Articles by Alex Roth

Why no HTC One on Verizon, microSD for US and UK? HTC explains

By Alex Roth published 22 May 13

Exclusive HTC isn't playing favorites, there's a method to the madness.

CTIA opening keynote talks 2014 'super show,' women in wireless

By Alex Roth published 21 May 13

CTIA 2013 The last CTIA spring show opened with condolences for Oklahoma.

Hands on: Cat B15 review

By Alex Roth published 21 May 13

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CTIA 2013 The B15 looks to be yet another construction-friendly Cat product.

Google IO: top 5 moments

By William O'Neal, Michelle Fitzsimmons, Alex Roth published 19 May 13

Updated We highlight the five best moments from Google's annual developers' conference.

Hands on: Nvidia Shield review

By Alex Roth, Matt Swider published 15 May 13

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Updated The Nvidia Shield tech specs are ambitious and it plays without lag, but can it really shake up the gaming market?

Google Music vs Spotify

By Alex Roth published 15 May 13

Early View Google Music is poised to take on Spotify's premium service.

HTC First review

By Alex Roth published 10 May 13

Updated Affordable, reasonably sized and LTE equipped, the Facebook phone would be the perfect mid-range Android if not for all that Facebook

Razer Edge review

By Alex Roth published 11 April 13

It's not a value purchase, but that doesn't stop this tablet from being a blast.

Hands on: Moga Pro controller review

By Alex Roth published 2 April 13

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PAX East Power A's second crack at an Android controller is less compact but more satisfying.

LG Optimus L9 review

By Alex Roth published 1 April 13

Updated The L series is on its way up with this affordable ICS phone from LG

GDC 2013: Top 10 moments from the conference

By Alex Roth, Michelle Fitzsimmons published 30 March 13

Updated Indie games get the spotlight, but this year it will be hard to ignore the looming presence of Sony's PS4 and Microsoft's Xbox 720.

You mad, Zynga? Facebook gaming is a $2B industry

By Alex Roth published 26 March 13

GDC 2013 Facebook wants to be the "connective tissue" between mobile and desktop gaming.

PAX East 2013: our top 5 moments from the show

By Alex Roth published 25 March 13

PAX East The Penny Arcade expo returns to Boston for three days of all things gaming.

Gears of War creator dreams of VR multiplayer with the Oculus Rift

By Alex Roth published 22 March 13

PAX East Cliff Bleszinski is excited for virtual reality equipment to become the standard for online gaming.

Hands on: Lenovo ThinkPad T431 review

By Alex Roth published 17 March 13

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A redesign from Lenovo has the ThinkPad T Series looking sleek

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 review

By Alex Roth published 2 March 13

Updated The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 runs the full Windows 8, but lacks the grunt do all that it entails

iPad 3 vs iPad 4: the key differences

By Alex Roth, Thomas Thorn published 1 March 13

Updated The 4th generation iPad has been released to completely replace the iPad 3, and has now been named "iPad with Retina display."

HTC One VX review

By Alex Roth published 16 February 13

Updated HTC's One VX is one of the best free phones you'll find on AT&T

Acer Iconia W510 review

By Alex Roth published 1 February 13

Acer's tiny 10-incher overreaches. Too expensive for a tablet, too cramped for an ultrabook, and too frustrating to recommend.

CES 2013: top 10 moments

By Alex Roth, Michelle Fitzsimmons published 15 January 13

Updated CES 2013: after four days of flashy keynotes, Ultra High-Def, and unaffordable technological breakthroughs, we've picked our favorites

Hands on: Lenovo Erazer X700 review

By Alex Roth published 11 January 13

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CES 2013 Lenovo's first dedicated gaming PC was on display at CES 2013

Hands on: Samsung Series 7 SC770 review

By Alex Roth published 8 January 13

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CES 2013 Samsung has applied its magic touch this 27-inch Windows 8 ready display

Ford introduces AppLink at CES 2013

By Alex Roth published 8 January 13

CES 2013 Ford wants developers as badly as it wants drivers.

Samsung Ativ S review

By Alex Roth published 24 December 12

This Galaxy S3 look-alike was almost the best Windows Phone yet.

Steelseries Flux Headset review

By Alex Roth published 13 December 12

Steelseries has made a thoughtful, jack-of-all-trades headset