I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola Razrs were all the rage. Since then, I've written about everything from consumer electronics to internet culture ...

Modern smartphones are basically pocket-sized computers. The key things that set them apart from laptop or desktop computers tend to be their size, shape, and software. But the distinction gets blurry ...

After 9 months, the Droid Bionic by Motorola is here. Motorola and Verizon first teased us with the Bionic at the CES trade show in January 2011, and since then Moto has gone back to the drawing board ...

We’ve seen lapdocks launching before, way back in 2011. It’s a fascinating concept that sees you dock your smartphone into a laptop shell. The resulting fusion means your phone powers a laptop-style ...

Who knew that one of the better mobile/desktop hybrid projects would actually come from Samsung? Yep, DeX saw Galaxy S8 and Note 8 users connect their phones to a dock, which then delivered a PC-like ...

It's not really that unusual to hear of successfully crowdfunded projects that failed to deliver, though they are thankfully still the exception rather than the norm. For a time, it seemed that ...

Developer Ax0n has this week published details on how a Raspberry Pi Zero mini PC can be used to transform a Motorola Lapdock 100 shell into a fully working Raspberry Pi laptop. Originally the ...

Do you remember the Motorola Lapdock 100? It was a CPU-less laptop designed for plugging in your smartphone that enabled you to use your phone as a computer! Perhaps a bit ahead of its time, they ...

Do you remember the Motorola Lapdock 100? It was a CPU-less laptop designed for plugging in your smartphone that enabled you to use your phone as a computer! Perhaps a bit ahead of its time, they ...

Motorola had a great idea in 2011, but it failed to execute. Maybe Microsoft can pull off the dockable smartphone. You could argue that Motorola was ahead of its time when it released a smartphone ...