October 22, 2015 Apple responds to electrocution threat Apple is responding to reports of electrocutions related to third-party and counterfeit USB power adapters with a new takeback program that will allow users to purchase official chargers at a significantly reduced price.
October 22, 2015 FBI can remotely activate microphones in Android smartphones, source says Law-enforcement officials in the U.S. are expanding the use of tools routinely used by computer hackers to gather information on suspects, bringing the criminal wiretap into the cyber age.
October 22, 2015 New phone upgrade plans: 'rentals' The phone companies call them installment plans, but you should think of them as phone rentals instead.
October 22, 2015 SIM card flaw opens millions of phones to attack Even though it's one of the simplest components in a cellphone, older SIM cards are still vulnerable to attack, leaving approximately 750 million users one exploit away from being compromised, according to German security researcher Karsten Nohl.
October 22, 2015 AT&T introduces option for faster phone upgrades, much like T-Mobile AT&T is making it easier for customers to upgrade their cellphones more frequently, as long as they're willing to pay more.
October 22, 2015 Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone's launch in 2007.
October 22, 2015 Phone companies selling customer information Big phone companies have begun to sell the vast troves of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits -- a powerful tool for marketers that raises new privacy concerns.
October 22, 2015 iPhone 5S guts revealed in new photos New photos of a number of components that will be included in Apple’s iPhone 5S help paint a picture of things to come later this year.
October 22, 2015 At Google I/O 2013 event, new new maps, music tools, phones, photo software The sixth annual Google I/O conference for software developers opened Wednesday in San Francisco, where the web giant showcased the latest for software, a new Android-powered phone, a new music service -- and oh yeah, some stuff for software developers.
October 22, 2015 Review: In making Facebook easier to use, Home makes other apps and tasks harder to reach When I got my first smartphone in 2010, I checked Facebook obsessively. But over time, the novelty wore off and opening Facebook's app to check photos, links and posts from friends turned into a...