Embrace your inner Dr. Frankenstein with the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and this cool app
Ever wanted to make your favorite toy come alive? If so, and you have a Huawei Mate 20 Pro, then you need to grab the 3D Live Maker app and try out some augmented reality magic. By scanning in a toy, the app and the phone's power create an animated, 3D model of it for you to control. Here's how to use it.
10 top features you should be using on your Apple Watch
The Apple Watch can do more than just tell you the time, but you may not be aware of all the functions it has, from tracking your steps to taking an ECG. Want to know the essentials? Our list of 10 essential Apple Watch tips will help you understand what this excellent wearable can really do.
Honor View 20: Everything you need to know
After its phenomenal success with the View 10 in 2018, Honor has announced its sequel, the Honor View 20. Along with an improved processor, the phone has an entirely new type of display which has a hole-punch for the camera rather than a notch. Here's everything we know about the Honor View 20 smartphone.Â
Mobvoi Ticwatch S2 review
The Mobvoi TicWatch S2 is not the best looking smartwatch you’ll strap on your wrist, but it may be the toughest, and it’ll almost certainly be the cheapest. At $180, it has an astonishingly complete feature list that’ll appeal to anyone who spends time hiking, running, or swimming. We’ve been wearing it to see how it performs.
Swatchpay: Everything you need to know
Swatch has announced its Swatchpay technology is now available in Switzerland, complete with the highly secure tokenization method of making mobile payments, and that it works with all different card types too. There are several watches compatible with the payment service, which rivals Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.
FoodMarble Aire hands-on review
Anyone who lives with a food intolerance will know the pain — literally and figuratively — of dealing with it, and even identifying what the cause of the problem is. What was once a long and complex process, becomes something you can do anywhere, and at anytime, with the FoodMarble Aire. We took a closer look at CES 2019.
The Honor 10 Lite is proof a cheap phone isn’t the compromise it once was
The Honor 10 Lite, the sequel to the already great Honor 9 Lite, advances the concept of cheap phones competing with more expensive devices even further. It has a notched screen, small bezels, a capable camera, and plenty more. We've spent some time with the phone to see what it's like.
Nubia’s two-screen wonder is a new solution to our all-screen selfie problems
Notches, holes, and motorized cameras are all solutions to where to put the camera on smartphones with bezel-less screens. Nubia's solution is to ignore those, and add a second screen to the phone. It's on the back, and the selfies are taken with the rear camera. We tried it at CES 2019.
Garmin VivoActive 3 Music 4G LTE Verizon hands-on review
Garmin takes its already great VivoActive 3 Music fitness smartwatch and adds a 4G LTE connection, courtesy of Verizon. The watch now has streaming music, independent GPS, and best of all, SMS support and various safety features. We’ve tried the watch out at CES 2019 to see what it’s like.
Think this smartwatch doesn’t have a screen? Think again
The Oskron looks like a regular chronograph watch, but it holds a secret: It's really a smartwatch and even has a hidden screen, which is revealed only when you need it. It's a great way of maintaining the look of a traditional watch, while not dismissing helpful smartwatch features.
Beddr SleepTuner hands-on preview
Get past the fact you’ll be in bed with a sensor on your forehead, and the Beddr SleepTuner may be the first step in curing your sleep problems and improving your overall health. This clever piece of tech can detect the causes of sleep apnea, and provide advice on how to mitigate them, after just one night wearing it. We took a closer look at CES 2019.
For 2019 pricing, the Cosmo Communicator lets you type like it’s 1997
The Cosmo Communciator from Planet Computers is a PDA (yes, that device from the 1990s) brought almost up to date, and follows the Gemini Communicator from last year. This model has more tech, sensible improvements, and a design not seen anywhere else. We looked at prototypes during CES 2019 to see what's new.
Kate Spade Scallop 2 hands-on review
The new Kate Spade Scallop 2 smartwatch takes the successful original and brings it up to date with the latest wearable tech, and into line with the fashion brands latest clothes and accessories. The result is a coherent, on-message, and in-style device that only comes from a brand partnership that understands watches, tech, and fashion.
Fishing for compliments? Put on the beautiful Kate Spade Scallop 2 smartwatch
Designer Kate Spade has announced the Scallop 2 smartwatch, a sequel to the immensely popular Scallop from early 2018. The company's new creative director has taken the successful design, and tweaked it to make it even more feminine, while bringing in key new Kate Spade looks. We spoke to the company about it.
Huawei Watch GT review
The Huawei Watch GT shows what Huawei can do when it ditches Google’s Wear OS and comes up with its own smartwatch operating system. The result is a stylish watch with amazing battery life, and some strong fitness tracking features, but with some surprising omissions that limited the device’s audience.
