Portable Electronics News & Reviews

Benchmarking Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800

SAN FRANCISCO–Qualcomm showed off sample tablets and smartphones with its new Snapdragon 800 processor to a select group of journalists today, letting us see how it outpaces existing phones and matches...
Turtle Beach Ear Force PX22 Review

The headset’s impressive stereo imagery, detailed resolution, and dense feature set make it, dollar-for-dollar, one of the most versatile headsets around. (8 out of 10) Pros Good detail Full, rich bass...
Paper App Team FiftyThree Snags $15M in Funding

FiftyThree — the group behind the 2012 iPad App of the Year — just got a $15 million dollar boost to its popular design application, Paper. The New York-based company today...
Microsoft Offers Steep Education Discount on Surface RT

School may be out for the summer, but learning never takes a break, and neither do educational promotions. Microsoft is reducing the price of its ARM-based Surface RT tablet for schools...
BlackBerry Q10 Headed to AT&T June 21 for $200

If you’re an AT&T customer looking to get your hands on the BlackBerry Q10, then you just have a few more days to wait. The physical keyboard-equipped Q10 will be available...
Huawei Unveils Super-Slim Ascend P6 Smartphone

Huawei on Tuesday unveiled its new super-slim Ascend P6 smartphone, though it is currently only scheduled to be released in China and Western Europe. Huawei said the 4.7-inch P6 is the...
T-Mobile Lands Exclusive for Sony Xperia Z

T-Mobile announced Tuesday that it will be the exclusive carrier for Sony’s Xperia Z smartphone. The carrier expects to start offering the Xperia Z “in the coming weeks” in black or...
Fastest Mobile Network 2013 Winners? AT&T and You

After months of driving around the country to test wireless networks, PCMag has named AT&T the Fastest Mobile Network in the United States. Last year, AT&T put up some solid numbers,...
Oculus Nabs $16M in Funding for Virtual Reality ‘Rift’ Headset

Following a successful $2.4 million Kickstarter campaign, the makers of the Oculus Rift virtual reality gadget just pocketed another $16 million investment from Spark Capital and Matrix Partners. “We were fortunate...
Bose QuietComfort 20 Acoustic Noise Cancelling In-Ear Headphones

Bose just announced their first in-ear noise cancelling headphones, the QuietComfort 20, which offers dual functionality so you can hear what you want and when. Users can choose to block out...
Smart Devices SmartQ U7 Review

The Smart Devices SmartQ U7 is an Android tablet with a pretty nifty built-in pico projector, but you’re paying a premium for it and getting dated specs to boot. (3.5 out...
Sprint Rolls Out 4G LTE in 22 More Cities

Just in time for summer, Sprint is expanding its 4G LTE network to an additional 22 cities. Users in “hotspots” like Miami, New Orleans, Raleigh, and Tampa can now download videos,...
Huawei Ascend P6 Review

We’ve discovered that the model we were sent for review is pre-production, despite Huawei’s proclamations otherwise. In line with our stringent reviews guarantee, we’ve rolled this back to a preview...
Toshiba Excite Write Review

Toshiba is the latest to announce a tablet that comes with a stylus, furthering the notion that when it comes to slates in 2013 (and the occasional smartphone), 10 sweaty human...
GolfSense 3D Golf Swing Analyzer Review

Collecting data about everything we do has become an obsession for iPhone owners. This golf swing analyser is a great example of when it works well. The GolfSense 3D Golf Swing...
MyCharge Freedom 2000 (for iPhone 5) Review

The MyCharge Freedom 2000 is a capable battery case for the iPhone 5 that leaves all the phone’s ports open and easily accessible, but it doesn’t offer the best performance for...
Klipsch S3m In-Ear Headphones

Klipsch today introduced the S3m in-ear headphone, specifically engineered for mobile devices, which offers listeners a universal single-button remote to pause and skip music tracks or answer and end calls. Equipped...
Ogio Pagoda Laptop Bag (Medium) Review

The Pagoda laptop bag by Ogio has specialized compartments for carrying a range of devicesâwell more than just a laptop. It’s sufficiently padded to provide reassuring security from all but the...
Fastest Mobile Networks 2013

AT&T and Verizon are battling it out to build nationwide, high-speed wireless networks to feed Americans’ millions of hungry smartphones and tablets, and Sprint and T-Mobile aren’t far behind. So, for...
AT&T Rolls Out Emergency Alerts Update to iPhone Users

AT&T has started to push out a carrier update that will now allow owners of various versions of Apple’s iPhone to receive important Wireless Emergency Alerts. The update itself is mandatory,...