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galaxy fold Apr. 23, 2019

Samsung Delays Galaxy Fold Launch After Review Units BreakThe bendable screen is folding, temporarily.

By Brian Feldman
oops Apr. 17, 2019

The Samsung Galaxy Fold, the Phone With the Folding Screen, Is MalfunctioningWho would’ve guessed that a folding screen would break at some point?

By Brian Feldman
cracking up Mar. 6, 2019

Fancy Fingerprint Scanners Mean Cracking Your Smartphone Screen Will Get PricierUnder-screen fingerprint scanners are very cool and very expensive if you end up dropping your phone on the sidewalk.

By Jake Swearingen
when to walk away Feb. 21, 2019

Don’t Buy the Folding PhoneDon’t pay Samsung $2,000 to help them field-test a first-generation device.

By Jake Swearingen
what’s next Feb. 21, 2019

5G Is Going to Transform Smartphones — EventuallyOver the next few years, the smartphone — and everything else connected to mobile networks — is going to be revolutionized.

By Jake Swearingen
the future is foldable Jan. 29, 2019

How Much Would You Pay for a Foldable Smartphone?Phone manufacturers hope the answer is a lot.

By Jake Swearingen
i turn my camera on Jan. 11, 2019

Apple Crams Another Camera on iPhone (and That’s a Good Thing)Why a third camera isn’t just a marketing gimmick (though, to be clear, it’s definitely a marketing gimmick).

By Jake Swearingen
smartphone decline Jan. 9, 2019

What Samsung’s Pain Means for SmartphonesEveryone is slowly waking up to the fact that nobody is buying new smartphones anymore.

By Jake Swearingen
smartphones Dec. 4, 2018

We’re No Longer in the Smartphone Plateau. We’re in the Smartphone Decline.Growth in smartphone sales stopped surging years ago. In the next decade, they’re likely to decline. What does that world look like?

By Jake Swearingen
select all Aug. 9, 2018

6 Things to Know Before Buying the Galaxy Note 9Samsung’s newest phone boasts a great camera, but it doesn’t come cheap.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all Aug. 9, 2018

If You Own One of These Phones, You Can Start Playing Fortnite on Android TodayGood news, Galaxy owners.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all July 3, 2018

Samsung Phones Reportedly Go Rogue and Send Pictures to Random ContactsA worst nightmare for anybody who has ever taken a nude.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all May 11, 2018

Should You Get a Robot Vacuum?A guide to Roombas and the not-quite cleaning revolution.

By Allie Volpe
select all Mar. 7, 2018

Samsung’s Newest TVs Are High-Design, High-Tech ChameleonsA TV that can blend right into your wall.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Jan. 19, 2018

Italy Probes Apple and Samsung for Planned Obsolescence. They Won’t Be the Last.The fallout from Apple’s Batterygate continues, and European regulatory bodies smell blood in the water.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Dec. 14, 2017

Samsung’s Smart Speaker Is Coming in 2018 — But How Smart Will It Be?Samsung still has a ways to go to make it’s artificial intelligence feel intelligent.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Nov. 27, 2017

One of 2017’s Best Phones Is Under $600 TodayGrab the Samsung Galaxy S8 unlocked for just $575.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Sept. 12, 2017

How the iPhone X’s Big Screen Will Change Your PhoneWith the iPhone X, the days of the bezel are officially over.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Aug. 23, 2017

The Biggest Applause Line at Samsung’s Note 8 Event Was About Its Headphone JackPeople still really love that 3.5 mm headphone jack.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Aug. 23, 2017

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Preview: After the Smoke ClearsAfter last year’s disastrous Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the company attempts to right the ship.

By Jake Swearingen
select all July 5, 2017

Samsung’s Bixby and Why It’s So Hard to Create a Voice AILost in translation.

