LAPTOP Editors

A company cannot come in dead last for its smartphone reviews, battery life and displays and expect to do well overall, as BlackBerry can attest. The company previously known as RIM has had a tough ye...

If CES is any indicator of the year to come, 2016 will be the year of the laptop. At this year's show, we saw more than three dozen new systems, many with innovative features such as eye-popping OLED ...

The Recent Apps button on Android Honeycomb tablets makes it a breeze to switch between open programs by presenting live thumbnail views of what’s running. Even better, tablets running Android 3.1 a...

You don't have to look far to find examples of unnecessary Internet use. From smart phone-wielding urbanites texting on every street corner to college students glued to Facebook in the library, connec...

Not known as a top-tier smartphone maker in the United States, Sony’s middle-of-the-road performance in reviews, user interface, special features and battery life resulted in a ho-hum sixth-place fi...

It is your calendar, web surfer, GPS navigator, camera, music and video player, and—oh yeah—phone. You’d literally be lost without your smart phone. Because you do so much with it, this device ...

At least for now, Google produces only one phone, the Nexus 4, which is made by LG. And, sadly, that phone didn’t score well across multiple categories, leading Google to the very bottom of the barr...

Listen to some terrific tech talk tonight. LAPTOP Online Editorial Director Avram Piltch will be a guest on the Tech Night Owl Live radio show, which airs from 10 pm to 1 am ET (7 pm to 10 pm PT) th...

Once users tap a message, the left column becomes the mail list and the e-mail opens in the larger pane. From the labels/message list pane users can tap and hold a message to drag it to a label or fol...

Just before unveiling the iPad, Steve Jobs gleefully declared that netbooks "aren't good at anything."  "They’re slow, have clunky displays, and run clunky old PC software," he continued. "They’r...

Sony dropped a couple of spots this year, going from fourth to sixth place. That puts this brand right between Sasmung and Dell. On the plus side, Sony’s designs continue to impress, with premium ma...

Have you ever seen a green robot move so fast? We haven’t. More than 300,000 devices running Google’s Android software are activated every day. And among people buying new smart phones, 40.8 perce...

You know that sinking feeling. That sense of desperation when your gadget’s battery meter says 10 percent . . . or less. Without your phone—or tablet or laptop—you’re lost, unable to work,...

One of the key differences between Honeycomb and iOS is that you can customize the home screens on Android slates with widgets and shortcuts to your favorite apps. Widget choices include everything fr...

It's our third day in Berlin for IFA 2013, Europe's biggest tech conference, and the announcements and demos just keep coming. We got our hands on a new challenger in the smartwatch wars, the Sony Sma...

There’s a big difference between just another good gadget or technology and one that’s a game changer. It should redefine an existing product category or forge a new one. It should also compel oth...

A best-in-class display, a toned-down Sense interface and excellent audio on the HTC One helped this brand earn a two-way tie with Apple for the silver in our first showdown. A second- or third-place ...

By taking top honors for user interface, special features and selection, Samsung wins big as the best smartphone brand of the year. In fact, Samsung placed first, second or third in every category exc...

Occupying last place for the second time since 2013, Toshiba seems like a company that's just been going through the motions for the past several years. The last time the brand placed any higher than ...

Although Google Talk supports video chat on only a few Android phones, this functionality comes standard on Honeycomb tablets. You can also chat with laptop and desktop users via Google Talk. Here's h...

Remember when the most exciting accessories for your iPhone or iPad were cases and speakers? Today’s iGadgets are truly amazing, from flying drones and universal remote controls to devices that trac...

On the opening day of CTIA 2013, over a thousand exhibitors showed off the latest in mobile gear and gadgets. LAPTOP was on the scene at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas to get up c...