam Rutherford published 20 February 16 With the Idol 4, Alcatel is pushing the limits of mid-ranged even higher featuring two very premium-feeling featuring an all-new Boom key.
Meet the First Phone with a Thermal Camera By Sam Rutherford published 18 February 16 The Cat S60 is here to solve rugged device user's woes with an attractive military tough handset that includes a thermal camera for spotting leaks or hidden critters.
HTC's Vive VR Headset Spoiled Real Life For Me By Avram Piltch published 4 March 15 BARCELONA -- "You can take the headset off now if you want," the product engineer told me. Of course, he was just being polite. My demo with the HTC Vive was over and, instead of plumbing the depths of the ocean for wreckage or repairing robots in a mys
HTC Grip vs. Microsoft Band vs. Fitbit Surge By Valentina Palladino published 3 March 15 HTC launched its first fitness tracker, the Grip, at Mobile World Congress, but how does it stack up against some of the toughest competition?
Stare to Unlock: This Phone Scans Your Iris By Avram Piltch published 3 March 15 Your next smartphone could recognize your eyeballs and use your iris pattern rather than your fingerprint or a password to identify you.
Blackphone 2: Privacy Handset with Mainstream Looks By Michael Andronico published 2 March 15 The security-minded Blackphone 2 delivers better performance than its predecessor, while offering an updated OS with new privacy features.
Mad Catz Surfr: The Only Android Controller You Need By Michael Andronico published 2 March 15 Mad Catz' Surfr is a $60 Bluetooth remote that offers both dedicated gaming controls and a full QWERTY keyboard for navigating media and apps.
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. HTC One M9: Android Showdown By Marshall Honorof published 2 March 15 Both Samsung and HTC have jam-packed their new devices with top-of-the-line hardware and cutting-edge software. Which should you choose?