Good features can make or break a smartphone, but not all features are worth your time and they definitely should not influence your buying decision. Here are the most egregious offenders.
TechnologizerApps & Software
Windows 8 Needs More Apps Like TouchMail
A clever e-mail program shows off Microsoft’s new operating system to good advantage.
Here Come the Windows Phone Phablets?
As phone makers push screen sizes ever-larger, it seems like just a matter of time before Windows Phone gets in on the phablet craze.
Twitter #Music Helps You Mostly Rediscover What You Already Knew
While Twitter #music technically qualifies as a discovery tool, it’s probably more accurate to describe it as a rediscovery tool.
How Far Can the Mighty Apple Fall?
Apple may be the world’s most celebrated electronics company, but its formerly high-flying stock price has plummeted to Earth over the past six months.
Twitter #Music Is Officially a Thing, Folds In Rdio, Spotify and iTunes
The music discovery service Twitter’s been testing privately for some time is officially here.
Chromebooks Have a ‘Leap of Faith’ Problem
Ever since Google launched the first Chromebooks two years ago, the company’s vision for always-on, cloud-based computing has been a tough sell.
Buying Guide: How to Choose the Right Tablet
If you’re in the market for a new tablet, the good news is that there’s a tablet for everyone, regardless of needs and budgets. The bad news is that finding the right tablet can be tricky.
TechnologizerPortables
Toshiba’s New KIRAbook Is an Ultra-Ultrabook
The notebook kingpin’s new machine looks good and has the first Retina-class display on an Ultrabook.
TechnologizerInnovation
San Francisco’s New Exploratorium: A Bigger, Better Playground for the Mind
A visit to the remarkable new home of a pioneering science museum for kids and grownups.
Finally, an Official The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Sequel
Strap in, Nintendo- and Zelda-philes, because you definitely weren’t expecting this: a sequel to — that’s right, not a remake of — Super Nintendo phenom The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Bethesda Says Goodbye to Skyrim, Teases…Something: Wolfenstein Redux? [Updated]
Bethesda teases a new project involving Bach, barbed wire and The Moonbeam Trio.