Boring Motorola is making smartphones exciting again

Smartphones are exciting again.

Like all products that reach maturity, modern smartphones as we know them today — rectangle glass touchscreen slabs — have become boring. Each new device iteration usually brings modest feature upgrades and industrial designers are playing it safe. Just look at the OnePlus 5: It's not even trying to hide its iPhone 7 Plus-like looks.

It's felt for some time like there wouldn't be much more meaningful innovation to come, but now we have a contender to shake things up.

The next big feature in phones is a magnetic connector for quickly attaching and enabling accessories. And surprisingly, Apple's not leading the charge here. It's Motorola.  Read more...