Motorola’s Latest Razr Phones Are All In on AI

Moto AI’s core features are Catch Me Up, Remember This, and Pay Attention. Catch Me Up summarizes notifications, prioritizing urgent messages, if you’re coming back to your Razr after some time and have a pile of notifications to sift through. Remember This lets you ask Moto AI to remember anything,Continue Reading

How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border

Privacy and digital rights advocates largely prefer the approach of building a travel device from scratch, but they caution that a phone that is too squeaky clean, too much like a burner phone, can arouse suspicion. “You have to ‘seed’ the device. Use the phone for a day or evenContinue Reading

The Best Pixel 9 Cases, Tested and Reviewed (2025)

The world of Pixel accessories grows every year. Here are a few other cases I’ve tried and liked, just not as much as the ones above. OtterBox Defender Series for $65: This is arguably the most protective case for the Pixel 9 series. It has a hard shell that splitsContinue Reading

Is Airplane Mode on Flights Necessary or Outdated? (2025)

You little anarchist. They told you to switch to airplane mode, and you just … didn’t. Maybe you were sending one last Slack; maybe you decided not to take PTO and you’re in the middle of a Zoom call; or maybe you just don’t like being told what to do.Continue Reading

This Is How US Tariffs Could Make Smartphones Dumber

Tariffs, another chaotic venture of the barely four-month-old Trump administration, are set to rollick every sector of the economy and nearly all the goods and services people use across the world. But tariffs could also cause the tech in your phone and other devices you use every day to stagnateContinue Reading

This Is How US Tariffs Could Make Smartphones Dumber

Tariffs, another chaotic venture of the barely four-month-old Trump administration, are set to rollick every sector of the economy and nearly all the goods and services people use across the world. But tariffs could also cause the tech in your phone and other devices you use every day to stagnateContinue Reading

Google Pixel 9a Review: Still the Best Smartphone

Google is employing the same top-end Tensor G4 processor as the Pixel 9 series, though you get only 8 gigabytes of RAM versus 12 on the Pixel 9 and 16 on the Pixel 9 Pro. For the most part, performance feels identical to Google’s flagship phones. Apps launch quickly, multitaskingContinue Reading