10 THINGS WE LEARNED ABOUT THE TOTALLY SWEET NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 Could this be the iPhone killer you've been waiting for? Samsung On April 21st, Samsung will unleash their Galaxy S8 and S8+ on the world but we were able to count ourselves among the lucky few who pocketed the phone a week early. Using the Galaxy S8 as our primary phone, we put it through the ringer and were damn impressed with what Samsung has accomplished this time around. Here are 10 standout features of Samsung’s Galaxy S8, and why it’s setting a new standard for cell phones. 1. There's No Home Button The main difference and first thing you’ll notice about the S8 is that it’s without a physical home button. The S8 isn’t the first phone to do away with the home button but it is the best implementation of a software-based alternative that we’ve seen so far. We didn’t miss the home button on the S8 because the virtual one Samsung has built into the screen is intuitive...
CIRCUIT BREAKER LG G6 REVIEW: PARTICIPATION AWARD There's no faster, better way to subtly insult a kid than by giving him a participation award. "Congratulations," it says, "you at least showed up, but you didn't do well enough to win any important trophies." So when I say that I am giving the LG G6 a participation award, I feel like I need to explain myself. Because in this case, it’s really a compliment. Just "showing up" to the flagship smartphone debate in 2017 is a genuine accomplishment. We watched nearly every company not named Samsung or Apple falter and fail to make a difference at the top end last year. LG's own G5 was at the head of that 2016 failure list, so few expected the company to release a genuine contender this year. With the G6, LG has produced a phone that deserves to be in the same conversation as the Samsung Galaxy S8, Apple iPhone 7, and Google Pixel. LG needs to prove the G6 has some standout f...