folding devices

There Is nothing groundbreaking about a smartphone that can fold. Is the engineering impressive? Absolutely. Are they just plain cool? Totally. But while these devices do make certain tasks easier in some instances, they don't completely…

Samsung's mobile phone design philosophy could best be described as "if it ain't broke, bend it." The company—one of the top smartphone manufacturers in the world—announced some new foldable devices this week, and they don't exactly break…

They're bulky and fragile. They're expensive. They come in peculiar shapes. They may not run all the apps you want. And of course, there’s an annoying crease right in the middle of the screen. But despite those shortcomings, foldable phones…

It's the time of the year when all the latest tech products are announced, and this week was Microsoft's turn to show off the goods. The company slid out a few new Surfaces, a weird flippy laptop thing, and an eco-friendlyish mouse that…

Just like its predecessor, the Surface Pro X includes a 13-inch touchscreen display, up to 15 hours of battery life, up to 16 GB of RAM, and runs on Microsoft's very own custom processors. Surface Pro 8Photograph: MicrosoftThe Surface Pro…

Two Octobers ago, Microsoft revealed its long-in-the-works dual-screened device, named the Surface Duo. No one bought it.That’s not actually true. Some people did buy it. But the mobile device was hamstrung by glitchy software and…

In a live-streamed media event on Wednesday morning, Samsung revealed a pair of new high-end phones, two sleek smartwatches, and a set of jelly-bean-like earbuds. If you weren’t paying close attention to the announcement, that's OK; with…