Articles tagged "Featured"

The Huawei Mate 20 Lite has a heavy burden on its shoulders – it needs to be good enough to be worthy of the “Mate 20” name, but at the same time it competes with Kirin 970-powered Honor phones and the Huawei nova 3. A chipset isn’t everything...

The Apple iPhone 5s was launched back in 2013. It was the third time Apple had tried the 's' nomenclature, which eventually became a product cycle for the company. Despite the name, the iPhone 5s launched with several major advancements over its...

Apple went from a garage, to an influential computer brand, to the brink of bankruptcy, to being the biggest tech company in the world. Many books have been written about it and we’ve talked about it plenty of times. We’ve traced Apple’s history...

Yesterday, Apple announced three new iPhones. While the stars of the keynote were definitely the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max, it's really the cheaper iPhone XR that caught my eye. There are a number of reasons for this. There is, of...

Yesterday, Apple announced three new iPhones with varying feature sets. But one thing among them is common: they all ship with the same charger. The charger in question is the same 5W unit that Apple has been providing for several years now....

Ro: Mobile gaming is still just a marketing gimmick. The current state of gaming phones is far from what it should be and to be honest, it's not entirely the manufacturers' fault. It's just that for now, they don't offer any real value...

As manufacturers strive towards smartphones with all screen fronts, we look at how they can still differentiate themselves in an increasingly crowded market. When it comes to our smartphones the display and the content it conveys is king. Hence...

Apple’s next big launch is taking place on Wednesday, September 12 at the Steve Jobs Theater within the grounds of Apple’s Cupertino Headquarters. Teased with the tagline Gather round, let's take a look at what Apple is likely to unveil at the...

Last week's IFA saw several major launches, but not as many as previous years. You can check out our IFA 2018 wrap-up for an overview of what we saw. But here's a second look at things that aims to put them in...

All chat clients these days have "delivered" and "seen" labels to reassure you that your message reached its intended recipient. But what if getting the message delivered was literally a matter of life and death? Enter Research in Motion or as it...

This year's IFA in Berlin might not be over yet, but all the major announcements have been made. We can't say it was the most exciting of the shows but some manufacturers there was still some hot hardware for us. Sony As per tradition, Sony...

Ro: It's all about usability and curved screens don't really do that. It all began when Samsung unveiled its first-ever smartphone with a curved screen, the Galaxy Note Edge. It was a jaw-dropping device in an era when almost all...

Hi guys, this is Chip and this week it's my turn to share my thoughts on the year so far and my expectations for the months to come. I thought I'll try a slightly different format to make this more manageable, splitting it all in three. Let's start...

Xiaomi is one of the youngest smartphone companies, but its rise has been astounding. It was founded in 2010, released its first phone in 2011 and in 2014 it was already the top maker in China. The first product the company made was MIUI ("Me You...

Amazon has launched the 10.or D2 in India. 10.or (pronounced Tenor) is Amazon's own brand of budget smartphones for India. The D2 is priced at INR 6,999 ($100) for the 2+16GB model and INR 7,999 ($114) for the 3+32GB model. The 10.or D2...

Today Oppo launched the F9 and F9 Pro in India and we have the better of the two at hand in our office, so naturally we decided to share our first impressions with you. But first let's clarify the subtle differences between the Oppo F9...

Back in the beginning of the year we started publishing a new series of reviews. Instead of assessing a device’s performance in the most objective way possible, we try to give a personal and more subjective evaluation of the long-term user...

James Bond is known for being a suave spy, but he loves his gadgets. Provided by Q, these often include an Aston Martin and a Sony Ericsson phone. It started with the Ericsson JB988, a fictional phone featured in Tomorrow Never Dies (it's the phone...

This is the Honor Play - a phone Huawei's sub-brand is selling as gaming-oriented, but which we think is much much more. First - here's our unboxing and key features video. The Honor Play has a lot of things going for it, but here are the...

It's big, it's huge, it's the Mi Max 3 - a phone with decent enough hardware, low price tag and screen of epic proportions. The Mi Max 3 comes with a 6.9-inch 2160 x 1080px IPS display - it wasn't too long ago that we used to have 7-inch...