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Read Microsoft's internal memo about its smartphone restructuring

Tom Warren May 25, 2016 05:00 am16 hours ago 36

Microsoft just announced some major changes to its smartphone business. After selling off its feature phone business last week, Microsoft is now streamlining its Windows Phone hardware plans once again....

Lumia is over

Apple is reportedly building a Siri speaker to rival Amazon’s Echo

Nick Statt May 24, 2016 04:49 pm05.24.2016 253

Apple is working on its own competitor to the Amazon Echo to give consumers a Siri-powered speaker for the home, according to a report from The Information today. Not only that, but Apple is also...

Apple could open Siri to third-party apps very soon

Microsoft lays off hundreds as it guts its phone business

Tom Warren May 25, 2016 05:00 am16 hours ago 113

Microsoft is signalling the end of its Nokia experiment today. After acquiring Nokia's phone business for $7.2 billion two years ago, Microsoft wrote off $7.6 billion last year and cut 7,800 jobs to...

Microsoft's Nokia experiment is over

Huawei takes Samsung to court over LTE patents

Russell Brandom May 24, 2016 03:06 pm05.24.2016 9

Two of the world's largest phone manufacturers are facing off over the core technology that powers LTE. Today, the Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei filed suit against Samsung over its use of 11...

"We are not receiving royalties"

Why I'm still skeptical about Project Ara

Vlad Savov May 24, 2016 01:50 pm05.24.2016 184

What Google is doing with its modular Project Ara smartphone is perhaps its grandest experiment yet: developing hardware out in the open as if it were software. Starting with a developer device this year...

It'll be distinctive, sure, but will it be any good?

OtterBox made a modular case that lets you add and remove accessories

Jacob Kastrenakes May 24, 2016 09:00 am05.24.2016 4

When you put a case on your phone, you usually give up the ability to add on more accessories — be it a new camera lens, a card reader, or extra storage. So OtterBox is trying to change that. It's...

With accessories from Square, Olloclip, and SanDisk

You can preorder Cat's thermal imaging smartphone in June

James Vincent May 24, 2016 07:52 am05.24.2016

Cat first announced its thermal camera-equipped S60 smartphone back in February, and now says it'll be accepting preorders for the device this June. Would-be buyers will be able to cough up €649 ($599) for...

Huawei P9 review: good design outshines dual cameras

read the review

Facebook denies systemic bias in Trending Topics but changes how they are chosen

Nick Statt May 23, 2016 07:20 pm05.23.2016 4

Facebook says it's altering the makeup of its controversial Trending Topics section in response to a Senate inquiry over alleged censorship of conservative news sources. The company's news operation will...

Facebook is toning down its editorial judgement

Lenovo filed a trademark for 'Moto Z,' so that seems to be a thing

Paul Miller May 23, 2016 05:40 pm05.23.2016 2

A week ago we heard a rumor that Lenovo is about to announce a Moto X follow-up by the name of Moto Z, skipping the oft-neglected letter "Y" in its quest for renewed relevance in the world of Android. Now...

Google could replace some passwords with a 'trust score' by the end of the year

Ashley Carman May 23, 2016 04:41 pm05.23.2016 46

Conventional passwords might soon be a thing of the past, or at least on devices running Android. Google announced at I/O last week that it's pushing ahead with plans to replace passwords with "trust...

Could this be the password's final year?

Puppycams are coming to Facebook Live with new nonstop streaming feature

Nick Statt May 23, 2016 04:41 pm05.23.2016 2

Facebook is pushing out a few updates to its live video platform today, including a new feature that lets broadcasters maintain continuous streams. This opens up all sorts of possibilities for fixed camera...

Facebook will let you stream 24 hours a day

Apple’s rules for video games are still causing problems in the App Store

Nick Statt May 23, 2016 03:05 pm05.23.2016 44

Apple, which last week rejected a mobile game called Liyla and The Shadows of War for its political undertones, has decided to approve it after all. The monochrome platformer, which tells the story of a...

Apple backtracks on Palestinian game
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