Mobile Archive

It’s easy to kill cables. Lengthy ones, short ones, and even those made with sturdy materials. When you’re holding a device that’s also charging, the cable tends to become bent at an angle. It’s usually a gentle bending force, but it’s a bending force nonetheless. And it can wear the cable to death. Right angle connectors are a smart solution to a simple problem. They …

Charging is the least mobile aspect of using a mobile device. You can take your phone anywhere and everywhere, but sooner or later you end up needing an electrical socket, and the wires that come with it. Wireless charging technology is working to change all of that. While the technology is still somewhat in its infancy, like many new technologies, wireless charging has been improving …

Modern smartphones are being constructed with increasingly tougher types of glass. But accidents happen, and people drop their phones every day. Even if you already have fairly impressive glass to begin with, like the extra sturdy build of the Samsung Note provides, then you’re still going to want another layer of protection. If or when an accident happens, it’s far better that your screen protector …

Instant film cameras aren’t always bad. But they often are. They tend to have terribly short batteries, and they can only produce photos as good as you can snap on your very first try. And anyone who’s tried to take a selfie before knows you generally don’t get your best shots on the first try. There’s something to be said for being spontaneous, but there’s …

The S9 is extremely well designed, but that doesn’t matter when your phone is about to smash into parking-lot asphalt. Even if your device survives the fall, a face-down trip to the ground can mar your screen with ugly scarring. It’s no wonder why the cell phone screen repair is a billion-dollar industry. Accidents happen, even when we’re terribly careful with our devices. And screen …