Smartphones - Features

How I broke my iPhone 3G

There is no doubt that the iPhone 3G is a resilient device.

Does mobile tech breed narcissism?

Technology is dangerous -- at least according to a gazillion alarmist headlines published over the past 20 years.

Best tech bargains of the week

Free LCD TVs, laptops for less than $300, bargain iPhone plans, cheap laser printers and more in our update of hot deals! Hurry some offers end July 31!

Apple's iPhone and iPod monopolies must go

With a year and 1.5 billion downloads under its belt, maybe its time for Apple's App Store--and Music Store--to get some competition. Whether Apple likes it or not.

Updated: Apple iPhone 3G S pricing comparison

Apple's hotly anticipated iPhone 3GS smartphone has hit the streets in Australia. Although not accompanied by quite the buzz as the iPhone 3G launch 12 months ago, there is still plenty of interest in Apple's latest smartphone.

As 3 big iPhone troubles surface, Apple dinged for secrecy

The iPhone 3GS has been an undeniable marketplace hit since its release on June 19, and will likely continue to soar in sales despite three customer complaints that have surfaced recently. The big three gripes: the iPhone 3GS battery life is dismal, ...

Apple iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre: In Real Life

My Palm Pre dialed 911 without my knowing it. "How did you find out," you ask? The dispatcher called me back to make sure I was all right. You don't see that in many product reviews, do you?

Elgan: How to become an iPhone Vulcan

Star Trek's Mr. Spock is one of the most compelling characters in all of science fiction. The attributes that made him indispensible to the captain and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (not to mention to the lucrative Star Trek franchise) -- his stoic a...

Apple's App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch turns 1!

Apple's popular App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch is turning 1!

10 games every iPhone owner should have

There might be thousands and thousands of game choices at the App Store, but the sad truth is that most of them aren't worth your time -- or money.

App selection secures iPhone lead In smartphone market

It wasn't always obvious that applications would be as important to mobile users as the iPhone has helped them become. Or that they would be even more important for keeping competitors at bay.

In pictures: Doom Resurrection on the iPhone

Doom Resurrection is the latest instalment in the famous Doom series. In this iPhone-only game, id Software has created a rail-shooter with graphics unlike any we've seen from a game on this device before. This is your chance to fight your way throug...

Could bandwidth caps come to mobile phones -- because of porn?

Let's face it: We're a world that loves smut. More than a third of Internet users surf to salacious sites on a semiregular basis, according to some purely academic research cited in a recent Harvard study (PDF). Most of those users hit nearly eight X...

Mophie cures iPhone battery woes

A couple weeks ago, I wrote a critical post about, among other things, of the iPhone's battery life. Since then, reports have poured in of new iPhone users who are displeased with the device's longevity, indicating that the new 3GS does little to all...

Deathmatch: Palm Pre versus iPhone

There's been one promised iPhone killer after another -- the Google Android-based Dream, the RIM BlackBerry Storm, the yet-to-ship, years-delayed Windows Mobile 7 -- but none has given it worthwhile competition to date. Now Palm has its Pre, a device...