Malicious apps from a campaign called "Agent Smith" have been downloaded to 25 million Android devices, according to new research by cyber-security firm Check Point.
https://phys.org/news/2019-07-malicious-apps-infect-million-android.html
Apple, beset by falling iPhone sales, announced upcoming changes to its phone and computer software intended to highlight its increasing emphasis on digital services and to further position it as...
https://phys.org/news/2019-06-apple-preview-software-big-transition.html
Consumers can pursue a lawsuit complaining that iPhone apps cost too much, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, adding to Apple's woes that already include falling iPhone sales and a European inves...
https://phys.org/news/2019-05-supreme-court-lawsuit-iphone-apps.html
Samsung on Wednesday is expected to unveil new flagship smartphones including one with a screen that can fold closed like a book as it seeks to boost the moribund market.
https://phys.org/news/2019-02-samsung-rev-smartphone-desire.html
Once confined to the realms of science fiction, near real-time translation devices that whisper discreetly into your ear during a conversation are finally coming of age thanks to leaps in artific...
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-star-trek-style-closer-reality.html
LG on Monday unveiled a roll-up television screen as a trend of bendable displays began taking shape at a consumer electronics extravaganza in Las Vegas.
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-lg-flexes-roll-up-tv-screens.html
Apple is not among the exhibitors at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, but that didn't prevent the iPhone maker from sending a message to attendees on a large billboard.
A Chinese court ordered a ban in the country on iPhone sales in a patent dispute, US chipmaking giant Qualcomm said Monday.
https://phys.org/news/2018-12-china-court-iphone-sales-patent.html
Samsung on Wednesday showed off a folding screen that lets a smartphone open into a tablet, heralding it as the future for portable devices.
https://phys.org/news/2018-11-samsung-screen-smartphone-tablet.html
Apple's new iPads will more closely resemble its latest iPhones as they ditch a home button and fingerprint sensor to make more room for the screen.
https://phys.org/news/2018-10-ipads-macs-screens-apple-creativity.html
Most leading phones offer the same basics: Big screens, decent battery life and good cameras. So when a newcomer brings something innovative to the party, why is it difficult to break through a p...
Apple offers you a simple trade-off with its new iPhone XR, the middlebrow cousin to the top-of-the-line iPhone XS.
https://phys.org/news/2018-10-iphone-xr-trade-offs-cheaper-price.html
Google on Tuesday launched a new version of its connected speaker with a touchscreen display designed to be a hub for smart home devices but without a camera for privacy reasons.
https://phys.org/news/2018-10-google-speaker-screen-camera.html
Facebook on Monday launched a range of AI-powered video-calling devices, a strategic revolution for the social network giant which is aiming for a slice of the smart speaker market that is curren...
https://phys.org/news/2018-10-facebook-people-cameras-homes.html
From the kitchen to the car, Amazon on Thursday sought to make its Alexa digital assistant and online services a bigger part of people's lives with an array of new products and partnerships.
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-amazon-aims-alexa-bigger-users.html
Google Home Mini has vaulted to the top spot in the global market for connected speakers, edging out a rival device from Amazon, a survey showed Wednesday.
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-google-mini-captures-speaker-survey.html
Apple is trying to turn its smartwatch from a niche gadget into a lifeline to better health by slowly evolving it into a medical device.
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-apple-inching-medical-device.html
Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday in a bid to bolster its spot in the premium smartphone market, along with an upgraded smartwatch that takes electrocardiograms and detects falls.
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-apple-unveils-smartwatch-nears-bn.html
For many consumers, rewinding cassettes, carefully placing a needle on a record or shaking dry a Polaroid photo may all feel like long-forgotten gestures from a bygone era.
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-tech-nostalgia-berlin-ifa.html
Some two years after stepping into the spotlight, voice assistants are learning new languages and connecting to ever-more devices around the home—but mass adoption and widespread ease with the ...
Google is toeing the line between helping you save time and creeping you out as it turns to machines to suggest email replies on your behalf.
A piece of computer history that helped launch a trillion dollar company is hitting the auction block.
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-functioning-apple-built-1970s-auction.html
Apple said Monday it had removed many gambling-related apps from its Chinese app store as the US giant comes under scrutiny amid trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-under-fire-apple-apps-china.html
Samsung's new smartphone illustrates the limits of innovation at a time when hardware advances have slowed.
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-samsung-smartphone-nyc-event-thursday.html
Magic Leap, the secretive Plantation, Fla.-based tech company that has raised more than $2 billion in venture capital to build sophisticated 3-D software, has finally gone live.
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-magic-billion-3d-software-startup.html
When Google first introduced its phone-calling digital concierge Duplex in May, some thought it sounded too human. Others worried that it would secretly record calls with people.
https://phys.org/news/2018-06-google-prepping-duplex-bot-summer.html
Hey, Google, order a large pizza! Alexa, I need vitamins!
Apple is closing a security gap that allowed outsiders to pry personal information from locked iPhones without a password, a change that will thwart law enforcement agencies that have been exploi...
Alexa for couch potatoes is coming: Amazon's new streaming TV device will let users shout out when they want to turn on the TV, flip channels or search for sitcoms—all without pushing any butto...
https://phys.org/news/2018-06-amazon-unveils-hands-free-streaming-tv.html
Apple on Monday unveiled new operating systems for its iPhones and computers with features designed to thwart the use of secret trackers to monitor people's online activities.
https://phys.org/news/2018-06-apple-touts-privacy-features.html