(Los Angeles Times) – Think teenagers are always glued to their phones? A new research report says you’re right. A survey of more than 1,000...
(Politico) – Four years ago today, President Barack Obama was gearing up to announce his reelection campaign, Mitt Romney was leading Newt Gingrich in the...
(Computer World) – I never thought I’d say this, but here we go: Samsung is about to release a beautifully designed phone. It’s true: The...
Seth Fiegerman, MASHABLE HANOVER, Germany (Mashable.com)—The future of payments may be staring us right in the face. Alibaba, the Chinese ecommerce giant with more money...
ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time you could count on phones getting larger each year. Samsung’s runaway success with...
JOSEPH WILSON, Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — BlackBerry may be launching four new smartphones over the coming year, but the struggling company is staking its...
JOSEPH WILSON, Associated Press MICHAEL LIEDTKE, Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Search giant, self-driving car developer, smartphone and tablet maker. Turned data plan provider? Google...
(The Independent) – Stealing of smartphones has plunged after manufacturers added features that can allow them to be locked remotely. The number of stolen iPhones...
(TechSmash) – Have you been wanting to switch phone providers, but have been held back because your phone is locked to your carrier? Yes? Well,...
Andrew V. Pestano, UPI REDMOND, Wash. (UPI.com)—A Microsoft team in China has created a prototype device that automatically locates and charges smartphones with a light...
Nick Wingfield, THE NEW YORK TIMES SEATTLE (The New York Times)—Optimism is a renewable resource at Microsoft. In 2011, the company, in a belated attempt to catch...
Dolene Internicola, REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters)—Americans will continue to flock to indoor cycling, interval training, group fitness classes and other calorie-burning activities in 2015, but...
Jennifer Jolly, special to USA TODAY (USA TODAY)—Analysts say we’ll have 50 billion things connected to the Internet within the next five years. Everything will...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The days of the census taker with clipboard in hand may be numbered. The Census Bureau plans to...
BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — A year ago, pundits were declaring the personal computer dead. Smartphones and tablets were cannibalizing sales, and...
Anick Jesdanun, ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS (AP) — Imagine a world in which your garage door opens automatically as you pull into the driveway. The...
(CTV News) – Learning to text on a smartphone is nowhere near as difficult as learning to play the violin, but the two may have...
BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press ROB GILLIES, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — BlackBerry is returning to its roots with a new phone that features a traditional...
HONG KONG (New York Times) — In China, the smartphone battle used to be Samsung versus Apple. But not anymore. Over the summer, a Chinese company, Xiaomi,...
(Ars Technica) – The growing number of smart devices that interoperates with smartphones could leave text messages, calendar entries, biometric data, and other sensitive user information...
Nic Denholm, TECH CRUNCH (TechCrunch.com)—Half a lifetime ago, 22-year-old Neil Papworth sent the first ever short message service (SMS). His fifteen-character missive – ‘merry christmas’ –...
(Politico) – Smartphones may not be the smartest solution to fighting Ebola in West Africa. Technology giants including Google, Amazon and Ericsson, and techie charities such...
David Nield, GIZMODO (Gizmodo.com)—Having a PIN code or pattern to protect your device makes a lot of sense, but it’s also annoying. Thankfully, the new version...
Abhimanyu Ghoshal, THE NEXT WEB (TheNextWeb.com)—With Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone slated for release next month, it’s not completely surprising that the competition is following close behind....
Scott Mayerowitz, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Hotels don’t want guests to have to linger at the front desk — or even stop...
