Hands-on with all of Samsung’s new toys: Galaxy Gear, Note 3, and new Note...
Samsung’s Galaxy Gear may not be the smartwatch that will make regular consumers give a damn about smartwatches, but it’s a notable evolutionary step for wearable computing. Today after Samsung’s big...
View ArticleThe first Windows Phone with a six-inch screen: Nokia Lumia 1520 image leaks out
In the unlikely case that you’re both a fan of Windows Phone and someone who wants a large screened smartphone, I present to you the Nokia Lumia 1520. Outed by the relentless gadget leaker Evleaks, the...
View ArticleHTC's giant One Max phone may have a fingerprint scanner — but why?
Samsung isn’t the only company unashamed to follow in Apple’s footsteps. HTC is aiming to include a fingerprint scanner in its upcoming 6-inch One Max Android phone, just like Apple’s iPhone 5S,...
View ArticlePhablets will be a multibillion dollar market by 2018, and Apple has no horse...
Last year, 20 million phablets (smartphones with screens larger than 5.5 inches) shipped to consumers around the world. And according to the analysts at Juniper Research, that figure will rise by 100...
View ArticleHands-on with Samsung's new Galaxy Note phones: Stylish — yet awkward
NEW YORK — In Samsung’s newest phablets, we can clearly see the companies conflicting personalities: a noble urge for refinement and a bumbling desperation to be innovative. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy...
View ArticleCan’t decide between the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus? Here are some tips
When it comes to choosing which new iPhone model to get, confusion reigns across the land. Apple kicked off iPhone 6 and 6 Plus pre-orders last night, and iPhone users are faced with something strange...
View ArticleAmazon's new $99 6" Fire HD tablet is like a reverse phablet
It seems like everyone is getting into the phablet craze these days — even Amazon. The online retailer announced new Kindle Fire HD tablets today, starting at $99 for the 6-inch model and $139 for the...
View ArticleGoogle will announce monstrous 5.9-inch Nexus phone this month, report says
Google says it will add yet another “phablet” to the marketplace this month. And this one is the biggest of them all, with a 5.9-inch screen. Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus has a 5.5-inch screen, while...
View ArticleiPhone 6 Plus powers U.S. phablet sales spike in Q1, report
Phablets — smartphones that fall somewhere between phone-sized and tablet-sized — claimed 21 percent of all U.S. smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2015, nearly quadrupling their 6 percent share...
View ArticleSamsung’s Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge: A refined phablet & something entirely...
NEW YORK — The original big-screen phone is back — and it’s got a new companion. Samsung today officially announced the Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy Note Edge at media events across the globe. The Note...
View ArticleWhy Apple’s big-screen iPhone 6 comes at just the right time
When it comes to the iPhone’s screen size, Apple has stuck with a simple idea over the last few years: bigger isn’t always better. But tomorrow, that could all change. The company is expected to unveil...
View ArticleiPhone 6 Plus: Too much iPhone — but a decent dose of iPad (review)
FEATURE: Phablets are the parachute pants of our time. Bear with me: Before parachute pants infiltrated popular culture and became a fad, they were a hit with break dancers for their flexibility and...
View ArticleSamsung’s Galaxy Note 4: A phablet that can teach Apple a few things (review)
FEATURE: Samsung may be guilty of blatantly ripping off Apple’s smartphone style, but when it comes to big-screen phones, Samsung knows best. (And yes, Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus is pretty good, but let’s...
View ArticleSamsung's absurd 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega 'phablet' coming soon to AT&T, Sprint,...
Samsung’s Galaxy Mega — a ridiculous hybrid phone/tablet with a 6.3-inch screen — will soon hit major U.S. wireless carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular. When it was first announced...
View ArticleAvoiding Apple, HP returns to mobile with a giant Android phone and a tablet...
HP has confirmed rumors that it’s planning a smartphone comeback with Android — though it’s targeting a curious market at first: India. The computer maker is planning two large Android devices — a...
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