There's no shortage of great Android phones on the market if you're looking to switch, buy your first, or upgrade. Even so, there are certainly some phones that stand above others, either because they have great specs, include good software, get fast updates, or are just a joy to use. Here are five of them, based on… » 11/23/14 1:17pm 11/23/14 1:17pm

Humans like watching TV shows or movies. Maybe sports and probably pornography. Frogs? They totally dig watching worms. » 9/23/14 6:00am 9/23/14 6:00am

If you're hoping for a new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus and haven't nailed yours down yet, you're effectively screwed for the time being. But if you were one of the lucky 4 million buyers, there's a decent-ish chance your shiny new toy is in the photo above, where it just flew across the Pacific, boarded up with more than… » 9/15/14 6:37pm 9/15/14 6:37pm

It's finally here. The shadow of an "iWatch" has already spawned an army of smartwatches but now Apple's first wearable is here in the flesh. It's beautiful, it's called the "Apple Watch," and you control it by using that little watch knob. » 9/09/14 2:10pm 9/09/14 2:10pm

This is it. Apple just announced the iPhone 6—and the iPhone 6 Plus—a sleek sliver of aluminum that comes in two sizes. The screen on the smaller of the two measures 4.7-inches diagonally, and depending on the nature of your needs (and the size of your hands) it might just be the perfect phone for you. » 9/09/14 1:14pm 9/09/14 1:14pm

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is working on a new role-playing game. Called Terra Battle, it is slated for smartphones. Details are currently scant, but Sakaguchi reveals more about the game in the upcoming issue of Famitsu. » 7/01/14 7:20am 7/01/14 7:20am

Let's face it, modern smartphones, with their giant glass screens, are in constant danger! Those glorious screens can be easily scuffed. To protect them, people often put on screen protectors—and in China, applying screen protection might actually be a profitable livelihood. » 4/28/14 5:00am 4/28/14 5:00am

Japan sure loves smartphone games. A new report (via TechInAsia) states that smartphone games now make up half of the country's gaming market, increasing 178 percent compared to last year. Wowzers. » 3/27/14 5:50am 3/27/14 5:50am

In Japan, "otome" (maiden) games give players a slew of handsome men from which to choose. A recent game offers much more than that. Say hello to buggy men! » 12/16/13 5:30am 12/16/13 5:30am

A cloud version of Dragon Quest X is coming to Japanese smartphones and tablets. It will be released between December 2013 and February 2014. Subscription fees are TBA. » 9/30/13 6:30am 9/30/13 6:30am

The trajectory of the iPhone is, in most ways, the trajectory of Apple over the past decade. Insane ambition, untouchable dominance, the inevitable slowing of momentum. And now, reinvention, sort of. Mostly from iOS 7, partly from the iPhone 5S itself. But underneath it all, it's still just an iPhone. And that's still… » 9/27/13 4:53pm 9/27/13 4:53pm

There's a new iPhone. Well, to be completely accurate there are two new iPhones. But the new iPhone 5S is Apple's flagship phone and it's the best iPhone you can buy. It looks exactly like how the iPhone 5 looked last year but with improved internals and guts that will make everything run even faster. Twice as fast,… » 9/10/13 2:00pm 9/10/13 2:00pm

Welcome friends! In just a few hours, Apple's going to take the wrapping off of the updated iPhone 5S and the all new, budget-friendly iPhone 5C. We'll be covering it all live, right here. Join us! » 9/10/13 12:47pm 9/10/13 12:47pm

In Tokyo, mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo just unveiled a huge yellow warning plastered all over a Shinjuku Station staircase. It reads, "Walking while using a smartphone is dangerous." » 8/07/13 4:00am 8/07/13 4:00am