Now playing: Watch this: We dropped the Moto Z2 Force like it’s hot 3:40 Twenty-eight. That’s how many times we dropped the Motorola Moto Z2 Force to test the claims of its shatter-resistant screen. ShatterShield, the name for Motorola’s hardcoat layer, promises that the display won’t shatter or crack when dropped at a height of …

Samsung may win kudos on the high end with the Galaxy S8, but it’s Motorola that’s become the champion of the midrange and budget phones, with the Moto Z2 Play, Moto G5 Plus and now, the Moto E4.  (To muddle matters, there’s also a Moto G5 and a Moto E4 Plus. See what I mean? Moto is everywhere.) I wanted …

Motorola’s new Moto Z2 Force has thrown down the gauntlet against the Samsung Galaxy S8, LG G6 and HTC U11. Now it’s our turn to see how all these large-screen handsets with top-notch features measure up. Let’s break down the Z2 Force. The Android 7.1.1 phone piles on the hardware, with two 12-megapixel rear cameras, Qualcomm’s fastest processor (the Snapdragon 835) …

Now playing: Watch this: 6 cool things you can do with Bixby Voice 1:41 The clickable button on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus has finally fulfilled its purpose. Located just under the volume rocker on the S8’s left side, the Bixby button will now launch brand new voice software that phone owners have been waiting months for. “It’s not …

Now playing: Watch this: Alexa, do these things on my phone 1:42 Amazon’s Alexa is coming to phones. We’ve seen it on the Huawei Mate 9 and now it’s here for the HTC U11, the phone you can squeeze. But the Alexa voice app works a little differently on the U11. There are still some things you can’t do on the …

If you use a wheelchair to get around — or roll with someone who does — Google has just made it easier to know what kind of accessible doorways, elevators, parking and seating you’re going to get when you arrive. A new feature in Google Maps for Android (and Google Search results) lets you scan one of 7 million map …

For months now, the internet has been awash with rumors that Apple’s 10th-anniversary iPhone (which we’re calling the iPhone 8 for now) will have facial recognition built into at least one of its cameras. Now a patent application dated today, and spotted by TechCrunch, spells out Apple’s ambition to patent a sensor that can tell if you’re human.  The application …

Motorola’s invite to its next launch event has arrived and, well, it’s cryptic.  The animated GIF shows a long tunnel or arches that leads to the right, illuminated with red, yellow, orange, pink and blue light that rushes to you from somewhere down the hall. “You won’t want to miss this,” the invitation promises before flashing the Motorola batwing logo …

All of next year’s iPhones could adopt a new screen technology, according to Nikkei Asian Review, not just the most high-end model. (Brace yourself for a lot of “ifs.”) That could be a departure from what we get later in 2017, when it’s rumored that the iPhone 8, Apple’s celebratory 10th-year anniversary effort, will ditch the LCD display and go …

When I first saw that pro camera maker Red was making a holographic phone, I imagined it might beam the holograms of my Star Wars dreams, like the iconic moment when a holographic Princess Leia asks Obi-Wan Kenobi for help.  No such luck. The Hydrogen One doesn’t create that type of sci-fi hologram; it has what Red is calling a …