November 11, 2015 Google is considering building its own smartphone from scratch Google launched Android many years ago without actually making a smartphone. Instead, the company partnered up with various smartphone manufacturers to create Nexus-branded devices to show customers, developers and partners a fully functional high-end (or thereabout) smartphone running the latest version of Android. Though rumors said Google might ditch the Nexus smartphone program, the company kept making them – and Google is probably forced to create Nexus handsets so its brand new Android releases have a place to shine.
November 11, 2015 5 ways Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor will empower your next phone Qualcomm is the unsung ruler of the mobile industry.
November 7, 2015 4 things NOT to buy on Black Friday Black Friday has become synonymous with great deals – and they’re often impressive, as businesses compete for shoppers' attention and dollars.
November 6, 2015 At last! FAA green lights gadgets on planes Government safety rules are changing to let airline passengers use most electronic devices from gate-to-gate -- although you'll still have to stow your stuff during take-off and landing.
November 5, 2015 Apple's working on an iPhone feature that could lock down your data, call for help when you're in danger The Touch ID fingerprint sensor, launched as a signature feature of the iPhone 5s two years ago, is now embedded in all new iOS devices, allowing users to unlock iPhones and iPads, pay for goods in stores and online, and sign into apps and services thanks to third-party integration. Apple is always looking to improve the biometric sensor, and it just cooked up new functionality for Touch ID meant to enhance security for users and protect their personal data.
November 5, 2015 One-third of airline passengers confess to leaving gadgets on inflight According to a new joint study released last week by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), almost one third of fliers don’t heed the pre-take-off warning, “Please turn off all personal electronic devices, including laptops and cell phones.”
November 5, 2015 More bans roll in for the selfie stick, now Wimbledon says 'no' The selfie stick is picking up bans left, right and center these days, making it perhaps the most unloved tech accessory of all time as far as tourist sites and sports events are concerned.
November 5, 2015 Apple Maps app directs drivers to runway at Alaska airport; 2 end up on tarmac A glitch in the Apple Maps app on newer iPhones and iPads guides people up to a runway at a major Alaska airport instead of sending them on the proper route to the terminal, an airport official ...
November 5, 2015 Apple loses big patent suit to University of Wisconsin Apple lost phase one Tuesday of a lawsuit against it by a patent enforcement group that Business Insider once called one of the "most fearsome patent trolls" around—a loss that could cost up to $862 million in damages, Reuters reports.
November 5, 2015 iOS users grow wary of updates, but more than 10 percent still got iOS 9 on day one Apple flaunts the high adoption rates for the latest version of its mobile operating system every year, but the truth is, year after year, iOS users grow more wary of software updates.