Smartphones & Wireless

At a time of rising regulatory and legal pressure on tech companies around with the world, the outcome has an only-in-America sort of feel. Apple had its day in court and it won a battle of principle against a powerful arm of the government, which decided to walk away, at least for now, from the fight.

The government said it had cracked a terrorist’s iPhone without Apple’s help and is seeking to drop its legal case to force the tech giant to unlock the device.

Highlights on this week’s calendar include monthly gross domestic product, a Bank of Canada deputy governor speech and results from BlackBerry.

Students at a popular class at New Rochelle High School use iPhones and iPads to make films.

At its Build conference, Microsoft will press its case that developers can write an application once and have it run on PCs, tablets, smartphones and game consoles.

Sony said it would start making games for smartphones including Apple’s iPhones and Android phones, following rival Nintendo’s move into the fast-growing market.

Chinese handset maker Huawei Technologies is beefing up its mobile-payment service in China, creating yet another local competitor to Apple Pay in the world’s largest smartphone market.

The Justice Department said Monday that it might be able to unlock an iPhone belonging to a shooter in the San Bernardino terror attacks without assistance from Apple Inc.

The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost to Samsung Electronics in the smartphone patent wars, agreeing to consider the South Korean company’s appeal in a heated and long-running legal battle with rival Apple.

An Apple event Monday at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters led off with Chief Executive Tim Cook saying his company won't relent on its stance to keep data on customers’ iPhones secure.

Low expectations could help the smaller, cheaper iPhone SE surprise investors.