Mobile computers

The Nintendo Switch was a renaissance for handheld gaming, but Valve’s Steam Deck took the idea of making AAA titles playable on-the-go to the next level, with support for graphically intense games usually reserved for PCs. The only problem? It’s expensive, and still hard to get your hands on if you’re not already on…Read more... The Nintendo Switch was a renaissance for handheld gaming, but Valve’s Steam Deck took the idea of making AAA titles playable on-the-go to the next level, with support for graphically intense…

A modern smartwatch can run circles around the giant desktop PCs of yesteryear when it comes to processing power, but counting how many steps you take seems like a waste of all that horsepower. Why not turn a modern wearable into a lilliputian PC, completewith an equally tiny keyboard that looks like it was hijacked from a Blackberry?That’s what the LilyGo T-Watch-Keyboard-C3 kit is promising, and as adorable as it looks, don’t get your hopes up about what you’ll actually be able to do with this setup. The tiny computer…

Image: Florence Ion / GizmodoThere’s been lots of chatter about the iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max’s Dynamic Island since it was introduced a few weeks ago. It’s garnered enough buzz that even Android users are attempting to spoof the feature on their devices. But what’s so special about the Dynamic Island, anyway?The Dynamic Island is how Apple’s using the dead space that housesthe selfie camera and Face ID sensor on the iPhone 14 Pro’s display. Since its introduction, it’s spawned countless memes and even a few hacks. But it’s…

One of these Dynamic Islands is not like the other. Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoIt bears repeating that trying to emulate an iOS feature that isn’t native to Android often results in something too hacky to use daily. That’s how I feel about a new attempt to bring Apple’s dynamic island iPhone feature to Android.The app that lets you do this is called dynamicSpot, and it’s making the rounds on the Android blogs as a way to re-create the iPhone 14 Pro’s new ability. The Dynamic Island is the area on the iPhone 14 Pro that…

Samsung’s newest rugged tablet has a removable battery and S Pen capabilities. Image: SamsungSamsung’s newest hardware for the U.S. market is a pair of rugged devices made for hiking or jobs that would put them in harm’s way. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro tablet and the Galaxy XCover6 Pro smartphone feature military-grade device protection and 5G connectivity. But their most interesting feature is that they both have removable batteries, which should help their longevity in the industries they’re expected to serve.…

The Apple Watch remains a connectivity tool more than anything else, putting important information on your wrist that you can choose to address or ignore at a glance. But as it gets more powerful, it’s also slowly becoming a source of entertainment, and it’s now capable of playing some mindless but entertaining games.James Swiney’s Void-X falls into the category of shoot ’em ups, bullet hells, manic shooters, or whatever you prefer to call games where players are faced with screen after screen of patterned projectiles…

The Emergency SOS feature via satellite should be on the wish list for your next smartphone. Image: AppleThe Apple Watch and iPhone 14/14 Pro’s new Emergency SOS feature, which allows you to call for emergency help via satellite, is one of the more compelling additions to the company’s latest devices. It offers a way for users to get help in dire situations without cellular service or WiFi. Apple said the service would launch first in the U.S. and Canada when it debuts in November. But a report from MacPrime indicates the…

Image: University of WashingtonThere’s more than one reason to avoid dropping your phone in the water. Not only is it catastrophic for devices that aren’t properly waterproofed, but your device will also lose most of its wireless connectivity when submerged, leaving you unable to text message friends who’ve gone overboard too, unless you download and install a new app created by researchers at the University of Washington.Although almost every new smartphone can shrug off a dunking. Butwhile submerged, most of a…

Photo: AppleApple’s iOS 16 is out today and that means new features. If you’re an iPhone user and want to customize the settings to better protect your digital privacy, there are a couple new optionsworth checking out. NASA Opts to Fix Megarocket Hydrogen Leak at the Launch PadThe most impressive is Lockdown mode, which has been designed to protect users from spyware and other malicious attacks meant to infiltrate your device and steal your data. Apple first launched the feature back in July as a response to an…

Image: David NieldSamsung introduced its version of the always-on display back in 2016 when it launched the Galaxy Note 7. It was billed as a lock screen before the actual lock screen that showed you the time, notifications, or a calendar, though it’s since been expanded to include graphics and other indicators. On that initial Note 7 release, you could even pop out the S Pen embedded into the phone and jot down notes without waking up the AMOLED display and eating up the battery.Samsung, along with Google, OnePlus, and a…