A growing number of companies are pairing Apple and Android apps with physical objects including board games, guns, radio-control vehicles and trading cards to create "augmented reality" activities. Here are some of the best app-object combinations from this week's annual Toy Fair.

Shopping for a new smart phone as a newbie or switching from one smart phone operating system to another? You've suddenly got some great choices, all 4G LTE, which is becoming the new normal, from every major phone maker (except Apple). And each has at last one special feature to set it apart.