“I'm calling you from a cell phone, a real handheld portable cell phone.”
— Motorola's Martin Cooper to Bell Labs rival Joel Engel on April 3, 1973.
Tablets
Phablets Are a Niche, Not a Fad
Phablets are basically the Rodney Dangerfield of smartphones. Despite the popularity of jumbo handsets like Samsung’s Galaxy Note, they get no respect.
The Hardware Company’s Dilemma
If you are a technology company not named Apple, then the answer to this question is vital to your future.
Peak Battery: Why Smartphone Battery Life Still Stinks, and Will for Years
In the five years since Apple released its first iPhone, touch-screen smartphones have become thinner, lighter, faster and more capable. But through it all, battery life has mostly stayed the same.
Microsoft Paves Way for Smaller Windows 8 Tablets
Microsoft is apparently making room for smaller Windows 8 tablets that could compete with devices like Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Apple’s iPad Mini.
Apple Deals: When’s the Best Time to Buy?
Bargain-hunting site Dealnews has run some numbers to determine the best times to get the biggest deals on various Apple products.
7 Apps Worth Buying
For all the embarrassment of free riches on mobile-software bazaars such as Apple‘s App Store and Google Play, I’m never chagrined when I plunk down a few bucks for something that makes me more productive.
New Flipboard Lets You Edit Your Own Magazines
What if the beautiful, browsable content consisted of items which you picked by hand to share with the world?
Logitech Builds Its Ultrathin iPad Keyboard into a Case
The keyboard kingpin’s latest iPad model protects both sides of the tablet.
FAA May Lift Tablet Takeoff Ban Within a Year
Good news from the New York Times’ Nick Bilton, who’s spent the last couple years crusading for the right to use tablets and e-readers on airplanes during takeoff and landing.
The Future of YouTube: More Channels in More Places
Today, with four billion hours of viewership a month, YouTube is more popular than ever. But it’s also part of an Internet that’s radically different than it was when YouTube was young.
Today Is the First Day of the Rest of Android’s Life
For the first time ever, the future of Google’s mobile operating system will be determined by someone who isn’t Andy Rubin.