Your hands-on guide to portable tech
Phone makers love throwing big battery numbers on spec sheets, but those figures rarely survive contact with a real day of use. We put several flagship devices through the wringer to find out just how wide the gap is between marketing claims and actual runtime. The results might make you rethink your next upgrade.
Apple, Google, and Samsung have all promised us a seamless connected world where our devices just work together. In 2024, that world still feels more like a marketing deck than a daily reality. Here's why the dream of a unified portable tech ecosystem keeps falling short — and what you can actually do about it.
Foldable smartphones have been promising to change everything for five years now, yet the $1,800+ price tags still feel hard to swallow. We spent time with the latest offerings from Samsung and Google to find out if the dream has finally caught up with reality — or if these devices are still more novelty than necessity.
Who says you need a laptop to get serious work done? With the right accessories, your smartphone can handle emails, documents, video calls, and more — all from a setup that fits in a backpack. We've rounded up the best keyboards, stands, and trackpads that genuinely make mobile productivity possible.
The processor inside your smartphone has been quietly staging a revolution, and most people haven't noticed yet. The old divide between mobile chips and desktop-class silicon is collapsing faster than the industry can keep up with, and it has major implications for every portable device you own — or are about to buy. Here's why the upgrade cycle you've been following probably no longer makes sense.
The handheld gaming market exploded in 2024, giving PC gamers more portable options than ever before. We put the Steam Deck OLED, ROG Ally X, and a handful of rising challengers through real-world testing to figure out which one actually belongs in your backpack. Spoiler: the answer isn't the same for everyone.