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2021 Gift Guide: Top Smartphones and How Much You Will Pay For Them
Much like our other tech guides this year, we analyzed the top performing smartphones on Ben’s to help our readers get a good understanding of what prices will be like when the Black Friday sales hit. Unlocked...
- Posted 3 years ago
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2020 Gift Guide: The Best Smartphones of the Season
Last year in this space, I said, “2020 will be the year of the foldable phone (for reals this time).” Yeah, well, that didn’t happen. Maybe something called a pandemic had a hand in that… While there...
- Posted 4 years ago
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Amazon pulls all lock screen ads from Prime Exclusive smartphones
Starting on February 7, Amazon is removing all advertisements that appear on the lock screen of smartphones in their discounted Prime Exclusive section. A software update will roll out to remove all ads from existing devices and newly purchased...
- Posted 7 years ago
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Unlimited Data Compared: AT&T vs. Sprint vs. T-Mobile vs. Verizon
There’s no need to ask if we can hear it now. We’ve all heard it in the past few weeks: Introductions of new unlimited data plans have dominated the news. The Big Four cellular network providers in the...
- Posted 8 years ago
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Shut Up and Take My Money: InkCase Plus E-ink Screen
Hate watching the battery life drain away on your smartphone throughout the day? The developers of the original InkCase are working on a new product for Android smartphones to help relieve battery usage. Built into a case for...
- Posted 10 years ago
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Want the Samsung Galaxy S5? Wait two months; you could save up to 40%
With the official U.S. launch of the Samsung S5 upon us, fans of the S4 and previous generations of smartphones are considering an upgrade this week. While some reviewers have pegged the S5 as an incremental upgrade...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Should You Unlock Your Smartphone (and Throw Away the Key Code)?
I once took a trip outside the country, and when I woke up my first day there, I had a text message from AT&T saying I owed them $300 in international roaming charges. I spent my first...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Shut Up and Take My Money: AppTag Laser Blaster
Remember imagination? Remember being able to create entire worlds inside your head, make a telescope out of a simple paper towel roll, or a fearsome sword out of that same paper towel roll? Remember the innocence and...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Holy Burrito! Chipotle Made a Game
The fine folk over at Chipotle may move a bit glacially when it comes to adding new items to their menu, but this week they launched something new and exciting for the company: a video game that may...
- Posted 11 years ago
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Six Back-to-School Gadgets That You Probably Shouldn’t Buy
While there are plenty of gadgets that are useful to high school and college students, there are a handful that simply aren’t great options anymore. We’ve broken down what you shouldn’t be spending your money on and...
- Posted 11 years ago
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10 Features that Google Glass Won’t Support Day 1 or Day 10,000
The future of Google Glass is almost blindingly bright. Google is very high on Google Glass and wants to give the public much more than just a smartphone alternative or auxiliary. Google is aiming for groundbreaking features, but...
- Posted 12 years ago