Have you ever put your phone on a charging pad that charges it wirelessly—no cords, no plugging in, just place it and it charges? At first it does indeed look like magic, but what is really happening there? While wireless charging...
If you’ve experienced your phone get abnormally warm at some point, you’re not alone. Overheating is an issue which is very common but it doesn’t affect all phones in the same way or to the same degree. Some phones stay cool...
As you pick up your phone to check out a map, track your morning run, scroll through social media, or play a game which requires you to tilt the phone, out come the use of mobile sensors. We have these small...
Every time you hit the power button, your computer goes through a series of in-depth processes in the background. What we see as a simple action — the screen lighting up and the desktop appearing — is in fact a very...
In a world that is becoming more digitally based we see that the way we connect to, charge and transfer data is more important than ever before. A technology which has become very universal and easy to recognize in this respect...
The Solid State Drive, or SSD, has transformed not only what we store data on but also the computing experience as a whole. From speedier boot times to smooth multitasking, SSDs have improved everything from consumer laptops to enterprise data centers....
Upon taking up a smartphone, tablet or even a smartwatch, one of the first things you notice is the display. We may notice the brightness, color sharpness, or how black the blacks are. The screen plays a large role in how...
In our present fast-moving digital age, the smooth performance and response of our devices has become as important as what they do and how they do it. While most people talk about camera quality, battery life, and storage when they discuss...
Touchscreen technology has become so integrated into what we do that we forget to appreciate how amazing it is. In everything from our smartphones and tablets to ATMs, kiosks, and even cars, we are able to interact with what is, in...
Walk into any street, take a seat in a waiting room, or step on a bus and you will see that people are attached to a square glass device in their hands. We see these devices, what we call smartphones, every...