Stories by Michael Simon

Samsung Galaxy S20 preview: This one goes past 11 with more screen, more cameras, more everything

Samsung is set to release the Galaxy S20 just a few days before Valentine's Day, but will you fall in love with it? Here's everything we know so far.

Puma Smartwatch review: A smartwatch that’s best when the smart stuff is turned off

The Puma Smartwatch is another Wear OS entry that's too buggy to be taken seriously.

Google wants to bring Steam to Chromebooks

A new report by Android Police says Google is working on bringing Steam to Chromebooks.

How Microsoft could improve Windows by being more like Apple

As Microsoft shuts down Windows 7, it has an opportunity to move Windows into a new era—and it could take a few lessons from Apple on how to do that.

Samsung teams up with Microsoft to sell a weirdly practical phone that means business

The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro is built for business, with support for Microsoft Team's Walkie-Talkie feature, military-grade drop protection, and a removeable battery.

Please, Android phone makers, just give us better cameras, not more dumb gimmicks

2020 has barely begun and we already have out first camera gimmick of the year. Please make it stop.

This Firefox vulnerability is so bad, the U.S. government is urging users to patch it immediately

Mozilla has issued a patch for its Firefox browser after a bug was found that could give a hacker complete control over a user's PC.

CES 2020: 8 exciting Android announcements you might have missed

Folding prototypes, super-fast chargers, and gaming controllers are among the awesome Android annoucnements made at CES this year.

Sonos lawsuit seeks ban on Google Home and Pixel device sales in U.S.

Sonos has filed a lawsuit claiming Google stole patents related to how speakers communicate with each other.

Samsung's new Galaxy S10 and Note 10 Lite editions muddy its premium Android lines

Samsung has announced the Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite, which bring "key premium features" at a lower price point.

Five major Google products that might not live to see 2030

The last decade brought a lot of new headstones in the Google Graveyard, but some major products could be on the chopping block over the next 10 years.

Building the perfect Android Frankenphone: The best parts of the best phones of the year

No Android phone is perfect. But what if we could build the phone of our dreams? Meet the Android Frankenphone.

If you got a Pixel 4 for Christmas, you should probably return it

There's just too much wrong with the Pixel 4 right now to recommend it—even if you got one as a gift.

Ghostery breaks out of the browser with Midnight, a privacy suite for your entire system

Ghostery's Midnight desktop app offers system-wide ad- and tracker-blocking for a fee.

LG G8X ThinQ review: Finally, a second screen that’s actually kind of useful

The LG G8X isn’t just a phone, it’s a concept that fulfills LG’s longtime dream of building a phone with two screens.And it kind of works.