Cell Phones

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    Nokia Lumia 521 (T-Mobile) Review

    The Nokia Lumia 521 for T-Mobile is a good smartphone for a great price, as long as you don’t mind Windows Phone’s lack of apps. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Good...

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    Huawei Ascend G510 Review

    The Huawei Ascend G510 sits somewhere in the middle of the Chinese company’s Android range, squaring off against the likes of the Sony Xperia U, LG Optimus L5 II and...

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    The 10 Best Free iPad Apps

    A tablet is only as good as its apps, and, fortunately, the iPad has plenty of them. It doesn’t matter if you have a full-size iPad or its cute baby brother...

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    CTIA 2013: Cat B15 Review

    You probably know Cat or Caterpillar as the guys in yellow and black, makers of construction equipment and those boots the cool kids were wearing for a little while. Now you...

  • Samsung Offering $800K for Galaxy S 4 Apps Challenge

    Calling all Android developers — if you have a great idea for an app, then you could win cold hard cash from Samsung. The electronics giant on Monday announced its Smart...

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    Calif. Teen Invents 20-Second Cell Phone Charger

    What had you accomplished by the time you were 18? California native Eesha Khare won a $50,000 scholarship for inventing a supercapacitor that can charge a cell phone in about 20...

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    Jolla Taking Pre-Orders for First Sailfish OS-Powered Smartphone

    Jolla, which has been working on the MeeGo-based Sailfish operating system, today unveiled its first smartphone, which is expected to hit the market by year’s end. The unnamed phone is currently...

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    Report: Samsung Galaxy S 4 Shipments Top 6M

    Samsung has reportedly shipped 6 million Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphones and is on track to top 10 million by month’s end. According to South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, which cited...

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    Apple iOS Devices Approved for Use on Military Networks

    The Defense Department this week gave its approval for employees to use Apple gadgets on agency networks. Specifically, government-issued Apple devices running iOS 6 are approved for use when connecting to...

  • Fastest Mobile Networks 2013: It’s Electric!

    We’ve now broken 10,000 miles driving to test America’s cell phone data networks, and we’re still on the road. With our annual Fastest Mobile Networks project, we drive three Ford cars...

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    Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

    The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the most hotly anticipated smartphone ever from the Korean brand, and with a glut of top end features, it’s the most powerful and desirable device...

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    Sony Xperia Z Review

    With a cutting-edge camera, a super-slim design and the ability to withstand life’s knocks and bumps (and Android Jelly Bean to boot) the Xperia Z is a phone that’s got...

  • Windows Phone Edges In on iOS, Android in Q1, Barely

    While Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS continued to dominate the worldwide mobile OS market in the first quarter, Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform edged its way into third place, according to new...

  • 7 Tips to Save iPhone Battery Life

    As we rely on our smartphones more and more, battery life becomes an increasing concern. While the iPhone isn’t a horrible power hog, particularly in terms of standby time, there still...

  • Why Google’s Galaxy S 4 Costs $649

    Google’s big I/O conference announcements largely stuck to the company’s core Web services, with one piece of hardware that got no cheers in the hall: a version of Samsung’s blockbuster Galaxy...

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    iPhone 5 Review

    The excitement of the rumour mill, the titillation of every leaked photo led to higher than ever levels of expectation over the iPhone 5 features, and while the announcement was...

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    Nokia Lumia 928 (Verizon Wireless) Review

    The Lumia 928 is the best Windows phone yet, but it isn’t Verizon’s best phone overall. (4 out of 5) Pros Very good low-light camera performance Excellent call quality Bright flash...

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    Nokia Lumia 520 Review

    The Nokia Lumia 520 is Nokia’s fifth Windows Phone 8 handset. It’s a phone which slots into the very bottom end of the range, just below the Nokia Lumia 620....

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    HTC One SV Review

    The HTC One SV isn’t exactly a new handset, more or a reboot of the HTC One S which launched back at MWC 2012. That said the One SV arrives...

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    95 Percent of Q1 Android Smartphone Profits Went to Samsung

    Global Android smartphone profits reached approximately $5.3 billion during the first quarter, but just one company took home the lion’s share of that cash: Samsung. According to stats from Strategy Analytics,...