Google on Monday pulled the wraps off the latest version of its Android mobile operating system. Version 8.0 Oreo has a number of improvements over 7.1 Nougat, the previous release of the OS. Google has tweaked Android's notification feature, for instance, so when an app has notifications pending, a dot appears in a corner of the program's icon. Press the do...
The water- and shatter-resistant Samsung Galaxy S7 Active on Friday became available exclusively from AT&T through its website or at its brick-and-mortar stores. Consumers who have eligible service can get the Galaxy S7 Active for $26.50 monthly for 30 months on AT&T Next, or $33.13 monthly ...
We have been watching the big guys battle it out for the last few years. Apple's iOS vs. Google's Android on the operating system side, and Apple's iPhone vs. Samsung's Galaxy on the handset side. However little attention has been paid to No. 3. Which company is No. 3? I'll be you don't even know. Y...
Sprint has put a date on the phase-out of its iDEN Nextel National Network: June 30, 2013. The company first said it would be shutting down the 2G network in 2010, and in the meantime has discontinued selling iDEN devices in certain channels.Over the next several months, it will cease selling iDEN d...
After suffering a massive network failure for more than a week, Sony's PlayStation division had the distinct pleasure of revealing to users it had been hacked -- deep and hard -- by cybercriminals who may have been able to pilfer some very valuable information. Before this happened, PlayStation's PR...
The Kyocera Echo, a dual-screen Android smartphone on the way from Sprint, will arrive Sunday for buyers who've pre-ordered the device. What exactly will they get with the two screens? For starters, there's the ability to run separate apps on each screen simultaneously. They'll also be able to lock ...
Sanyo has traded off a little in a crowded mobile technology field to gain a lot in its core business, with the sale of its lagging mobile phone operations to Kyocera. The two electronics firms announced the deal -- potentially worth $472.3 million -- on Monday, with Sanyo transferring its $375 mill...
A U.S. appeals court has granted Qualcomm and a group of handset makers that use its chips a reprieve from a ban on the import of mobile phones containing technology found to have infringed on patents held by rival Broadcom. Qualcomm announced late Wednesday that it had received a stay of the Intern...
A Northern California man was badly burned when his cell phone spontaneously combusted. The man was sleeping with the phone in his front pants pocket when it exploded and caused his clothes to ignite, according to reports, and he awoke in flames. He reportedly has second- and third-degree burns on a...
To some, it might seem like an unlikely pairing: wireless handset chipsets and mobile application development tools. To Qualcomm, however, it is a match that makes sense and is starting to have an impact on the wireless data industry. Qualcomm is best known for its CDMA chipsets that are found in p...
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