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What you need to know about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
A mid-season refresh is bringing a "built for gaming" upgrade of the Snapdragon 855. Do you need one? Does anyone?

How to fight injustice and stay safe while doing it
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
Nothing is more American than protesting. But there is a right way and a wrong way.

Buying a new phone every year is actually kind of crazy
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
The phone that was great last August is probably still great this August — and so is saving a bunch of money.

How I saved hundreds of dollars a year getting rid of zombie subscriptions
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
A few dollars each month can quickly add up.

The past week proves that tech enthusiasts are their own worst enemy
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
Nothing is as bad as a group of smart people assuming the very worst as often as they can.

Android Q is (almost) here to remind us all about fragmentation
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
Android Q addresses one of my biggest gripes about Android. Too bad I'll have to wait forever to see it on my phone.

Google's Stadia brings more to worry about than just the technical details
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
This could kick off a future where games are only something you rent while you can. I hate that future.

Samsung DeX is the best product that nobody cares about
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
Does nobody really want to carry a desktop PC in their pocket?

Don't let the tech you love stress you out
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
You really can have too much of a good thing.

I miss my fingerprint sensor but not for the reason you might think
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
Not having a fingerprint sensor cost me a delicious BBQ sandwich and I lost out on sending the best meme ever to a friend because I'm using "that stupid orange thing."

Google needs to learn from Amazon on how to build products for kids
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
We want the best for our kids, and right now that means we buy from Amazon.

Android collects ten times as much data as iOS because it offers 10x as much usability
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
If you want to transmit data less frequently, buy an iPhone. If you want to have the data collected do something for you, buy an Android.

Epic is right when it says Google has no incentive to woo iOS users away
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated

The OnePlus Nord proves that we don't need to chase specs
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
A phone chip is more than just the processor inside of it. The OnePlus Nord and its Snapdragon 765G proves that you just don't need "the best" to be great.

We demand a refund: Carrier fines over selling location data aren't enough
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
A $200 million fine means carriers still made money selling our location data to third-party services. Since it was ours, do we get a cut?

I turned off my phone for a day and it was the best decision I made in 2020
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
The internet is great and useful for so many things. But a day without it was like a reboot inside me. You should try it.

Carriers are doing everything they can to make 5G as confusing as possible
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
5G is confusing. Carriers are already taking advantage of that and consumers need to make sure we're educated in how 5G works and what it is before we start looking for our next phone.

This is why location tracking is an absolute privacy nightmare
By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated
Your location can reveal a detailed picture of how you live your life, not just where.
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