TL;DR: Pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy S21 range of smartphones before Jan. 28 to claim your free Galaxy Buds Pro and Galaxy SmartTag.  The world of smartphones can go really quiet for months, and then all of a sudden you're hit with big news ... ...

Another new year, another new line of Galaxy phones.This week, Samsung unveiled its latest flagship phones: the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra. The new devices aren't all that different from last year's solid Galaxy S20 family but do come with the mo... ...

A new cross-industry initiative is seeking to establish a standard for digital vaccination records that can be used universally to identify COVID-19 vaccination status for individuals, in a way that can be both secure via encryption and traceable and verifiable for trustworthiness regarding their contents. The so-called ‘Vaccination Credential Initiative’ includes a range of big-name ...

Alongside its other announcements at Samsung’s event today, the company introduced its new Galaxy SmartTag Bluetooth locator, a lost item beacon for Samsung owners and a competitor with Tile. Like Tile and Apple’s forthcoming AirTags, the beacon can be attached to keys, a bag, a pet’s collar or anything else you want to track. Initially, ...

We’ve all been there. You’re in the middle of a work meeting and — ding! — a text from Jen about the stimulus bill that just passed. Or maybe you finally get around to watching The Queen’s Gambit and — ding! &#8212... ...

As promised a week ago, Xiaomi on Monday launched the world's first smartphone with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip — the Xiaomi Mi 11.  The phone was announced at an event in China — sorry folks, global launch is yet to come &#... ...

Oh what a difference literally just two months makes. Chinese phone maker Xiaomi is taking some flak over the news that its next major phone, the Mi 11, will be shipping without a charger in the box. It's quite a turnaround coming just two months aft... ...

If you're currently on T-Mobile and own an older smartphone, like the OnePlus One, Nexus 9, or Xperia Z3, then you may soon be eligible for a free device. According to internal documents obtained by Android Police, the promotion is apparently live fo... ...

OnePlus announced a new concept phone, somewhat unimaginatively called the OnePlus 8T Concept.  But the device has a feature we haven't seen on a smartphone before: It changes color.  More precisely, the back of the phone has a pattern that... ...

Back in January, OnePlus showed off its first concept phone. The aptly (if plainly) named Concept One sported color-shifting glass, giving the effect of an “invisible camera” on the rear of the device. The concept wasn’t particularly useful — if anything it was a fun diversion from boring old phone updates. From that standpoint, the ...