smartphone

The BlackBerry of BlackBerry Users’ Dreams

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on April 23 at 8:02 pm PT

New Q10 has a smart keyboard, fast browser and impressive camera features that may keep fans loyal.

From QWERTY to Quirky: New Ways to Type

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 15 at 3:08 pm PT

Typing on glass keyboards — like those found on iPhones, Android phones and Windows Phones — should be much easier by now. Some new technologies are aimed at solving the problem.

Style, Surprises Liven Up Latest Windows Phone

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on October 30, 2012 at 3:06 pm PT

Windows Phone 8 is a delight to use, with its apps designed to mimic the overall look of the Windows Phone software, displaying extra menus and features.

Ten Ways to Make Your Android Smarter

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on October 9, 2012 at 3:10 pm PT

Are you getting the most out of Android? Katie offers 10 ways to make your Android phone easier to use.

Not Ready for iPhone 5? Upgrade Offers Some New Tricks.

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on September 18, 2012 at 6:03 pm PT

The good news for current iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users is that they’ll get many of the 200 new features in Apple’s free update for mobile software, iOS 6.

A Photo App That Makes “Awesome” a Verb

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on February 28, 2012 at 3:03 pm PT

Katie reviews an app that gives smartphone camera photos a major boost with powerful in-app editing: Camera Awesome.

Apple Helps Devices Get Their Heads in the Cloud

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on October 11, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Apple launches iCloud, a service designed to store and replicate documents on computers, the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad.

Google Mobile App Aims To Turn Phones Into Wallets

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on September 20, 2011 at 3:54 pm PT

Katie looks at Google Wallet, the mobile app that lets users pay for things with their cellphone.

A New BlackBerry That Pushes Few Buttons

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on August 16, 2011 at 3:15 pm PT

Finally, Research In Motion has its first true touchscreen BlackBerry without a keyboard: the BlackBerry Torch 9850.

Mango Phone: A Peach of a Late Bloomer

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on June 21, 2011 at 2:56 pm PT

It seems, at long last, that Microsoft has a viable smartphone contender. The bad news is it won’t be available until this fall. Katie gets an early look at the Samsung Focus that runs Mango, Microsoft’s updated smartphone software.