Google for Android gets new feature to deal with inconsistent internet connections

 As more of the world’s population comes online for the first time, so Google is focusing…

App downloads up 15 percent in 2016, revenue up 40 percent thanks to China

 The app industry is continuing to grow, according to a new year-end analysis from app intelligence firm…

HTC outs an always listening, dual-screen smartphone with its own AI assistant

 Just when you thought HTC might be ready to hang up on its smartphone efforts, the…

What if the iPhone had never arrived?

 Ten years ago the cellphone industry was as teeming with life as a coral reef. Weird,…

HMD’s first Nokia smartphone is heading to China

 Nokia fans hankering to get their hands on a new smartphone with their beloved brand name…

iPhone 7 was a top holiday gift, but Apple Watch is fading

 More iPhone 7 devices were unwrapped over the 2016 holidays compared with Google Pixel smartphones, according…

Cyanogen failed to kill Android, now it is shuttering its services and OS as part of a pivot

 It’s been a rocky few months for Cyanogen, the ambitious startup that aimed to build a…

The new Barnes&Noble Nooks come with free malware

 Barnes & Noble began outsourcing its Nook e-readers a few years ago after a partnership with…