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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BlackBerry Reinvents Itself to Compete With All-Touch Smartphones

Walt reviews BlackBerry’s Z10 that reinvents the brand, losing its famous keyboard and offering a new user interface.
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Latest Lumia Smartphone: High Quality, but It’s Heavy

Nokia’s new Lumia 920 smartphone is a quality phone with attractive features and twice the typical memory, but it is thick and heavy.
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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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The iPhone Takes to the Big Screen

The world’s most popular smartphone becomes significantly faster, thinner and lighter this week, while gaining a larger, 4-inch screen.
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A Chance to Call 15 Friends to Video Chat in High Def

Zoom.us offers free, high-definition, group video calls for up to 15 people over a variety of devices.
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Galaxy Quest: One Phone Aimed at All Networks

Samsung’s new Galaxy S III Android phone is a strong competitor for the iPhone but lacks any game-changing capabilities.
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It’s Big, It’s Blue, It’s Windows, but Can It Beat Rival Phones?

Nokia’s Lumia 900 is an improved version of a Windows phone, but it has some flaws.
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Is the iPhone 4S Really 4G?

Walt answers a reader’s question on why the iPhone 4S sometimes indicates it’s on 4G.

Mobile Device That’s Better for a Jotter Than a Talker

Talk Is Cheap and Reliable on Nokia’s $50 Phone

Year of the Talking Phone and a Cloud That Got Hot

A Galaxy S Sequel With Big-Screen Ambitions

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The Evo 3D: More Than Meets The Crossed Eye

Blogs, MacBooks and GSM phones

Atrix 4G: Faux Laptop With a Phone For Brains

Verizon iPhone and Android World Phones

Verizon Beats AT&T in Voice Calls for iPhones

What to Do With Photos Piling Up in a Phone

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Is iPad’s First Real Rival

Microsoft’s New Windows Phone 7: Novel But Lacking

Galaxy Phones From Samsung Are Worthy iPhone Rivals

Carriers Go to Battle Over Faster Networks