Click this link to join the hangout! . Topic This week was pretty busy, and in an unexpected way; we like it! We're seeing new Google Play Edition devices -- LG G Pad 8.3, Sony Xperia Z Ultra, Nexus 7 in white -- and we've published our reviews of the Motorola Moto G and Nokia Lumia 1520. If that's not enough, Android 4.4.2 is being pushed out to Nexus devices -- ...

Those who can't imagine living without their Pebble smart watches, like our own Michael, Taylor, and Joe, will  be happy to find out that there's now a firmware update available for the wearable gadget. We're looking at version 1.14 which brings new features, improvements, and fixes to your wrist. Newly added features include a "do not disturb" mode that blocks ...

Update: It's been just about one month since our year-end readers' poll got started, where we asked you to pick your favorite phone and favorite tablet from 2013. So far the response has been great; we've heard from thousands upon thousands of you already. Still, we're going to have to close the polls sooner or later and actually announce our winners, so we're setting ...

Sometimes there's so much news you need to call in the Reserves just to handle it all, and that's just what we've done this week. Between Google's surprise announcement of an unlikely pair of additions to the Google Play Store; Microsoft's rumored offer to pay Samsung to keep making Windows Phones; and a boatload of reviews, we're in over our heads this week - so we've ...

For months now, we've been waiting to get the full story on Sony's plans for introducing a smartphone like the Xperia Z1f – what's essentially an Xperia Z1 Mini – to markets outside of Japan. What might seem straightforward has led us down a rabbit hole of confusion; first we thought that this handset might arrive as the Z1s, and saw a number of leaks to that ...

Is LG working on a new Android phablet? That's a big, fat “maybe” as we get a look at a leak purporting to show off an upcoming LG “Gx” model, but find ourselves questioning some of the details surrounding the find. Those low-res images above were just posted to a South Korean message board, apparently revealing a holiday-themed advertising campaign for the ...

Last week Pocketnow's Stephen Schenck talked about Chrome apps, and Google's plans to bring them to iOS and Android. As Stephen says, "a lot of users probably think this is great news. Me, I don't care for it." He's not alone. The points he brings up are entirely valid -- and completely miss the point. Let's talk about apps Before we get into all that, let's take a ...

The past several hours have been busy with a blur of new Microsoft rumors, with Eldar Murtazin at the heart of most of it. We just told you what he had to say about Microsoft's possible plan to keep Samsung in the Windows Phone game by essentially paying the company for its continued interest, but now we're looking at some bigger-picture stuff, with talk about ...