Apple’s big iOS 5 software update arrived barely a week ago, and now we have Google trumpeting the next version of its own mobile platform: Android 4.0, a.k.a. “Ice Cream Sandwich.” Just like iOS 5, version 4.0 of Android packs in hundreds of new...
Remember the RAZR—the original must-have cell phone, which turned heads with its ultra-slim profile and cost upwards of $500 when it first came out six or seven years ago? (Has it really been that long?) Well, the once-ubiquitous Motorola RAZR (indeed, the big...
Siri, the new voice-activated “intelligent assistant” for the upcoming iPhone 4S, may be getting all the buzz, but you can already bark commands at your handset if you own a relatively recent Android smartphone. No, Android’s “Voice...
Former Apple boss Steve Jobs famously dismissed the idea of using a stylus with a touchscreen as he unveiled the very first iPhone, but that doesn’t mean there’s a rule against using a stylus with your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. Press reps from...
So, it’s the end of another long day, you’re heading home, and you need to make one last phone call. But when you pull out your smartphone, bad news: the needle on the digital battery meter is buried in the red. What do to? Well, you could always try...
Wish there was a remote control for your home entertainment center that was as easy to use as an iPhone or an iPad? You’re not the only one. Indeed, there are already several products on sale that will turn your iPhone into a TV remote, although most of them...
Netflix’s new and pricier (in some cases, at least) subscription plans kick in this month; ready to pick a new one? Also: How to watch Flash videos on the iPad; Sony unveils a pair of tablets that go where no tablets have gone before; how to review tagged photos...
And I thought phones with four-inch screens were big. Check out the Samsung Galaxy Note, a new, Android-powered superphone with an eye-popping 5.3-inch display, nearly two inches larger than the iPhone’s puny 3.5-inch screen. Unveiled Thursday at the IFA...
