U.S. smartphone growth dipped below 10 percent last year
It's not just China that is seeing a slowdown.
How can I ditch my carrier and just use Wi-Fi?
The dream: Keep your phone in airplane mode, forever.
Chinese smartphone maker Meizu aims to introduce itself to the U.S. with a Wi-Fi speaker
The $199 Gravity will go on sale Monday via crowdfunding site Indiegogo.
Intel spent more than $10 billion to catch up in mobile. Then it gave up.
The chipmaker missed the smartphone and tablet markets but thought it could catch up if it just spent enough money. Last week it finally raised a white flag.
Chinese phone makers Oppo and Vivo pass Xiaomi in global phone sales
Apple and Samsung retain their top two spots, according to new data from IDC.
Verizon says strike could hurt current-quarter earnings
The company's first-quarter earnings largely matched expectations as it adds 640,000 wireless customers.
Qualcomm earnings top estimates despite competitive phone business
However its earnings forecast for the current quarter was slightly below some analysts' expectations.
AMC Entertainment kills idea to allow texting in theaters
Your phone can stay in your pocket.
HTC and LG, Former Smartphone Leaders, Struggle to Get Out of Samsung's Shadow
The struggling Taiwanese phone maker says the HTC 10 offers a fresh design and improved camera, while Korea's LG is trying to convince developers to build add-ons for its G5.
Startup Rising Africa
I just got back from Nairobi, which hosted the third annual Challenge Cup, discovering the best startups from 50 cities on every continent.
Nokia Technologies Workers to Be Spared as Networking Business Starts Layoffs
The company is expected to cut thousands of jobs in the wake of its Alcatel-Lucent acquisition.
BlackBerry Cuts Price of Android Device Amid Slow Phone Sales
The company has said it may exit the hardware business if it can't make money on it this year.
Sony Mobile U.S. Quietly Replaced Chief, Cut Jobs and Moved to Silicon Valley
The company, which was once a sizable smartphone player here, has been a virtual nonentity in recent years.
The Best Time to Buy an Android Phone Is April
That's when the new models come out.
The Facebook Phone Would Have Been an 'iPhone-Like Moment,' Says the Exec Who Led It
Yves Béhar still has one of the prototypes, ex-Facebooker Chamath Palihapitiya says.
Mossberg: The iPhone 7 Had Better Be Spectacular
This week’s new products may be business wins, but they aren’t technological leaps.
Is the Term 'Mobile First' Becoming Outmoded?
Let’s face it: If we were naming the smartphone today, we’d call it a portable computer, rather than a smartphone.
Lessons From My Mexican Phone Theft Nightmare
Security shortcuts for the sake of convenience can come back to bite you.
Why Apple's Supposed New, Smaller iPhone Makes Sense
A new four-inch iPhone might help Apple better capitalize on emerging markets and the growing popularity of pay-as-you-go services
Motorola Head Rick Osterloh Leaving Lenovo Amid Reorganization
As part of the move, Lenovo is adding responsibility for phablets to its PC unit.
Windows 10 Mobile Launches for Existing Handsets
Availability depends on the carriers.
Nextbit Cancels Verizon and Sprint Versions of Its Smartphone
The company faced further delays in getting the Android phone approved for use on CDMA networks. Instead, it will offer refunds.
Former Nokia Chief Stephen Elop Lands Strategy Role at Australian Carrier Telstra
The former Microsoft and Nokia executive will split his time between Australia and the U.S. starting next month.
Samsung's Galaxy S7 Costs at Least $255 to Build
It includes a smaller-megapixel, but better, camera.
Mossberg: Samsung's New Galaxy S7 Phones Are Beautiful
But software and carrier intrusion undermine the experience.
If You're Reading This, You Didn't Observe National Unplugging Day
30,000 people pledge to unplug for the day.
In Search of the Amazingly Elusive Non-Smartphone Owner
You may even be one yourself.
Hugo Barra Defends Xiaomi's International Push Amid Criticism
Two years after expanding outside of China, Xiaomi still makes 91 percent of its sales domestically. But other numbers tell a better story, says the company's global boss.
Samsung Wins Appeal in $120 Million Apple Patent Dispute, Though Case Largely Moot
What was once a battle over stopping Samsung from copying Apple has been reduced to a squabble over dollars.
The Devices Formerly Known as Smartphones
Thinking of a smartphone as more of a traditional computing device than just a communications tool seems incredibly obvious.
With Smartphones Ubiquitous, Add-Ons Take Center Stage at Mobile World Congress
Virtual reality was especially hot, while all that enthusiasm around smartwatches has waned.
LG's G5 Is a Radical Reinvention of the Flagship Android Smartphone
The beautiful G5 and its plug-in Friends have arrived.