Sony’s new 3D tech push isn’t for TVs — it’s for our phones
Sony is banking on the success of 3D sensor technology for smartphones in 2019. The new system will improve current face-unlock systems and bring more features and greater creativity to augmented reality apps. The first phones using the tech will arrive soon, and some manufacturers are already showing it off.
It turns out that Find my iPhone is really good at finding a stolen car, too
A carjacker was apprehended and a stolen car returned to its owner, thanks to some quick-thinking and Apple's Find My iPhone service being used to track down the vehicle after it was taken. The online system uses Wi-Fi and GPS to find a lost device, which in this case happened to be inside the stolen vehicle.
The STM Myth backpack got us stopped by airport security — for compliments
Backpacks are usually selected for the storage capacity or protective capability. The STM Myth does all that, but manages to exude a style that few others can match, and it's not just us that things this -- it's the world at large, judging by the compliments we've had wearing it. Here's what the STM Myth backpack is like.
Honor Magic 2’s notch-less slide-down screen is tech sorcery at its best
Honor is determined to try all the alternatives to the screen notch it can find, and for the Honor Magic 2, it has introduced a slide-down screen. This means the phone has a full-screen display, and the selfie cameras are hidden away until they're needed. We've been trying the phone out.
Smartphone makers to show off new speaker-in-the-screen tech at CES
Smartphone makers are pushing further towards a true bezel-less screen and viewing experience, and the next step could be to remove the speaker system entirely and replace it with an in-display speaker. We've already seen early examples, but next-generation versions are already being worked on, and may be shown at CES.
Motorola’s P40 is a mishmash of Apple, Honor, Huawei, and Samsung designs
Motorola is planning a sequel to the Motorola P30, according to rumors. The phone, which may be called the Motorola P40, could take design inspiration from the Apple iPhone, the Honor View 20, and other similar phones. It's not official yet, but rumors are beginning to give us an idea about the device.
Turbulent 2018 didn’t keep Huawei from selling millions and millions of phones
Huawei has announced it has sold more than 200 million smartphones over the past year, despite not being widely available in the U.S., and some negative press regarding privacy and politics. The massive sales figures don't solely come from Huawei, as it had help from sister brand Honor. Here are all the details.
International roaming plans and phones: Everything you need to know
Never miss out an Instagram opportunity again, or forget to let your family arrived safely when you travel abroad. Using your phone internationally is now easier than ever before. Here's our guide to international roaming, SIM cards, and everything you need to make your smartphone work overseas.
Marshall Stanmore II Voice review
Can a Bluetooth speaker combine voice assistant smarts with great sound quality, or do you always have to separate the two? Marshall's Stanmore II Voice adds Amazon Alexa to prove it’s possible, while maintaining the signature sound we’ve come to expect.The Stanmore II has been shaking our floor, and here's our review.
Ditch the notch. Why Honor thinks the ‘punch hole’ is the better solution
Honor will release a smartphone with an in-screen camera in the new year, a trend which is growing momentum. Honor said it has cracked the formula for the technology, and explains what's special about its All-View Display, and how it will improve on the controversial notch we're used to seeing today.
Camera Shootout: OnePlus 6T vs. Honor 8X vs. Pocophone F1 vs. Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro
We took four smartphones from popular and upcoming Chinese brands to China, where we shot a selection of photos to see how each performed, and which would leave as the victor. The OnePlus 6T takes on the Honor 8X, the Pocophone F1, and the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro. Which takes the camera crown?
Apple iPad Pro 2018: Everything you need to know
Apple has announced a new addition to its iPad range for 2018. It's called the iPad Pro, and while the name may be familiar, it brings a striking new design with some interesting new features. Can you finally ditch your laptop for an iPad? Here's everything we know about the new iPad Pro for 2018.
You forgot all about these 6 phones of 2018. Prepare to forget them again
The best phones of the year are memorable, exciting, and ones we all want to buy. But what about the others? We're not talking about bad phones, we're talking about forgettable phones. There's a difference: These are phones that aren't even bad enough to be remembered, and there have been a few.
Car-branded phones need to make a U-turn if they ever want to impress
Your car and your smartphone are becoming one, yet smartphones branded or co-created by car companies are a problem. What should be good has almost always been disappointing, and it's a mystery why. We look at the history, some examples of the best and worst, then share hopes for the future.
Huawei Nova 4: Everything you need to know
Huawei has launched the Nova 4, a new smartphone that has abandoned the screen notch and adopted a punch hole alternative, with the camera housed inside an in-screen circular cutout. The exciting phone also has a massive 48-megapixel camera. Here's what you need to know about the Nova 4.
Midrange phones can’t do A.I., but MediaTek’s P90 chip aims to change that
MediaTek has announced the Helio P90 mobile processor, which it says will bring the best AI features we see on high-end smartphones, to the mid-range. It's part of its long-term plan to produce feature-packed, high value devices for the next billion smartphone users around the world.