Verizon says it will be expanding its free spam- and robocall-prevention features to all its wireless customers, starting in March, on phones that support the tools. Verizon wireless subscribers with compatible Android phones and iPhones will all get spam-caller identification, robocall filtering and call blocking at no extra cost. Robocalls are filtered based on a …

Android Pie has been available for barely three months, but it’s time to move on to Android Q news. A purported leaked build of Google’s forthcoming version of its mobile operating system has surfaced, showing the much-anticipated systemwide dark mode and a new permissions structure and interface that will give you a lot more useful control over app-related privacy. XDA …

Not only did we fail to predict how popular the Motorola Razr would be, we didn’t see this coming, either. Lenovo-owned Motorola may planning to resurrect the brand with a $1,500 folding-screen model in partnership with Verizon. According to the Wall Street Journal (paywall) the device is already being tested and we might see it as soon as February. It …

Apple’s given fans that are eagerly anticipating its long-delayed AirPower wireless charging pad another scrap of hope.  When the listing for the new iPhone XS Smart Battery Case went live, it said, “The Smart Battery Case is compatible with AirPower Wireless Charging Mat and other Qi‑certified chargers.” That sentence soon disappeared from the site in most regions, but as of …

When Sony announced the A6500 APS-C mirrorless in 2016, I took it as the successor to the A6300, despite the fact that that camera had only launched about six months earlier. Why? Because the A6300 lacked one incredibly important feature — in-body image stabilization — and I figured Sony was moving quickly to rectify that.  But it turns out the new …

Swiping has become ingrained in our collective muscle memory for touchscreen navigation, and now YouTube’s adding it as the mechanism for getting to the previous or next video in the Up Next list. Swipe left and it returns you to the video you were just watching; swipe right and it sends you to the first video in the Up Next …

If you can’t take the heat, get out of the clamshell. That was part of the motivation behind Asus dramatically reimagining the design for its luggable 17-inch gaming laptop it revealed at CES 2019. The ROG Mothership (GZ700), in order to pack in the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 GPU, an overclocked Intel Core i9-8950HK and more.  The Mothership takes …

Lenovo’s Yoga A940 all-in-one offers a novel take on Microsoft’s Surface Studio, known for its big, pressure-sensitive touchscreen display that’s ideal for design work. Lenovo’s isn’t quite as professionally oriented, but neither is its price: It’s expected to ship in March starting at $2,200, whereas the Studio starts at $3,500. The 27-inch display can be configured with either a 4K or …

If you’ve been yearning for a Wacom Cintiq Pro but can’t bear the high prices, the company’s new entry-level Cintiq 16 may offer a more wallet-friendly option. Cintiqs are the line of pressure-sensitive pen displays that provide a mobile tablet-like experience for drawing but connect to a standalone computer; the Pro models start at $800 for a tiny 13-inch model, …

Lenovo’s two 49-inch monitors — one for business and one for gaming — are essentially identical with the exception of the stands and the prices. It’s a little late to the game to launch its first 49-inch monitors, but Lenovo adds some novelties for its market debut at CES 2019. The two models, the ThinkVision P44W and the Legion Y44W …