Hands-on with the Galaxy S4: the most comfortable 5-inch phone yet (video)

I'll admit, I'm no fan of big phones. But with the Galaxy S IV, which Samsung announced tonight in New York City, the company shows you can make a large screen fit into a surprisingly thin and light device.

Simple.TV’s unique DVR is a cord-cutter’s dream (but isn’t for everyone)

Even though it's too complex for mainstream consumers, Simple.TV may be perfect for media geeks.

Windows 8 RTM 90-day free trial available to all, but seriously, don’t do it

Microsoft has released Windows 8 RTM, the finalized version of the OS meant for PC manufacturers and developers of Windows apps. It even has a 90-day free trial for anyone to give it a spin, but we'd seriously recommend against it.

OS X Mountain Lion: A reluctant upgrader’s hands-on

As someone who’s still recovering from the upgrade to Lion, upgrading to Mountain Lion was a frightening prospect. While exciting, operating system updates are to me like the first day of school: lots of new faces, and few of them …

Tomb Raider reboot: Are you playing or watching Lara Croft? (preview)

The feeling I got when I played a preview of the new Tomb Raider game was one of moving back and forth between a movie and a game. That’s exactly what happens when the scene shifts from a movie-like cinematic …

Sorry haters, Airtime has the potential to be more than just Chatroulette 2.0 (hands-on)

My first Airtime video chat lasted all of two seconds. My second featured some dude listening to music way too loud, looking stoned out of his mind (I clicked next). Several calls later, I was finally able to have …

Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2 is the best $250 tablet yet (first look)

With Android 4.0 software, a sturdy build, and an eye-popping price, Samsung’s just-announced 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2 has just become the best $250 Android tablet on the market.

Samsung was the first manufacturer to take a stab at releasing a …

Three iPads later, Apple finally has a tablet that excites me

I can’t stop looking at my new iPad. Its high-resolution Retina Display screen had me intrigued since it was first announced, but now, seeing it in person, I can’t help but be entranced.

Text looks crisp, games are even more …

Kiwi Crate delivers crafts projects to your door, secures $5M in funding

Kiwi Crate, a subscription service that delivers hands-on crafts to your door, has secured $5 million in its first round of funding the company announced Thursday.

The company, which launched in October 2011 with $2 million in seed funding, delivers …

For wider appeal, PlayStation Vita can do non-gaming apps like Twitter and Flickr (video)

Sony knows that its new portable console, the PlayStation Vita, is going to live or die on how good its games are. So said Guy Longworth, senior vice president of marketing and PSN at Sony’s games division, in a dinner …

Hands-on with Nokia’s best phone in years (pics, video)

Nokia announced the anticipated Lumia 900 smartphone earlier this week at the Consumer Electronics Show, and we decided to spend some well-needed hands-on time with the device.

Simply put, the Nokia Lumia 900 may be the single best phone Nokia …

Halfway between phone and tablet, Galaxy Note is surprisingly good (photos, video)

As smartphones grow ever larger and tablets shrink, they’ll inevitably meet at some kind of hybrid, halfway point, neither entirely tablet nor entirely phone, but a bit of both.

The Samsung Galaxy Note is that midpoint, and it’s coming soon …

Kiwi Crate raises $2M to deliver hands-on projects for kids

Kiwi Crate is announcing today it has raised $2 million in funding for a subscription service that delivers hands-on crafts and activities for pre-school and kindergarten age children.

The service is aimed at parents who don’t have the time or …