From the Editor's Desk

AT&T's '5G Evolution' network isn't a brand (new) problem

AT&T told us it would be rolling out its 5G lie back in February. At the time, no one cared. Here's why we still shouldn't care.

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From the Editor's Desk: Google's still really bad at the Pixel supply chain

Andrew Martonik 3 years ago 227

Six months after launch, Google inexplicably still can't keep its phones in stock — and it continues to be a critical flaw with its phone strategy.

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Do we need a Galaxy Note 8?

Alex Dobie 3 years ago 193

Happy Easter! Let's talk about the next Samsung Galaxy Note.

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Android feeds my constant yearning for something better

Daniel Bader 3 years ago 56

Constant change is music for my soul. Android's frenetic pace of change fuels that.

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From the Editor's Desk: What happens when the first Galaxy S8 catches fire?

Andrew Martonik 3 years ago 187

Lithium-based batteries are inherently dangerous and not completely failproof, and that's bad news for Samsung when it's trying to launch a phone in the shadow of the Note 7.

OMG

From the Editor's Desk: Is Android O a boring release?

Alex Dobie 3 years ago 59

The lack of new whizbang user-facing features in O is a sign of Android's maturity, but that doesn't mean we won't see big surprises for non-phone devices.

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The beauty of having a good camera in every pocket

Daniel Bader 3 years ago 129

We use our phones as cameras more and more each year, and they're getting better very quickly.

It's happening

Welcome to the 'tall phone' era

Andrew Martonik 3 years ago 109

The new form factor for phones is narrow and tall — and probably for the best.

Mobile World Congress

From the Editor's Desk: Wrapping up MWC 2017

Alex Dobie 3 years ago 20

Even without a big phone announcement from Samsung, MWC was a wild ride.

Is this real life?

From The Editor's Desk: Fake news

Daniel Bader 3 years ago 89

All the news that's fit to fake.

Made with Google

From the Editor's Desk: Google partnerships prove valuable

Andrew Martonik 3 years ago 12

A combined strategy of in-house hardware and strong partnerships can work for Google — under the right circumstances.

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From the Editor's Desk: The 2017 flagship challenge

Alex Dobie 3 years ago 37

Tell me why I should care about your phone for more than a couple of months.

This week in te(a)ch

From The Editor's Desk: An immigrant

Daniel Bader 3 years ago 300

There's more to tech than conflict, and there's more to life than tech.

Different strokes

From the Editor's Desk: We like different phones, and that's OK

Andrew Martonik 3 years ago 50

Diversity in Android means we don't have to agree on the "best" phone, but still both have a great phone.

Not a boat

From the Editor's Desk: Flagship spotting

Alex Dobie 3 years ago 24

Have you heard? There's a new Android flagship!

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The CES comedown and the coming onslaught

Daniel Bader 3 years ago 21

That's a wrap on CES 2017! It was exhausting, thrilling and left us hopeful for 2017.

Happy holidays!

From the Editor's Desk: So ho ho ho long, 2016

Andrew Martonik 3 years ago 38

It came to my attention late this week that I would be writing the final Editor's Desk column of the year, as come next Sunday we'll be kicking off 2017. I'll be headed to CES shortly, but first I want to reflect on the year that was.