By Jake Swearingen
select all June 16, 2017

The Samsung Frame Is a TV for People Who Hate How TVs LookSamsung Frame Review: A TV That Doesn’t Look Like a TV.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Apr. 21, 2017

The Samsung Galaxy S8: Beauty Comes at a PriceThe most gorgeous smartphone available — but get ready to pay.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Apr. 6, 2017

Why All Your Gadgets Want You to Talk to ThemWhy all the electronic stuff in your life are suddenly so desperate to start up a conversation.

By Jake Swearingen
Mar. 29, 2017

See Our Hands-on With the Samsung Galaxy S8, the Best Phone You Can Buy NowApple has its work cut out for it …

By Jake Swearingen and Ryan Brown
select all Mar. 29, 2017

The Samsung Galaxy S8 Looks Like the Best Phone You Can Buy (for Now)Samsung’s stunning new phone is enough to make you forget that whole exploding-battery thing. Almost.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Mar. 28, 2017

Can the New Galaxy S8 Save Samsung’s Smartphones?Can a stunning new smartphone be enough to put out the flames of last fall’s Note 7 fires?

By Jake Swearingen
select all Feb. 10, 2017

The Samsung Chromebook Plus: A Good Laptop and a Killer TabletThe Samsung Chromebook Plus is on the forefront of changing Chromebooks from great values into plain great computers.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Dec. 8, 2016

The iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy May Have All-Screen Displays in 2017Nothing but screen in 2017.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Oct. 18, 2016

Google Has Made a Phone People Will Want — But Can It Topple the iPhone?Google makes a triumphant entry into hardware with its Pixel smartphones.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Oct. 11, 2016

You Were a Great Phone, Samsung Note 7, Except for All the FiresThe brief, sulfurous life of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, dead at 53 days old.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Oct. 10, 2016

Carriers Stop Offering Samsung Galaxy Note 7 ReplacementsThe devices were catching on fire, frequently.

By Brian Feldman
Oct. 7, 2016

Can You Tell What’s Wrong With Samsung’s Fingers-Crossed Emoji?Oops.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all Oct. 5, 2016

A Replacement Samsung Note 7 Goes Up in Smoke on AirplaneSamsung’s no good, very bad news cycle continues.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Sept. 19, 2016

How Samsung Lost Its Chance to Overtake the iPhoneSamsung had a clear opportunity to convince dissatisfied iPhone users to switch. Then its stunning new phone started catching on fire.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Sept. 9, 2016

The FAA Grounds the Samsung Galaxy Note 7The agency is asking passengers to not turn on, use, or charge the Note 7 while in flight.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Sept. 1, 2016

Exploding Batteries Delay Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7This is one hot device!

By Brian Feldman
select all Aug. 12, 2016

I Watched the Olympics in VR and All I Got Was This HeadacheTechnical foul.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Aug. 8, 2016

This $1,500 Samsung Design Object Is the Best-Looking TV You’ll FindIt costs $1,499, was designed by two brothers in Paris, and is being sold through MoMA. And yet, we kinda want this thing to succeed.

By Jake Swearingen
May 31, 2016

Samsung Wants to Put More Ads on Your Smart TVJust what you wanted.

By Brian Feldman
the smartphone wars Mar. 3, 2014

Unless You’re Apple, Stop Paying Celebrities to Use Your PhonesIt never works.

By Kevin Roose
watch waiters Sept. 5, 2013

Sorry, the Future of Computing Is Not on Your WristNo matter how cool Samsung’s smartwatch is.

By Kevin Roose
the iphone wars Aug. 27, 2012

Why Apple’s Patent Victory Is an Emancipation [Updated]An expensive emancipation, but an emancipation nonetheless.

By Kevin Roose
beefs Aug. 25, 2012

Jury Thinks Samsung Phones Are Too iPhone-LikeGet ready for some more awkward-looking Android phones.

By Andre Tartar
technology Aug. 23, 2011

Samsung Citing Stanley Kubrick in iPad Patent FightDid ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ invent the tablet?

By Joe Coscarelli