We had an inkling that the fourth quarter smartphone sales crown was close: Last month, Strategy Analytics suggested it was a dead heat between Apple and Samsung. On Tuesday, research firm… Read more »
Wow. There are quite a few people talking about yesterday’s Canalys estimate of 720,000 Android Wear shipments in the last six months of 2014. And most of that talk is ridiculous, with little to… Read more »
Smartwatches might get a lot of attention, but it’s important to remember they’re still a new product category, and not a real commercial force yet. Case in point: A new report… Read more »
Tim Cook showed us how the digital crown will work on the Apple Watch when introducing the device in September. The zoom control of that crown is unique but Samsung may be… Read more »
Samsung still enjoys a healthy lead atop the Android smartphone heap, but competitors such as LG and Motorola have shown they are starting to find ways to penetrate its market dominance. Read more »
This past week, Qualcomm’s been beginning to reveal what its new flagship smartphone and tablet chip can do. If you’re buying a new phone in the next year, pay attention: There’s… Read more »
The inclusion of two radios that no other Android Wear watch makes one particular model compelling to me. I’ll give up heart rate tracking but will be able to use the… Read more »
Now that Android 5.0 is officially available on the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, Google’s hardware partners are starting to get the code and prepare software updates. When will your device… Read more »
Apple’s new SIM card will act as a gateway between the iPad and mobile networks. That gives Apple an enormous amount of power over the carriers. It’s doubtful, though, that Apple… Read more »
Many of the new phones coming to the United States are big enough to demand two-handed usage. Consider this your guide to high-end smartphones that can still fit into a pair… Read more »