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November 5, 2015

10 must-have smartphone apps

There are well over 700,000 apps in both the Apple App Store and Google Play. Take a deep breath! You don't need to dive in all at once. Here's your starter kit.

November 5, 2015

Review: HTC One phone impresses with fit and finish, but camera and software disappoint

Ready for the battle of the phones? This year's crop of high-end smartphones is starting to emerge, like bear cubs crawling out of their burrows, sniffing the spring air.

November 5, 2015

The first mobile phone call was placed 40 years ago today

On April 3, 1973, from a Manhattan street corner -- 6th Ave. between 53rd and 54th -- Motorola’s Martin Cooper placed the world’s first mobile phone call. To his rival, no less.

November 5, 2015

5 ways to find free Wi-Fi wherever you go

With the right tools, you'll never be too far from a free hot spot. You might have to walk another block or two, but the money you'll save will be worth it.

November 5, 2015

Crucial, long-overdue BlackBerry makeover arrives tomorrow

The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedier device, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone. It's the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company.

November 5, 2015

Google Maps return as app for iPhone

The release comes nearly three months after Apple Inc. replaced Google Maps as the device's built-in navigation system and inserted its own maps into the latest version of its mobile operating system.

November 5, 2015

Hppy bthdy txt msng! The text turns twenty today

Text messaging, or txt msng, if you like, turns 20 today. But the tech did not originate from some high-tech lab in Silicon Valley. The world's first SMS came from an office park in England.

November 5, 2015

Create personalized Christmas cards on your smartphone

Tis’ the season to start sending your family, friends, old bosses, and coworkers holiday greeting cards. The process just got a lot simpler with an new app called Sincerely Ink.

November 5, 2015

BlackBerry 10 preview: new interface, features and more

RIM has finally given the world an up-close-and-personal look at BlackBerry 10 running on one of the company’s development platforms. Is there enough here to get RIM back in the game?

November 5, 2015

High-tech gadgets for the back-to-school bound

Papers, projects, research ... no problem.  Your students will succeed with these high-tech gadgets in their backpack.