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Acer Switch 7 Review: Surface competitor packs passively cooled GeForce MX150 graphics

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, March 7, 2018, 1:00 AM TechSpot Mobile

Acer's brand new and very interesting Switch 7 is a high-end tablet with a kickstand and detachable keyboard. Making this 13.5" tablet unique are its fanless internals that include a quad core i7-8550U and discrete GeForce MX150 graphics.

Mobile Software

This app perfectly demonstrates the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera system

The effect is similar to the "dynamic perspective" feature from Amazon's ill-advised Fire Phone

By Shawn Knight, March 6, 2018, 2:27 PM

Apple Mobile

Survey shows why many iPhone owners never bought an iPhone X

The reasons are unlikely to surprise you

By Rob Thubron, March 6, 2018, 11:31 AM 9 comments

Mobile Hardware

The hidden technology behind modern phones

Sometimes it's not just the little things, but the invisible things that matter.

By Bob O'Donnell, March 6, 2018, 10:44 AM

Mobile Apple

Two-year-old boy locks parent's iPhone for 47 years

The perils of mixing toddlers and phones

By Rob Thubron, March 6, 2018, 10:08 AM 15 comments

Mobile Software

Spotify issues warning to users of 'hacked' apps

Spotify has also issued DMCA takedown requests to GitHub and XDA

By Cal Jeffrey, March 6, 2018, 7:36 AM 3 comments

Mobile Software

Samsung opts to roll out updates less often on select devices

Choose your smartphone support base carefully

By Greg Synek, March 5, 2018, 4:23 PM 19 comments

Mobile Industry

Xiaomi may finally enter the US smartphone market this year

Can Chinese phones disrupt the market?

By Greg Synek, March 5, 2018, 10:06 AM 6 comments

Mobile

Sprint is leasing the iPhone X at a 50 percent discount for a limited time

There are a few caveats with the offer

By Cohen Coberly, March 3, 2018, 7:24 AM 12 comments

Industry Mobile

AT&T is adjusting the cost of unlimited data plans for new subscribers

These price changes come with a few service tweaks

By Cohen Coberly, March 2, 2018, 5:51 PM 6 comments

Software Mobile

Instagram code discovery points to upcoming voice and video calling features

New features could help lure users away from Snapchat

By Shawn Knight, March 2, 2018, 11:21 AM

Live from MWC Part 2: Nokia 8 Sirocco, Yoga 730, CAT S61, 5G Tech and more

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, March 2, 2018, 1:00 AM TechSpot Video Mobile

Mobile Security

US mobile carriers take steps to overhaul traditional two-factor authentication

AT&T, Sprint and others have formed the "Mobile Authentication Taskforce"

By Cohen Coberly, March 1, 2018, 3:40 PM

Mobile Electronics

Light Phone 2 adds a few new features to its 'anti-smartphone'

For those who want to leave their smartphone behind

By David Matthews, March 1, 2018, 1:40 PM 8 comments

Mobile

Samsung's Galaxy S9 has the best display of any smartphone, DisplayMate finds

It's the first smartphone to earn all green ratings in every category

By Shawn Knight, March 1, 2018, 1:08 PM 5 comments

Software Mobile

This app rewards students with discounts for not looking at their phones

Earn discounts on goods and services for staying off your handset

By Rob Thubron, March 1, 2018, 12:02 PM

Mobile

Mobile upgrade cycles will stretch to 33 months by next year

Some consumers are fed up with $1,000 flagships and ho-hum improvements

By Shawn Knight, March 1, 2018, 11:29 AM 11 comments

Mobile

Supposedly canceled LG G7 makes an appearance using iPhone X-style notch

Better scrape this LG, other handsets shown, too

By Rob Thubron, March 1, 2018, 8:02 AM 14 comments

Mobile Science

Vodafone, Nokia, and Audi team up to install a mobile phone network on the Moon

Mission will launch in 2019 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9

By William Gayde, February 28, 2018, 7:34 PM 9 comments

Mobile

Energizer's Power Max P16K Pro smartphone packs a colossal 16,000mAh battery

Will people really buy a phone that puts battery life first?

By Shawn Knight, February 28, 2018, 4:37 PM 14 comments

Mobile Software

Google launches Flutter dev toolkit for creating Android and iOS apps

Build once and deploy everywhere

By Greg Synek, February 28, 2018, 9:54 AM

Security Mobile

New Android malware can steal data, record audio, and send SMS messages to premium services

RedDrop has been called one of the most sophisticated pieces of Android malware

By Rob Thubron, February 28, 2018, 9:17 AM

Mobile Hardware

Qualcomm announces mid-range Snapdragon 700 processors with on-device support for AI

Qualcomm's new mobile processors will balance cost and performance

By Cohen Coberly, February 27, 2018, 5:09 PM

Software Mobile

Instagram killer? Vero shoots to top of app charts as people search for new social media platform

With many users angry at Instagram's algorithm, people are starting to look elsewhere

By Rob Thubron, February 27, 2018, 11:07 AM 3 comments

Mobile

Sprint will begin laying the groundwork for a 5G network in six major US cities in 2018

Sprint is accelerating their 5G plans

By Cohen Coberly, February 27, 2018, 10:37 AM