The best smartphones you can buy right now

Choosing your next smartphone can be challenging. With so many brands offering similar features at similar prices, it can be hard to understand what device actually has the things you want. If you’ve already determined you only want an iPhone, your decision-making process is slightly easier. (And even then, Apple’s lineup offers more options than […]

Ragnarok Season Finale Recap: Gods Don’t Need Smartphones

RELATED STORIES In the season finale of Netflix’s Ragnarok, small-town secrets wait to be exposed, while dormant powers finally break the surface. As Magne comes to terms with who he is, Gry gets closer to the truth about Fjor’s family. The whole shebang culminates with lightning and glowing eyes and lots of punching, but let’s […]

Samsung’s next smartphones may have new 1TB storage chip inside

Enlarge (credit: Samsung) Smartphones hold most of our lives now in photos, videos, music, and more, and Samsung’s latest tech will make it so they can store even more. The Korean manufacturer announced that it has created the first 1TB embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) chip for smartphones, which will allow future handsets to have […]

Headphone jack fans lost out to fullscreen smartphones in 2018

Throughout 2016 and 2017, it was hard to fathom why Apple, Motorola and other smartphone makers were so eager to drop headphone jacks. There weren’t any huge leaps in battery life or other features to make it worth losing the most widely supported port ever made. When Google removed it from the Pixel 2 last […]

General Magic—how tech superfriends assembled, dreamt up smartphones, and failed

The trailer for General Magic The story of General Magic, which is chronicled in a new documentary named after this early ’90s Silicon Valley company, has become both a legendary and cautionary tale. Back at a 1989 Aspen Institute event, future founder and CEO Marc Porat essentially unveiled an idea for a smartphone prototype. He […]

France bans smartphones in schools

Under a new legislation, French students will be prohibited from using smartphones and tablets while at school. The law, which was originally parceled in President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign, was elevated to a matter of public health amidst concerns French youth has become super-connected. France endorsed a blanket ban on smartphone usage for drivers (even […]

Cash may convince some teens to stay off smartphones while driving

Getting teens to put down their phones when they get behind the wheel is no easy task, but a small study suggests that parents may have more luck when they offer cash rewards. Researchers examined data from an online survey of 152 teens who owned smartphones and admitted to texting and driving. Even though they […]

I was terrified that smartphones would harm my toddler, but the latest research suggests there are benefits

Shayanne Gal/Business Insider Smartphones and tablets are irresistible to children, but many parents aren’t sure how to responsibly manage their use. Plus, scientists don’t really know how using interactive screens influences brain development. Meanwhile, screen-time guidelines have struggled to keep pace. The good news: Experts are beginning to discover some potential benefits for kids from […]

Alcatel crams flagship features into its affordable smartphones

When I first saw its 2018 phone lineup, Alcatel was clear: its plan for this year was to make premium smartphone features available for much less than typical flagship prices. In this case, Alcatel means giving 18:9 screens, fingerprint sensors, and elaborate camera setups to as many people as possible. Based on some hands-on time […]