Features

• In pictures: Samsung Galaxy S III

  By Ross Catanzariti | 04 May, 2012 09:30

  Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S III Android phone.

• This year's mobile screens will stun and amaze

  By Mike Elgan | 06 March, 2012 02:28

  It seems like all phones and all tablets do all things for all people these days. Every single smartphone and touch tablet has become just about everything anyone could ever want in a mobile device.

• Samsung's Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule

  By Ross Catanzariti | 23 February, 2012 13:14

  When will your Samsung smartphone get Google's latest Android update, 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich?

• A user's guide to Android Ice Cream Sandwich

  By Armando Rodriguez | 27 December, 2011 01:26

  After months of waiting, the Galaxy Nexus (and by extension, Android 4.0, aka "Ice Cream Sandwich") is finally here. We've already done an extensive review of the hardware, so here we will be looking much more closely at Ice Cream Sandwich. Whether you are an Android veteran or a smartphone first-timer, this new version of Google's mobile operating system has a few things you should know about before getting started.

• 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.

• A first look at the Galaxy Nexus

  By Ross Catanzariti | 28 November, 2011 11:27

  The Galaxy Nexus is the first smartphone to run the latest 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" version of Google's Android operating system.

• What smartphones will be like in 2012

  By Jared Newman | 12 November, 2011 01:31

  Since the advent of the first modern smartphone--arguably the original Apple iPhone in 2007--the power of these mobile computing devices that also happen to make phone calls has advanced by leaps and bounds.

• A first look at the Samsung Galaxy Note

  By Ross Catanzariti | 01 November, 2011 12:38

  Don't like your smartphones big? Then look away now. Samsung's Galaxy Note is the definition of big: it has a whopping 5.3in touchscreen that's a full inch bigger than the company's own Galaxy S II, and almost two inches bigger than the iPhone 4S.

• Samsung Galaxy Note: Unboxing and hands-on

  By Ross Catanzariti | 31 October, 2011 16:15

  Samsung has boldly released the Galaxy Note Android phone. Its intended to create another category of device, this time in between in the smartphone and tablet.

• Apple iPad 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: Tablet showdown

  By Ross Catanzariti | 16 August, 2011 15:08

  Apple's iPad 2 is clearly the market leader, but Samsung has ruffled a few feathers with its upcoming Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet -- so much so that Apple has blocked it from going on sale in Australia, and forced Samsung to postpone the launch event

• Hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

  By Ross Catanzariti | 09 August, 2011 15:41

  Apple has blocked it from going on sale in Australia, and Samsung postponed the launch event, but we did some probing and were lucky enough to get our hands on the hotly-anticipated Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet before its official release in Australia.

• 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.

• 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.

• Samsung Galaxy S II: Hands-On

  By Ginny Mies | 14 February, 2011 08:29

  Mobile World Congress hasn't even started, but the next generation of super phones are already being unveiled. Samsung showed off its latest, the Galaxy S II, at its flashy Unpacked event in Barcelona. The Galaxy S II sports a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a dual-core processor, and a whole new user interface.

• CES 2011: Where tablet PCs and 3D TVs ruled

  By Robert X. Cringely | 12 January, 2011 11:43

  My pockets are stuffed full of business cards from people I do not remember meeting, my head is thumping like a flamenco dancer, there's margarita salt on my laptop, and I can't seem to locate my pants. That can mean only one thing: I just returned from my annual pilgrimage to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.