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Chart of the day: The BlackBerry’s fall to 0.0 percent market share

by Dan Frommer

A decade after the iPhone launched, the BlackBerry platform is all but dead.

Google wants businesses to text with its Android Messages service

by Tess Townsend

The company is continuing to expand the reach of its next-generation texting app.

Mossberg: Android apps on Chrome OS arrive, disappoint

by Walt Mossberg

The idea is great, but the execution needs work.

The iPhone is gaining ground on Android in the U.S.

by Ina Fried

However, Apple’s market share dipped below 20 percent in China, according to a market research firm.

Why wait for a new smart car when you can update your existing one?

by Bob O'Donnell

With Google’s new Android Auto app, end users start to get a feel for what an integrated Android Auto experience would be like — but in their current car.

Clay Bavor says Google’s vision for virtual reality is way more than a Daydream

by Ina Fried and Eric Johnson

The first headset ships today, but Google’s real goal is to put Android at the center of VR.

Xiaomi thinks its inexpensive set-top box is the perfect way to introduce itself to Americans

by Ina Fried

The company is still weighing the right time to bring phones to the U.S.

Google’s Andromeda: One OS to rule them all

by Bob O'Donnell

Google’s new OS is expected to bring some of the desktop-like capabilities of Chrome into Android to form a super OS that will be able to compete directly with Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

Only a few Android users will get a taste of Google’s Nougat operating system today

by Ina Fried

The official release of Android Nougat is in stark contrast to how Apple's iPhone handles updates.

A new flaw puts nearly a billion phones at risk and shows Android security is still a patchwork mess

by Ina Fried

There are still too many cooks stirring the pot.

BlackBerry is setting the stage for life after it quits making BlackBerrys

by Ina Fried

BlackBerry hopes Android owners will pay 99 cents per month to use its software on their devices.

Samsung's latest Galaxy Note shows curved screens really are a thing

by Ina Fried

Though just decorative, rounded glass edges have proven so popular, Samsung is making them standard on the Note 7.

Cyanogen is chopping its staff after its alternative Android has failed to catch on with phone makers

by Ina Fried

A pivot is apparently in the offing.

Salesforce will only support Nexus and Samsung Galaxy phones to avoid Android fragmentation

by Ina Fried

The move sidesteps the long and costly effort of testing on hundreds or thousands of devices.

Google decides on Nougat as the tastiest name for the next version of Android

by Ina Fried

That gives us something to chew on until the operating system is made final later this year.

What is this 'Carrier Settings Update' on my iPhone, iPad?

by Bonnie Cha

Getting a "Carrier Settings Update" message on your iPhone or iPad, but not sure what it's all about? Read this FAQ to learn more.

In a slowing smartphone market, Lenovo is looking to alternate realities

by Ina Fried

The Chinese phone maker is introducing a new Moto Z line as well as the first consumer device with Google's Project Tango augmented reality.

Adding Android support could finally give Chromebooks mass-market appeal

by Ina Fried

New models will feature more sensors and better screens and come in new shapes and sizes.

Android apps are coming to Chromebooks later this year

by Ina Fried

Users will be able to run multiple Android apps simultaneously.

What's inside Google's new Daydream virtual reality headset

by Ina Fried

It really is Cardboard 2.0.

Xiaomi plans to sell an Android TV set-top box in the U.S.

by Ina Fried

Until now, the Chinese phone maker has sold only accessories in the States.

Google wants your car to run Android, too

by Ina Fried

The company aims to convince carmakers to use Android to power in-car navigation and entertainment systems.

Google is delaying support for an Android rival to Apple's 3D Touch

by Ina Fried

The feature, originally expected for Android N, will have to wait for a future release.

Microsoft, Google agree to stop complaining to regulators about each other

by Ina Fried

Microsoft has pulled out of two groups seeking antitrust action over search, but the software maker says it isn't taking a position for or against the current actions by the EU.

Europe is officially going after Google for anti-competitive behavior with Android

by Mark Bergen

Google has 12 weeks to respond.

Google scores an antitrust win in Canada (while those pesky European charges still loom)

by Mark Bergen

The search giant nets a victory up north.

Google says the fundamentals of Android security are stronger than ever

by Mark Bergen

Android wants to cure our Stagefright.

The tablet market is 100 million units smaller than expected. What happened?

by Arik Hesseldahl

Six years after the iPad's debut, what's the future for tablets?

BlackBerry Cuts Price of Android Device Amid Slow Phone Sales

by Ina Fried

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

by Ina Fried

The company, which was once a sizable smartphone player here, has been a virtual nonentity in recent years.

Of Apple and Innovation

by Phil Baker

Has Samsung just out-innovated Apple in areas where it really counts?

The Best Time to Buy an Android Phone Is April

by vladsavov

That's when the new models come out.

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