Smartphones & Accessories

Once a pioneer in the wireless industry, Nokia has come out of hiding in Canada with these two mid-range smartphones.

Google goes in a different direction with the Pixel 5, yet retains so much of its familiarity that it will either draw you in or wave you back.

Much of the buzz from Samsung’s big reveal for its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones included new accessories designed to work in tandem with them—a new Gear 360 camera and new Gear VR headset. Plus, a new docking station rounds out an interesting mix.

Motorola has already unveiled its reimagined Razr smartphone, but CES 2020 offered the opportunity to see how cool a newer flip might be.

Along with new iPhones, Apple also released iOS 11, the operating system iOS devices run on, with some key features added to improve performance.

At its annual Unpacked winter event, Samsung launched its latest slate of flagship phones with three Galaxy S24 devices to choose from.

As any longtime iPhone owner knows, these slick Apple products are not without their faults. Much like an adorable purebred puppy, Apple iPhones have problems that their phones are prone to developing. The most common of the bunch is a broken home button, but luckily enough, this isn’t an insurmountable problem!

Smartphones can have a fairly short shelf life, given how quickly new models come out to replace them. Even after moving on to a new handset, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the end of the old one if it’s still functional. Outside of selling or pawning it off on someone else, there are some great ways to give an older phone a second life.

A welcome competitor in the mid-range large smartphone or phablet market, the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has many touchstone features that one would expect from more expensive flagships.

Smartwatches and wearables have been a hot category this year. It seems like everyone is making one, but this early in the game it’s tough to get things just right. Motorola’s Moto 360 has been one of the most hotly anticipated devices of the season because it’s one of the first out of the gate to tackle two challenges head on: it’s round like a traditional wristwatch, and with Android Wear it has an operating system built from the ground up for wearables. I’ve been spending some quality time with a Moto 360 and this is what I think about the latest must-have high tech accessory.