There are a ton of smart home products on the market, and before I arrived at this year’s IFA, I thought I had seen all the category had to offer. Among the endless voice assistant enabled speakers, home security systems and robot vacuums, I managed to find something new: Moodo. Could this be the next big smart home device?
The Philips SmartSleep promises to improve the quality of your sleep, but can this smart headband really deliver. Oh, and did we mention it looks bizzare!?
I haven't been excited about Sony smartphones for years. But, I reluctantly tried the Xperia XZ2 anyway, and was surprised to find it's actually really great! Here are my impressions after using it for two months.
Setting up smartphones. Again and again we are faced with this Herculean task. What should, by now, be done quickly and easily becomes more of a torture with each new device.
We all know now: Google collects user data by leveraging Android and its Chrome browser. But should we really be surprised that Google is able to collect more data from Android than iOS?
Why should you use the stylus on your smartphone? It can seem quite superfluous, or at least that's what I thought before I started using the Note 9. This time around, this iteration of the S-Pen is mature, practical and addictive. So how will I go on without it now?
Android doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to security, and a question that comes up often is whether or not the average user needs an antivirus app for their Android device. In this article, we discuss the risks that are out there and the pros and cons of Android antivirus apps.
Wear OS, a platform that has so far been singing songs of departure. Now Google wants to up its game with an extensive fitness coach and improved quality. Will it still be farewell for the smartwatch OS?
If you've so much as glanced at tech media, you know that AI will be on everything in the future, largely thanks to advances in machine learning. But why is so much effort and money spent on making AI good at video games? Here's how play will make our future machines smarter, and even possibly more human.
Android 9 Pie is Google's masterpiece. No Android update has been as noticeable as this one. But there's a catch: many people won't get the update in its pure form. So what does Android Pie have to offer?
Turing's latest $2,700 multi-screen smartphone looks ridiculous with futuristic specs and innovative features, but don't expect to ever see it for sale.
It came to Apple, and now it's on Android. The new OS will come with tools to manage our own smartphone usage in the name of 'digital wellbeing'. Supposedly this will save us from ourselves. But do we really need this digital babysitting? I say we treat this patronizing attitude with the contempt it deserves.
Technology is entering all aspects of our daily lives: phones, washing machines, toothbrushes and even vacuum cleaners. Technology can do a lot of things very well, but apparently it's not ready to clean up properly.
The OPPO Find X has finally arrived at the editorial office, and I immediately popped in my SIM card and used the device for the whole weekend. Here are my first impressions of this unique flagship from the Chinese manufacturer.
The plus version of Samsung's S-Class is facing hard times, the Galaxy S10+ should be the last of its kind. The killer of the larger Galaxy-S smartphones comes from Samsung itself.
Sometimes you stare at the home screen of your smartphone for no reason or scroll aimlessly through the start screens? Afraid of missing something, are you scurrying through the Facebook timeline? You are not alone. But Google and Apple want the antidote. But can this really make a difference?
Apple and Google are working on smartphones that don't need ports or cables at all. That doesn't have to worry anyone: The possible alternatives are cheaper and better.
AI, once the stuff of science fiction and experimental research, is increasingly making its mark upon the consumer world, from intelligent software to virtual assistants and even in our faithful smartphones. As we trust more and more important tasks to AI, are we in danger letting go of the idea of personal responsibility?
We're all too focused on smartphone design. The latest flagships may be beautiful, but it doesn't matter if you never see the back of the device. The vast majority of Americans slap a case on their smartphones just after buying them, and rightly so. Let's spare a thought for the mighty case, which does so much for us.
Updates are important, which is why two of the most well-known companies in the Android world have decided to make updates more consistent over time. Have Huawei and OnePlus simply decided to start treating their customers better, or is there something else going on?
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