Anyone who bought one of Jawbone's much-hyped Up fitness bands last year found themselves an unwitting participant in a beta test. The brand-new platform promised to get you up and exercising, help you... Read Full Review
By Dieter Bohn and Chris Ziegler “This is Windows Phone. No, for real this time.” That’s what I thought when I started hearing about Windows Phone 8 a few months ago. Just like Windows Phone 7, it represents yet another clean... Read Full Review
Released Oct. 29, 2012
Windows 8 is a rebirth, a "reimagining" of Windows and the entire Microsoft brand. It's also the single riskiest project that Microsoft has ever embarked upon — a bet from Redmond that users can adapt to a new way of computing.... Read Full Review
Priced At $39.99
Released Oct. 26, 2012
Here’s the thing: you can’t really write a review of the new iPod nano. What is there to say? It is a small slab of aluminum with a multitouch screen that plays music files exactly as well as every iPod before it. That is to... Read Full Review
Priced At $149.00
Released October 2012
It all started with an iPod touch, a gift from my parents years ago. I’ve since bought a half-dozen more iPods, two iPhones, an iPad, and a MacBook Air. Somehow I'm sure Apple planned it that way. The touch is the entry point into... Read Full Review
Priced At $299.00
Released October 2012
A review of iOS 6 is not a review of revolution, but of refinement. iOS has been the gold standard for smartphones and tablets since the day it was first introduced, and Apple's resisted the urge to make any radical changes, instead... Read Full Review
Priced At $0.00
Released Sep. 19, 2012
In the past year we've seen a flurry of interest in the idea of a connected watch, coming from everyone from established players like Nike and Fossil, to startups like Allerta with its Pebble Smartwatch. For the most part, everyone... Read Full Review
Released Mar. 16, 2012
Over the last several years, mobile hotspots have gone from science fiction, to luxury, to must-have accessory for many business travelers. Most smartphones have since added hotspot functionality as a standard software feature, but... Read Full Review
Priced At $99.99
Released March 2012
Fitness exhibitionism is nothing new. MTV yoked its arrival in 1983 when it rode a lusty Olivia Newton John video for Physical to a Grammy award. Hollywood's A-list followed in 1985's Perfect, with John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis... Read Full Review
Priced At $129.99
Released May 2012
It was just October of last year that Samsung released Galaxy Players 4.0 and 5.0 in the US, for $229 and $269, respectively. This week, the company released the Galaxy Player 3.6 — known outside the US as Galaxy S Wi-Fi 3.6 —... Read Full Review
Priced At $149.99
Released March 2012