Features

• Smartphone screens are getting bigger

  By Matt Hamblen | 03 May, 2012 20:11

  Smartphone screens are getting larger, although vendors will likely continue to offer many sizes to woo a wide variety of users.

• Guide: The best tablet for you

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 30 November, 2011 02:31

  For a long time, you didn’t have much choice if you were in the market for a tablet--Apple’s iPad was the only good option. But that’s starting to change: Though the iPad 2 remains the top slate overall, the best choice for you may well be one that runs Google’s Android operating system.

• Technology argument 5: iPad vs. everything else

  By John Cox | 02 November, 2011 21:33

  We debated whether to call this piece "iPad vs. Motorola Xoom" or "iPad vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1" or whatever the Android tablet du jour is. But really it's still "iPad vs Everything Else."

• Hands-on with the new Motorola RAZR

  By Ross Catanzariti | 28 October, 2011 11:30

  Motorola has resurrected its iconic RAZR brand in a bid to resurrect some of its former glory. The result is the all-new Motorola RAZR: an Android smartphone that claims to be the thinnest in the world at just 7.1mm thick.

• REVIEWED: Motorola's Photon 4G - The best Android smartphone yet

  By Galen Gruman | 01 September, 2011 20:04

  There's new hope for Android aficionados who want IT to let them use their preferred mobile OS for work, thanks to Motorola Mobility's four business-oriented smartphones: the Photon 4G and Xpert for Sprint, Atrix 4G for AT&T Wireless, and Droid 3 for Verizon Wireless. Motorola has filled in several deficiencies of the Android operating system that keep many IT organizations from allowing its use. For example, the new Motorola devices add support for on-device encryption to Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" and support more Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) security policies, so they're now compliant with many organizations' security requirements.

• NEWS FOCUS: Mobiles, tablets and app downloads set to soar

  By Hafizah Osman | 19 July, 2011 11:42

  Media tablet shipments in A/ NZ for 2011 are expected to be double those of 2010, according to analyst firm, IDC.

• The tablet is here to stay

  By Nick Mediati | 25 March, 2011 06:23

  Tablets are hot. At the CTIA tradeshow in Orlando, FL, it seems like everyone and their mother is announcing a tablet.

• Hands-on review: Xoom battles iPad 2 to a draw

  By Wayne Rash | 16 March, 2011 05:44

  We got our hands on the two hottest products in the tablet computing market -- the Motorola Xoom and the iPad 2 and put them to the test. This was a 15-round heavyweight fight and in the end, the Xoom stood toe to toe with the reigning champ, iPad 2.

• Tablet cameras: iPad 2 vs. Xoom vs. Galaxy Tab

  By Tim Moynihan and Tony Leung | 15 March, 2011 05:08

  Odds are, if you ask anyone waiting in line for an iPad 2, they'll list plenty of reasons why they're lusting after Apple's latest camera(s)-equipped tablet.

• Tablet deathmatch: Apple iPad 2 vs. Motorola Xoom

  By Galen Gruman | 15 March, 2011 08:54

  Let's cut to the chase -- the iPad 2 that Apple just released pulls further ahead in the battle with the only real competitor on the market: the Android OS 3.0 "Honeycomb" Xoom tablet from Motorola Mobility. In our previous comparison of the first-gen iPad and the Xoom, the Xoom showed its mettle as a serious contender, beating the iPad in areas such as its inclusion of cameras and ability to mirror its video display.

• Six things I love about Google's Android 3.0

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 26 February, 2011 02:30

  Android has always frustrated me. I've tracked Google's mobile operating system ever since its debut on the T-Mobile G1, and time and again I've seen new versions fall short of overhauling the interface into a clean, user-friendly experience that can compete with -- and push -- Apple's iOS.

• Motorola Xoom: Tablet impresses, but drawbacks remain

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 25 February, 2011 01:21

  All eyes are on the Motorola Xoom tablet, and for good reason: It's the first device in an expected multitude to ship with Google's tablet-optimized Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). The Xoom has a lot of features to like, and a lot to set it apart from the ever-growing crowd of tablets; but it also has some drawbacks that temper my enthusiasm about it.

• First look: Despite stumbles, Xoom closes in on the iPad

  By Galen Gruman | 23 February, 2011 22:13

  First things first: The Motorola Mobility Xoom tablet is no iPad-killer -- yet.

• Motorola Xoom: To buy or not to buy?

  By JR Raphael | 24 February, 2011 01:59

  To buy or not to buy? That's the question right now as the Motorola Xoom, Google's first Android Honeycomb tablet, gets ready to make its grand debut.

• Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?

  By Rosemary Hattersley | 20 February, 2011 02:59

  The Motorola Xoom was the most advanced tablet that we got to try out at Mobile World Congress. Other tablets, including the HTC Flyer, certainly look promising, but the Xoom is the launch device for the Google Android Honeycomb OS - the version of Android developed specifically for tablets - and the devices on show at MWC were fully working ones used for live demonstrations.