Too busy to keep up on all things geeky this week? We’ve got you covered with the trailers, merch, and news coming out of the week that was! Here’s what playing Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery looks like As we’ve noted, 2018 will see not one, but two mobile Harry Potter games. We’re still waiting for […]
It’s well-worn ground — a new premium Android smartphone is basically the same as all the others, so the company behind it throws in some unexpected, off-the-wall feature to shake things up. This week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Sony took that literally, introducing a new premium smartphone that rumbles along with audio, whether that’s […]
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is always a big deal in the world of smartphones, but aside from the heavy hitters like the Samsung Galaxy S9, many phones announced there don’t make their way to the United States. While that’s technically true of the ZTE Blade V9 and Blade V9 Vita, they’re still worth looking […]
Mobile World Congress 2018 is taking place in Barcelona this week, where some of the biggest phones, tablets, and laptops of the year are being announced. The biggest announcement of all is usually Samsung’s latest and greatest, and that was once again the case this year. The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are coming next […]
Like a lot of you, I headed back to the parents’ over the holidays. While quality family time was most certainly had (I’ll spare you from me shoehorning Scrabble into this month’s roundup), the trip home remained, as ever, a bountiful source of quality gaming time. This year was better than ever — as if we […]
Qualcomm’s had a rough year, getting hit by a lawsuit from Apple, an ongoing antitrust case in the United States, and an attempted hostile takeover attempt by fellow processor giant Broadcom. But, at least they’ve got one thing going for them — they’re still firmly in control of the world of premium Android smartphones. This year, […]
In the world of Android smartphones, Huawei is pretty interesting. They used to make mainly budget smartphones, but over the past few years they’ve created some very powerful premium devices. They’ve come to excel in battery life in particular — despite being high-end, very fast phones, devices in their Mate line regularly last a whole day, […]
With the iPhone, you generally know what to expect — Apple’s going to make one little tweak to annoy you, but most everything else about the phone is going to be great. Over on the Android side, it’s not so simple! With these phones increasingly looking similar inside and out, companies have been scrambling to find […]
And now, for something completely different. Well, maybe not completely — it is still a smartphone. But, the Axon M is certainly one of the most unusual phones we’ve ever seen. With two screens, how could it not be? The phone has two 5.2″ 1080p displays — one on the front, one on the back. The back one is […]
ZTE is expanding their budget smartphone roster today with the Tempo X. Coming exclusively to Boost Mobile, the $80 5″ smartphone is lean on specs (even for the price), but if you’re looking for more Android goodies than usual at this price, the Tempo X might be worth a look. The Tempo X is built […]
It’s time for the fall smartphone battle to kick off! We’ve already got the major players — the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the iPhone X, and the LG V30 — announced and hyped. Now it’s time for you to check them out for yourself in stores. You can do that starting today, with the Galaxy Note 8 […]
For the past few years, the LG V series has stood out as LG’s high-end multimedia phone, excelling in audio and video. They’ve also used the V series to experiment with some other ideas daring enough to not be fit for the mainstream G series — things like the second screen strip that functioned as a […]
We love our high-end, premium phones, but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t love a good deal, too. Last year, the ZTE Z Max Pro was just that — a giant 6″ phone with a 1080p display and extra features like a fingerprint reader. But, a lot changes in a year! In 2017, 1080p […]
Qualcomm just about dominates the world of Android smartphones — if you’ve got a premium Android device in your hand, it’s almost definitely got a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset inside. Lately, the most notable exception (besides Samsung Galaxy phones sold in other markets) has been Huawei. The Chinese company designs their own chipsets, which include just about […]
For a while there, we thought the Moto X line was done. Once Motorola’s flagship phone known for its commitment to stock Android, the Moto X was seemingly replaced by the high-end, modular Moto Z last year. But, after a yearlong hiatus, the Moto X is indeed coming back — just without a lot of the features […]
The LG V series of smartphones has become the brand’s answer to the Galaxy Note — a midseason upgrade to a flagship phone released earlier in the year. That’s never been more true than this year — while the the LG V30 has its unique features, it’s closer in physical design to the G6 than in years […]
We haven’t heard much about Acer’s upcoming 360-degree camera since they teased it in April. Back then, Acer talked up the Holo360 camera as featuring 4G LTE connectivity, making it in theory a standalone device that wouldn’t require a smartphone. Turns out, that’s exactly what it is — Acer is showcasing the Holo360 at the IFA […]
Huawei is finally ready to turn their new tablets for 2017 loose. They’ve announced the availability of four new tablets — two 8″ and two 10″ — in a bid to convince consumers that Android tablets are still worth buying as coffee table entertainment devices. The two MediaPad M3 Lite tablets are lower-cost versions of the MediaPad […]
We had a lot of fun with the Moto Z last year, if for no other reason than it tried something radically different. Motorola was seemingly able to get modularity right, creating an ultra-thin phone that could be paired with a number of magnetic back cases called Moto Mods to add the likes of external […]
Did this year’s new BlackBerry KEYOne get your attention? It got ours — while the phone wasn’t perfect, the physical keyboard felt great and was stocked with some genuinely useful features. If you’ve been on the fence about getting one for yourself, good news — starting September 1, you’ll be able to try before you buy. That’s […]
Oreo’s getting all kinds of new flavors these days! Peeps for spring, apple pie for summer, and software for fall! Hmm. I guess one of those isn’t as delicious, but we like what we see all the same. At a brief press event in New York City today, Android revealed that their yearly update will […]
