Now playing: Watch this: Here’s how the Moto G4 looks with Amazon ads 1:21 Amazon has done something audacious. It’s offered to shave $50 off the already well-priced (and well-liked) $200 Motorola Moto G4 for members of its Amazon Prime service. The catch? You’ll see constant ads on the phone’s lock screen. (If you’re looking …

Now playing: Watch this: The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active failed our pool test 3:27 Hey, remember when our Samsung Galaxy S7 Active drowned after a dip in the pool despite its water-resistant promise? Samsung has now said it’s found –and fixed — a flaw in the production line that caused some S7 Active units to sustain water damage and die, …

It’s rare enough to see a feature-packed smartphone come in at $350, but unheard of to see it bundled with a glass screen protector, protective case and VR headset right out of the box. All right, Alcatel. You have our attention. The device in question, the Alcatel Idol 4S, is one we saw (and initially liked) earlier this year at …

Huawei is stepping up to summer’s big phone rivals with the launch of a new Honor-brand phone. The invitation just hit my inbox for an August 16 event to be held here in San Francisco at 7 p.m. PT. Why yes, of course we will be there to cover the announcement live! Huawei doesn’t typically host events for its global …

No more guessing! Samsung has now announced its announcement for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which will take place on August 2 in New York, at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT. The invite (above) also specifies that the event will stream live on Samsung’s site. With its invitation, Samsung has also slyly confirmed that this year’s edition of the large-screen …

Who would say no to a faster, more powerful phone or tablet? Nobody, says Qualcomm, which announced the new Snapdragon 821 processor for high-end mobile devices. The 820 currently runs phones like the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5 and Xiaomi Mi 5. The 821 promises 10 percent faster speeds than the 820, which is still considered a top chipset for …

Now playing: Watch this: Facebook Messenger adds end-to-end encryption 1:23 Can you keep a secret? Facebook thinks it can. The company shared its plans for completely securing conversations that you have in its Facebook Messenger app. Called “Secret Conversations,” the optional feature — which isn’t available yet — is ideal for safely sharing personal information, say like your credit card …

You don’t have to be able to outswim Michael Phelps or dash as fast as Usain Bolt to have the same phone as an Olympic champion. Samsung is selling the Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Limited Edition on July 18 in countries including the US, Brazil, China, Germany and South Korea. This variation on the S7 Edge brightens up its …

The invitations are in! Next Thursday, July 14, we’ll finally learn how much the Moto Z and Z Force will cost when they come to Verizon this summer, exclusively and as part of Verizon’s Droid sub-brand. The event kicks off at 10 a.m. ET in New York. About a month ago, Motorola and parent company Lenovo introduced the two phones, …

Oooh, Nextbit, you’re so sneaky, but we see that red version of the Robin phone on the desk as part of the company’s Facebook Live video meant to introduce a different product entirely (I’ll get to that in a minute.) We caught our first glimpse of the red Robin about 2 minutes into the webcast, and while Nextbit isn’t saying …