Smartphone

Motorola Announces $129 Moto E Smartphone

Motorola pushes down the cost of smartphones by announcing the Moto E that will cost only $129 without a service contract. The device announced Tuesday morning will be available in…

Blackberry Launches New Smartphone for Indonesia

BlackBerry launched a new lower-cost smartphone designed specifically for Indonesia on Tuesday in an attempt to win back market share that has plunged in recent years but remains higher than…

HTC Steps Up Advertising to Regain Once-High Market Share

Taiwan’s HTC Corp is stepping up advertising to ensure sales of the One M8 smartphone live up to the new flagship’s critical acclaim, and win the vendor a bigger share…

iPhone Has Edge

Samsung’s new Galaxy S5 smartphone is more durable than last year’s model and other leading Android phones, but the iPhone 5s outperformed all of them in part because of its…

Amazon to Unveil Smartphone in Time for Holidays

Amazon.com is preparing to launch its long-rumored smartphone in the second half of the year, the Wall Street Journal cited people briefed on the company’s plans as saying, jumping into…

Blackberry Wins Ruling Against iPhone Keyboard

Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry has won an early round in its legal battle against an iPhone keyboard made by a startup co-founded by “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest. A court…

Updated HTC One Phone Worth Considering

The HTC One might be the best smartphone you never heard of. The phone won critical acclaim last year, yet it barely made a dent in the marketplace. It’s overshadowed…

Simple Internet-Connected Devices Can End Up in Complex Online Crimes

To keep an eye on his child via his smartphone, Marc Gilbert installed Internet-connected video baby monitors in his home in Houston. One evening, Gilbert heard a stranger’s voice bellowing…

ISU Professor Develops Smartphone Security Software

As technology becomes more and more advanced, so do the hacking methods that could threaten the software in computers, phones and even cars and airplanes. The U.S. Department of Defense…

Smartphone App Lets Doctor See What’s Bothering You

Dr. Ariel Soffer was on an airplane when one of his patients was desperately trying to reach him. Through his clinical photography app, his patient was able to text the…

Boeing Designs Self-Destructing Smartphone

Boeing Co. has developed a smartphone for defense and security customers, called Boeing Black, that will self-destruct if tampered with. The company, whose Defense, Space & Security unit is based…

High-End Smartphone Cameras

Expect sharper, clearer selfies this year. Samsung Electronics Co. has beefed up the camera in its Galaxy S5 smartphone due for April release and added smarter camera software, following Sony…

Incentives are Coming for Payments by Phones

Many people use their smartphones to watch video, play games and wake them up in the morning. Some even use them to generate digital boarding passes to fly. So why…

The New Xperia Z2 with 4K Resolution Video Recording

Sony is borrowing innovations from its audio and camcorder businesses and incorporating its new Xperia Z2 smartphone with noise-cancelling technology and ultra-high-definition video recording. Noise cancellation works with an in-ear…

Google Shucks off Motorola; Good Idea or Bad Decision?

Google, which bought Motorola Mobility in 2011 for $12.5 billion, announced last week it is selling the smartphonemaker to PC manufacturer Lenovo for $2.9 billion. Bad deal? Perhaps not, experts…