Black Friday 2025 has arrived with unusually aggressive discounts on electronics, mobile devices, gaming, premium audio and smart home tech. Retailers across the United States-both

Despite its flaws, I highly recommend picking up a Razr Ultra for $900. It’s a powerful device with a sleek form factor that’ll make smartphones fun again for you. If you’ve been yearning for something different, the Razr Ultra should be the phone you put in your pocket next.

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It wasn't just a warning to consumers; price hikes by manufacturers may not completely absorb the rising costs, causing all smartphone manufacturers to see profit reductions without other action.

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Discover the 5 best Android phones of 2025 according to Consumer Reports. See why top-rated models like the Galaxy S25 Ultra and Pixel 9a made the list.

There is a growing movement among Gen Z to do away with smartphones and revert back to “less smart” phones like old-school flip and slide phones. Flip phones were popular in the mid-1990s and 2000s, but now seem to be making a comeback among younger ...

The NPD group has announced its Holiday Purchase Intentions report findings this year show that among consumer electronics, purchase intent was highest for headphones, smartphones, tablets/e-readers, and smartwatches this holiday season. 36% of consumers ...

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Millennial and Gen X parents who spent their teenage years stretching spiral phone cords into their bedrooms and talking until their receiver-ears burned, are reviving the home phone to improve their kids’ communication skills without the risks a pocketful of internet can bring.