Phones

Another Way to Get a Headache: The LG Optimus 3D Max

LG’s shown that it still thinks 3D phones are the future by unveiling yet another new phone pre-MWC. The beefed up Optimus 3D Max is the successor to the world’s first 3D phone and aims to continue the headache-inducing pocket 3D experience we all know and love. The Optimus 3D Max apparently packs “true performance…

Tech News Sam Gibbs - gizmodo uk

New Snapdragon Chip With Integrated LTE Will Save Your Battery

Qualcomm’s next-generation system-on-a-chip is set to turn up inside consumer devices at the Mobile World Congress—and judging by its rumored speed and integrated LTE technology, it could cause quite a stir. Qualcomm has announced that the new chip—MSM8960, or Snapdragon S4 to its friends—will debut in several handsets next week in Barcelona. Whilst only dual-core,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Is the First Solely Nvidia-Powered Smartphone

While Nvidia is no stranger to the mobile computing game, until now it’s only really been providing scraps of technology required to build mobile phones. ZTE, however, is about to launch the first entirely Nvidia-driven smartphone, and this is it. According to PC World, the handset will the dubbed the Mimosa X and will be…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Leak Shows Windows Phone 7 Tango Looks a Lot Like Mango

Purported screenshots of the soon to be announced Windows Phone 7.6 Tango have emerged on a Russian forum. There are a handful of new features, but what’s really interesting is how little seems to have changed. While multi-image MMS, native voice recording, and exporting contacts to SIM are all new, the basic look and feel…

Tech News Mat Honan

Verizon Wants to Recycle Your Old Phones

Valentine’s Day seems an odd time to get environmentally responsible, but Verizon has done just that. The carrier has just announced a new nationwide trade-in disposal program for its old handsets and is giving away gift cards in exchange. Any Verizon customer can turn in a used mobile at the company’s stores or kiosks. There…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Chrome Browser for Android: Faster, Smarter, Better (Updates: Hands On With Video)

Google’s Chrome browser has been chewing up market share on desktops and laptops for a while now, and now it’s going mobile. If you’ve got an Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) phone or tablet you can download it now. If you don’t—and that should be most of you—time to get jealous. Chrome for Android features…

Tech News Brent Rose

AMD Mobile Processors Coming This Year

AMD has been going head-to-head with Intel in the PC market for years, so it’s no surprise that they will be hot on Intel’s heels in the mobile space, too. Yep, they have plans to design tablet CPUs. It’s like two gorillas shrinking themselves to do battle in your pocket. AMD’s new CEO Rory Read…

Tech News Brent Rose

Stop Ruining Your Phone With a Stupid Case

The market for phone cases is huge. Waterproof cases, leather cases, silicon cases, stick-on screen protectors, plate-glass screen protectors. Enough. It’s time to lose your cover for good, and let your phone roam free, nude, as nature intended. There are as many reasons to toss your case in the garbage as there are grains of…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Use This Awesome Website to Find Out How Big Phones Are

Phone-size.com is a useful little website that compares the size of phones against each other. Can your weeny hands handle a gargantuan Galaxy Nexus? Are your skinny jeans too tight for a Nokia Lumia 800? You’ll find out!. Phone-size.com’s phone selection is pretty impressive so if you’re looking to buy any phone, it’s probably good…

Tech News Casey Chan

HTC to Stop Making So Many Goddamn Phones

HTC has a problem. It realizes it’s addicted to new phones. And if HTC’s execs make good on recent words, we may no longer be drowning in a torrent of the company’s new models every other week. Effing finally. HTC easily makes some of the strongest and most interesting hardware out there—its Titan Windows Phone…

Tech News Sam Biddle

You’re Now More Likely to Find a Computer in Your Pocket Than on Your Lap

It’s official. A study released by Google yesterday shows that mobile devices, and smart phones in particular, are now the dominant means of Internet connectivity in five key global markets. Google conducted the study of smart phone versus feature phone ownership rates throughout last year, pulling data from the USA, the UK, France, Germany, and…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

I’m So Glad This Chocolate-Themed Phone Isn’t Coming To The US

If you thought that Apple’s attempts to make a wild west-inspired skin for the iPhone was horrific, think again. What we have here is Sharp’s attempt to woo their Japanese market with, uh, a chocolate-themed phone. It features a “three-dimensional melting chocolate block” on the rear, along with a special Android skin that makes it…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Hideous G-Shock Phone Is Too Durable to Be Destroyed

