Smartphones
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 ...
Back Market and iFixit Want You to Use Your Phone for at Least 5 Years
How often do you replace your laptop? Every five to seven years? Maybe more? You probably don’t wait as long ...
Trump Keeps Backing Down, Exempts Phones and Computers from Tariffs
Donald Trump’s tariff regime keeps getting less and less robust. In the latest backtrack from the Trump administration following the ...
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 ...
Is Airplane Mode on Flights Necessary or Outdated?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 ...
The Best Google Pixel Phones of 2025, Tested and Reviewed: Which Model to Buy, Cases and Accessories, Feature Drops
Google Pixel phones are our favorite Android phones here at WIRED and have been for a few years. They have ...
How to Fast-Charge Your Smartphone
From PD to PPS and MagSafe to Qi2, we explain common smartphone charging technologies and how to fast-charge your phone.
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 ...
In Trump’s Tariff Era, the Right to Repair Will Be More Important Than Ever
The tariff era will require a shift in how products are produced and reduced. Wiens says he has also been ...
Tariffs Will Make Electronics More Expensive. If You Need a New Gadget, ‘Buy It Now’
WIRED reached out to more than 70 companies, from electronics manufacturers to coffee companies, asking if they could share any ...
