One of the major battlegrounds in the smartphone world this year was battery. The wider adoption of Si/C (silicon-carbon) batteries this year was particularly noticeable, with some manufacturers ...

It's that time of the year again, when we who are lucky to have indulged in the best possible phones all year get to pick our favorites from the past 12 months. That I'm in a very privileged position ...

When Motorola introduced its first mobile phone in 1984, the company hoped for a buying frenzy. But even the best marketers couldn’t have predicted the success of mobile phones. Today, mobile phones ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Brenda Stolyar Brenda Stolyar is a writer covering consumer technology. Her ...

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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The way the smartphone fits into our daily lives has changed dramatically over the past decades, from being solely a communication device to now ...

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Ingress protection (IP) ratings were once reserved for the most premium of smartphones, but they have now made their way to even affordable smartphones like the Pixel 9a. Yet, with the launch of the ...

A home phone could be the only thing keeping you connected to the world when there's a massive mobile outage. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at Large / News Ian Sherr (he/him/his) grew up in ...

If your car has wired-only Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, but you hate plugging in your phone while you drive, check out these adapters for wireless connectivity.

Generative AI is allowing devices to better hear and understand what we’re saying. As voice interfaces accelerate this year, we’ll soon wonder why we ever typed so much. Brands like Kate Spade, Alice ...