Motorola raised the bar for smartphone OEMs when it released the Droid Turbo 2. A shatterproof screen on a smartphone. Sure, that “shatterproof” claim comes with a hefty disclaimer - “normal use” and all that - but still, the concept of a shatterproof screen it an intriguing one. I walk down the aisle of my ...

Time to play Spot the Difference! The iPad Pro finally hitting some human hands outside of factories while the Apple Pencil looks like its going to take its time. But those who shelled out the extra cash to get a stylus might be wondering how it compares to Microsoft's Surface Pen, one that comes with the package. Turns ...

Android Pay isn't the first time Google has gotten into the mobile payments business. Google demonstrated Google Wallet way back in 2011, and released it in these United States that September. The Google Wallet used NFC and a "secure element" in your smartphone to take advantage of contactless payment terminals which ...

Whether you're a recent transplant from BB10 or a curious convert from another Android phone, odds are you're facing a steep learning curve if you've just bought a BlackBerry Priv. Whether you're bowled-over or underwhelmed by BlackBerry's first Android smartphone, the sliding monster with the full QWERTY keyboard is ...

AT&T kicked off a flurry of carrier interest in WiFi-based voice calls last month when it petitioned the FCC for regulatory approval to work around existing voice-call rules for hearing-impaired users and implement its own WiFi-friendly system. The FCC was quick to give AT&T the go-ahead, and just days later we ...

We get a late-night delivery from a mysterious man in an unmarked minivan – and he comes bearing an wrist watch right outta the future. We get our Apple iPad Pro ordered up, and we find a friendly Canadian to tell us what to expect. And we finally spend a few days with the BlackBerry Priv – and it turns out we ...

We've been so focused on our experiences with the OnePlus X lately that it's easy to forget that this model, new as it may be, is still second fiddle to the OnePlus 2 flagship – already a phone that's starting to feel like last season's model despite having only just became available three months ago. But the OnePlus ...

Is 2015 destined to go down in history as the year we all started developing a healthy sense of fear about the state of smartphone security? Exploits like Stagefright have exposed an unprecedented number of handsets to possible attack, and every time the powers that be patch one vulnerability, it feels like we're ...

The moment you’ve all been waiting for (not you, Mr. Bond) has finally come. Following the smallest of the Sony Xperia Z5 trio, and the well-balanced Full HD 5.2-inch configuration, the 4K-capable (sometimes at least) Z5 Premium is now up for grabs in a number of markets on the old continent. We’re talking actual ...

Ever since the Lumia 950 and 950 XL were unveiled, or even before that, it was crystal clear Continuum support would be an integral part of the Windows 10 “universal” user experience. The Display Dock is an ingenious, one-of-a-kind accessory that allows you to seamlessly turn your apparently basic phones into ...

Seemingly taking an uninspired page from the playbooks of its Western-popular rivals, Xiaomi keeps serving up incremental Redmi-series upgrades, each more confusing than the model before it, but all so unbelievably cheap that we’d be willing to forgive them anything. Following in the footsteps of the Redmi Note 2 and ...

Before it could even celebrate its second anniversary, the once aggressively advertised Beats Music service will bow out of the stage in favor of the new kid on the block that reportedly managed to garner an impressive 6.5 million paying customers in less than four months of life. Starting earlier this week, Apple Music ...

For a long time, Bluetooth has been more of a novelty wireless connection for most consumers. It still is, at least for general consumers. All those speakers, headsets, keyboards, smartwatches and fitness bands rely on the standard, which bridges the gap between the ranges of Wi-Fi and contact/line-of-sight ...