Try to drown it, crush it with up to a ton of weight, or give it a ten-foot toss—this prototype G-Shock phone will just laugh its heinous mug at you. Why can’t super-rugged things not look like this? The phone, which appears to be running Android, is only a concept for now—so we hope Casio…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Why Android Handsets Are Bigger Than the iPhone

The iPhone screen is, and probably always will be, 3.5 inches. But Android handsets have gotten enormous over the last year or two, to the point where 4.3 inches feels standard, if not a bit small. Why is that? We’ve already heard a good explanation as to why the iPhone screen has stayed at 3.5…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Self-Healing iPhone Cases Could Save Your Clumsy Ass

If you’re a clumsy, phone-dropping fool, you either have a very scratched phone or a very scratched phone case. But this scratch-proof case from Nissan (yes, that Nissan) saves the klutzes of this world from their fumbling. The new phone cases are based on technology developed by Nissan and the University of Tokyo back in…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Here’s How the Samsung Galaxy Note’s Not-Just-a-Stylus Stylus Works

We already played with the Samsung Galaxy Note, the confused gargantuan phone/tiny tablet love child, but we didn’t show you HOW THE BEST STYLUS EVER WORKED. Here’s a video about that. And some other features of the Note too. Watch it. https://gizmodo.com/the-hand-stretching-samsung-galaxy-note-finds-an-lte-ho-5874391 To view this video at full size, visit our HD view beta. https://gizmodo.com/heres-how-the-samsung-galaxy-notes-not-just-a-stylus-st-5874921

Gadgets Casey Chan

Hands On Intel’s Last, Best Mobile Hope

The processor in your computer? Probably an Intel chip. The processor in your phone? Definitely not an Intel chip. And Intel would be the first to admit that it’s fallen far behind in the mobile game. It desperately wants in on the post-PC land grab, but so far hasn’t been able to put out a…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Watch the New Crazy Thin Gorilla Glass 2 Somehow Survive 121 Pounds of Force

Gorilla Glass 2 is just as strong, tough and impressive as the original Gorilla Glass. Only difference? Gorilla Glass 2 is waaaaaaaay thinner at only .8mm compared to the original Gorilla Glass at 1mm. And at that size, 20% is a big freaking deal. Nothing currently has Gorilla Glass 2 but you can be sure…

Tech News Casey Chan

All of Samsung’s Newest CES Products Are Being Announced Right Now

Samsung is going to show off all their latest gear for the year—TVs, phones and who knows what else—and we’ll be live blogging it all right here. Come join us and we’ll enjoy the Sung of Sam together. Prediction: TVs and tablets and phones that are either slightly bigger or slightly smaller but definitely thinner…

Gadgets Casey Chan

Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket HD: Massive Phone, Massive Name, Massive Specs

Samsung’s new Galaxy SII Skyrocket HD is basically a Galaxy Nexus, just with LTE on AT&T instead of Verizon—and with Samsung’s bloatware software on it. The Skyrocket HD has a 4.65-inch AMOLED screen and a 1.5GHz dual core processor. AT&T’s official release doesn’t have much more to say about it, but it’ll be available “in…

Gadgets Kyle Wagner

Another Way to Get a Headache: The LG Optimus 3D Max

New Snapdragon Chip With Integrated LTE Will Save Your Battery

This Is the First Solely Nvidia-Powered Smartphone

Leak Shows Windows Phone 7 Tango Looks a Lot Like Mango

Verizon Wants to Recycle Your Old Phones

Chrome Browser for Android: Faster, Smarter, Better (Updates: Hands On With Video)

AMD Mobile Processors Coming This Year

Stop Ruining Your Phone With a Stupid Case

Use This Awesome Website to Find Out How Big Phones Are

HTC to Stop Making So Many Goddamn Phones

You’re Now More Likely to Find a Computer in Your Pocket Than on Your Lap

I’m So Glad This Chocolate-Themed Phone Isn’t Coming To The US

Hideous G-Shock Phone Is Too Durable to Be Destroyed

Why Android Handsets Are Bigger Than the iPhone

Self-Healing iPhone Cases Could Save Your Clumsy Ass

Here’s How the Samsung Galaxy Note’s Not-Just-a-Stylus Stylus Works

Hands On Intel’s Last, Best Mobile Hope

Watch the New Crazy Thin Gorilla Glass 2 Somehow Survive 121 Pounds of Force

All of Samsung’s Newest CES Products Are Being Announced Right Now

Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket HD: Massive Phone, Massive Name, Massive Specs

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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