Alcatel Idol 4S Bundle: Phone, VR Headset and More for $349 By Mike Prospero published 13 July 16 Altacel is bundling a VR headset, as well as some other goodies, with its flagship Idol 4S smartphone, available in August.
iOS 10 Hands-On: The Good, the Bad, the Buggy By Philip Michaels published 11 July 16 From a completely revamped Messages to more useful controls, there's plenty to be excited about with iOS 10. Find out what we liked and what we didn't with the iOS 10 public beta.
MSI's Backpack Rig Unplugs Virtual Reality By Sam Rutherford published 1 June 16 With MSI's VR backpack, you can finally explore virtual reality the way it was meant to be, fast and untethered.
ZTE Axon 7 Hands-On: A Serious Android Contender By Cherlynn Low published 26 May 16 We go hands-on with ZTE's Axon 7, which could give phones from Samsung, Alcatel, Apple and LG a run for their money.
The Rock's Alarm App Kicked My Butt Out of Bed By Henry T. Casey published 3 May 16 The Rock Clock is here to wake you up and give you all the motivation you need to stay awake, and no Snooze button
Pictar Brings Big Camera Controls to iPhones By Sam Rutherford published 26 April 16 Miggo's innovative Pictar camera grips brings the convenient controls of a DSLR to your iPhone at a price that's easy to like.
LG G5's Cam Plus Could Be a Photographer's Best Friend By Sam Rutherford published 14 March 16 We test out the dedicated camera controls the LG Cam Plus brings to the upcoming G5 smartphone and discover some welcome additions for smartphone-toting photographers.
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.
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.
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.
Facebook Live Video vs Periscope: What's Right for You? By Cherlynn Low published 28 January 16 We go hands-on with Facebook's Live Video to see how it stacks up against Twitter's Periscope service.
Trying Periscope with a GoPro Was Frustrating and Fun By Cherlynn Low published 26 January 16 The new GoPro integration for Periscope could make livestreams so much better and more interesting, but a few key bugs still stand.
You Can Wash This Phone Under Running Water By Cherlynn Low published 11 January 16 The waterproof Saygus V Squared is a superhero of a phone, packing Kevlar edges, USB Type-C 3.0, Wireless HD streaming and much more.
Lumia 950 Doubles as Windows PC, Headed to AT&T By Sam Rutherford published 16 November 15 Microsoft's Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL smartphones feature quad-HD displays, 20-megapixel cameras Windows 10 Mobile. The Lumia 950 will be available through AT&T.
iPhone 6s Hands-On: Getting a Feel for 3D Touch By Philip Michaels published 10 September 15 We take a closer look at the 3D Touch and Live Photos features that lead the changes in Apple's new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.
Huawei Mate S Sports Luxurious Design, Force Touch Display By Sam Rutherford published 4 September 15 Huawei gets premium with the Mate S, which starts at 649 Euros and packs a 5.5-inch screen, quad-core CPU and a slick aluminum body.
Asus Zenfone Max Packs Crazy-Big Battery By Sam Rutherford published 2 September 15 Asus showed off five phones at IFA 2015, including one with a 5,000 mAH battery.
Robin Smartphone Promises to Never Run Out of Storage By Sam Rutherford published 1 September 15 The Robin is an attractive mid-range Android phone with a clever trick: cloud data management that automatically frees up storage when you need it.
OnePlus 2 Hands-on: Better Camera, New OxygenOS By Philip Michaels published 28 July 15 OnePlus’s latest smartphone replaces Cyanogen with its own take on Android, bolsters the rear camera and adds your choice of covers.
Nubia Z9 In-Depth Preview: Edge of Glory By Cherlynn Low published 16 July 15 The Nubia Z9 from ZTE wows with its beautiful borderless display and cool edge gestures, but it needs a lot of software improvements.
Asus USB Projector Makes Your Phone's Images Big and Beautiful By Avram Piltch published 1 June 15 A first-of-its-kind portable projector can connect to your Android device via USB while providing bright, colorful images.
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
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.
Microsoft Unveils Affordable Lumia 640 and 640XL, Demos Univeral Office By Avram Piltch published 2 March 15 Starting at just 159 euros and coming to the U.S., the new Lumia 640 and 640XL have full HD screens, quad-core processors and colorful designs.
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Preview: iPhone-Beating Designs By Mark Spoonauer published 1 March 15 The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge sport captivating glass-and-metal designs, superfast cameras and wireless charging, but there's some trade-offs.