One of the most common online advice for repurposing your old smartphone is to convert it into a camera. And as it turns out, ...

NexPhone wants one handset to cover Android, Debian Linux, and a Windows 11 cloud PC workflow. The idea hinges on docking, but the Windows service details still aren’t pinned down.

It's time to control your TV from your phone ...

Nex Computer has been making NexDock “lapdocks” for more than a decade—a laptop shell powered by a smartphone, using software ...

Moving over all your data (e.g., texts, call logs, contacts, music, and photos) from your older Android phone to a new one is ...

A switch from an Apple iPhone to an Android one may sound scary, but a few essential steps can make the move easier to do. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) ...

The Apple Watch is designed to work exclusively with iPhone, but with a few life hacks, you can use it with Android ...

It’s hard to believe, but 2026 is almost upon us. It’s a new year for renewed resolutions, fresh starts, and — unfortunately — more expensive smartphones. As AI continues to get bigger, companies are ...

Google's December 2025 security update patched 107 vulnerabilities for Android devices. For a complete catalog of all the issues, you can refer to the update notes hosted on the the Android Security ...

Asus has seemingly confirmed that it is mostly done with Android phones, with no plans to release new devices in the Zenfone or ROG lineups in 2026. In 2025, Asus only announced two smartphones, the ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...

The Android smartphone market is pretty big in the United States, with nearly 40% share of the total mobile phones sold in the country. Multiple manufacturers continuously vie to grab whatever ...