It’s been over a week since Samsung’s announced the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. On paper, the phones look a lot like last year’s S8 on paper. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. But as preorders are under way, it’s good to see how the new flagships stack up against last years wonders: The Galaxy S8 and Note …

Samsung’s latest flagship phones are already turning heads, but the prices for the new devices are all over the place. A new Galaxy S9 starts at $720, while the Galaxy S9 Plus starts at $840. But depending on the carrier you buy it on, you might pay a lot more. T-Mobile matches Samsung’s price, but for a limited time. AT&T’s …

On Saturday at Mobile World Congress in Spain, Alcatel announced a new portfolio of phones. If you haven’t been keeping track, Alcatel makes some wonderful Android phones that are easy on the wallet. The company’s early phones like the Idol 3, Idol 4 and 4S packed a ton of functionality at a relatively low price. Alcatel’s new phones fit into …

For the Galaxy S9 ($198 at eBay) and Galaxy S9 Plus ($198 at eBay), Samsung added another tool to its photography arsenal: a variable aperture. This means pictures taken with both phones should look sharper, have less image noise and handle extreme lighting situations better. The aperture of a lens determines the amount of light that a camera sensor receives. …

Drones have become ubiquitous in our lives over the last few years. Our governments use them for warfare; companies like UPS, Google and Amazon want to use them for deliveries; filmmakers and photographers use them to capture footage; and regular people use them as toys. With all these drones in the air, many questions arise about safety and privacy — …

Steven Soderbergh has been doing a lot of experiments with films and content lately. Fresh off the heels of his 7-hour interactive thriller “Mosaic,” he releases a trailer for his new film “Unsane.” Whereas “Mosaic” was created to be watched on an iPhone, “Uncrate” is notable for being filmed with one. “Anybody going to see this movie who has no …

Over the past year an trend is happening with midrange Android phones: They are becoming more niche targeting consumers with a feature that’s not designed for everyone. That’s the case with the Moviphone a midrange Android device with a built-in projector: No mods needed. The company Wireless Mobi Solution (WMS) from San Diego introduced the Moviphone at CES 2018. As …

The iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 have similar camera hardware: Dual-rear cameras, 2x optical zoom, dual-optical image stabilization (OIS), 4K video and Portrait Mode. But despite these similarities, photos and videos from each look pretty different. I compared these camera twins in a variety of locations around San Francisco. Both phones were left in Auto HDR and iPhone …

Digitally controls for music are nothing new, but having them built into a ring is. At a booth in an Mandalay Bay Hotel CES exhibition hall, a man is rocking out on a keyboard. On his right hand is a ring with a black stone on it. After a few bars of music, he rolls his right hand off the …

Elton John is one of those rock ‘n’ rollers who seems to always be touring. His work has been sewn into our cultural conscience for five decades with hit songs like “Bennie and the Jets,” “The Bitch is Back,” “Candle in the Wind” and his music for “The Lion King.” One of his biggest hits was his 1973 song “Goodbye Yellow …