Galaxy S 4 Is a Good, but Not a Great, Step Up

The Samsung Galaxy S 4 is an evolution of prior Samsung models and despite some improvements, it still is especially weak in the software Samsung adds to basic Android.
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Facebook Gets a Hold on Phones

Facebook Home, a new suite of software Facebook is introducing for Android phones, aims to take over phones right from their lock screens.
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How Much of a Tablet Can You Get for Under $300?

Walt looks at two large tablets for under $300: the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD and the Asus MeMo Pad Smart 10.1.
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A Wristwatch Tells When Phone Calls, Emails Arrive

Walt reviews a new $150 digital wristwatch called Pebble that connects to an iPhone or Android phone wirelessly and displays notifications and previews of calls, texts, and emails.
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For $19, an Unlimited Phone Plan, Some Flaws

Walt Mossberg tests an Android smartphone from an upstart carrier that charges just $19 a month for unlimited data, voice and texts — with no contract.
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2013: Talk Gets Cheaper, TV Gets Smarter

Walt looks ahead at the technology trends of 2013.
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A Maps of the World

Walt answers readers’ questions on the new Google Maps for iPhone.

Google Maps for iPhone Returns Better Than Ever

The new iPhone version of Google Maps isn’t just better than Apple Maps, but also better, in most respects, on the iPhone than it is on Android phones.
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Nexus 4 Is a Great Value With Small Improvements

Google’s new Nexus 4 Android smartphone has some nice features and an attractive price tag, but the improvements are modest.
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Google Moves Ahead in Fight to Dominate the Map Apps

Apple has been taking heat for its replacement of Google Maps on the iPhone with a flawed maps app of its own. This flub has been a gift to Google, which has improved its already-solid maps app.
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The iPhone Takes to the Big Screen

A Laptop for Light Work

New Samsung Tablet Offers a Stylus and a Split Screen

Windows or Apple?

From Google, the Toughest Challenger to the iPad

Instant Google Results

Galaxy Quest: One Phone Aimed at All Networks

Are Macs More Secure?

Samsung Aims to Get in Touch With Media Players

Taking Dictation

Take a Note: Typing With No Hands

Alternatives to the iPhone

Two Screens Aren’t Better Than One for Sony Tablet P

A Droid Phone With a Battery That Outlasts Most Talkers

The Writing on the Tablet