There are few things more frustrating than experiencing a poor signal on your cell phone. From dropped calls to messages that won’t send and streaming services that stutter and die, a lack of solid signal can cause all kinds of inconveniences. Sadly, building towers yourself to get more bars isn’t an option — but don’t … Read more
A photo on an early camera phone. BBC There was a time, would you believe, when handsets weren’t smart. A time when pretty much all they could do was make calls, send text messages, and play Snake. At the start of this century, leading cell phone manufacturers of the day, Nokia among them, aimed to … Read more
Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Samsung kicked off its glitzy Unpacked launch event with the promise of Galaxy AI, and it delivered a whole bunch of surprises —the practical and meaningful kind, to be specific. The Galaxy S24 series came out swinging as the only non-Pixel phone to run Google’s Gemini Nano model locally, opening the … Read more
Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Getting a second phone number is much easier than you might think. There are a number of apps that allow you to choose and set up a second line on your smartphone in a few short minutes. Whether you make use of the best Android apps and iPhone apps, there are … Read more
Rabbit “Infer and model human actions on computer interfaces by learning users’ intention and behavior when they use specific apps, and then mimic and perform them both reliably and quickly.” That’s the promise of a rather cute, but cutting-edge device called the Rabbit R1, which was previewed at CES 2024. In simpler terms, it wants … Read more
WhatsApp is a great texting alternative that adds easier photo and video sending, easier international communication, and the ability to call via purely sound or sound and video. Unlike Zoom, however, recording a WhatsApp call isn’t built-in to the software. To record a WhatsApp call, you’ll have to use another application on your phone. Here, … Read more
Mario Tama / Getty Images Wander the massive halls of the CES trade show held annually in Las Vegas, and you’ll find a lot of smartphones. But very rarely do you find many new smartphones. Major manufacturers still showcase their devices, but they are models that have already been released rather than ones being debuted … Read more
If you’ve boarded a plan recently, you probably already know how to turn on Airplane Mode, but did you know what airplane mode is? You probably know that it shut your WiFi off, that’s one of the most immediately noticeable effects, but what else does it do? In short, it is designed to turn off … Read more
As one of the most popular messaging services on the planet, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard of WhatsApp. From its humble beginnings in 2009 — two years before Apple introduced iMessage — to its acquisition by Facebook (now Meta) in 2014, WhatsApp has become the dominant messaging platform around the globe. In recent years, it’s … Read more
Nothing Phone 2 MSRP $599.00 “The Nothing Phone 2’s eye-catching design and cool Glyph lights are just the beginning, as the screen, performance, and camera all impress too.” Pros Great, modern design Glyph lights are cool and useful Clean, yet customizable software Excellent daytime camera Colorful screen Cons Only IP54 water resistance Poor lowlight camera … Read more
