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Only one of these three color e-readers is right for you
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Eeny Meeny Miny Mo Color e-readers are all the rage these days, and with so many options, how do you choose? I compare three Bigme color e-readers to help.

There are only three reasons you should buy a tablet this huge
By Nicholas Sutrich published
AC Labs The Honor MagicPad 3 is a giant tablet with lofty expectations and a low price point, but its sizable mass makes it a tough everyday recommendation.

OxygenOS 16 on the OnePlus 13 is stunning! Here are my 8 favorite new things
By Nicholas Sutrich published
AC Labs OxygenOS 16 is here, and it's bringing Android 16 to phones like the OnePlus 13. I've been using it for a few days now and these are my favorite features so far.

I found a few surprising reasons to stick with your old black & white e-reader
By Nicholas Sutrich published
AC Labs The Onyx Boox Go Color 7 Gen II is the latest color e-reader from popular brand Boox, but older models surprisingly outshine it in a few categories.

These are the 5 best AI features on the Google Pixel 10 Pro I actually use
By Nicholas Sutrich published
AC Labs The Google Pixel 10 family has tons of new AI features powered by its Tensor G5 processor, and I've narrowed them down to my 5 favorites.

Electric car battery tech will supercharge your next smartphone
By Nicholas Sutrich published
AC Labs Ultra-thin phones are in, but some companies aren't using the best batteries for the job. Here's why silicon-carbon batteries are what you want.

Why the TCL NXTPAPER 60 Ultra is becoming the must-have smartphone for visual comfort
By Nicholas Sutrich published
AC Labs The TCL NXTPAPER 60 Ultra is the first phone to ship with a next-generation NXTPAPER 4.0 display. Does it live up to the hype?

Exclusive: How Honor packed flagship cameras in the world's thinnest folding phone
By Nicholas Sutrich published
AC Labs The Honor Magic V5 might be the world's thinnest folding phone, but it also packs in the biggest telephoto sensor and an impressive array of camera tricks.

I can't say I expected Google's next foldable phone to be the first with this crucial tech
By Nicholas Sutrich published
AC Labs The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is rumored to have revolutionary new hinge technology, and that's at least a little bit surprising coming from Google.

This E Ink Android phone is the Kindle phone I've always wanted
By Nicholas Sutrich published
AC Labs The Bigme HiBreak Pro is an E Ink phone that can do everything your regular Android phone can do, an accomplishment that's probably bigger than you'd think.

If you hoped Oakley Meta's 3K camera quality would destroy Ray-Ban Meta's 1080p cameras, you might be disappointed
By Nicholas Sutrich last updated
Fun in the sun Oakley Meta HSTN smart glasses offer a higher-resolution camera than Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, but does that make them better? Find out in our camera review.

Android users have had just about enough of temporal dithering
By Nicholas Sutrich last updated
Android Central Labs Temporal dithering, also known as Frame Rate Control or FRC, is hurting users in ways we can't clearly see, but a new bug report could be the solution.

TCL NXTPAPER 4.0 fixes one of the technology's biggest hidden issues
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Glorious The TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus is the first NXTPAPER 4.0 tablet to hit U.S. shores, and it gives the E Ink alternative a new boost.

After 14 years of reviewing smartphones, I finally found one with the perfect outdoor OLED
By Nicholas Sutrich published
See what I see Reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra's display proves that Samsung is laser-focused on a few illuminating specs.

This phone proves that a razor-thin Galaxy Z Fold 7 can have a stellar camera
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Thin, yet powerful The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is rumored to be the thinnest foldable phone yet, but can it pack good cameras into a thin frame? One foldable phone says yes.

E Ink phones are amazing, but you might want to keep a camera nearby
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Potato cam The Minimal Phone and the Mudita Kompakt are some of the coolest E Ink phones you can buy, but the cameras leave a lot to be desired.

Move over Kindle, this display solves E Ink's biggest problem
By Nicholas Sutrich published
So bright RLCD and E Ink are vying to be the best eye-friendly displays, and the future is very bright, indeed!

My 8 favorite things about the One UI 8 beta
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Great eight! One UI 8 beta 1 is already here, and we've selected eight features we think you're going to love, plus a few bonus features worth mentioning.
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