Mobile & Wireless

Amazon, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, and HTC have been in talks since at least June to develop handsets for sale to users of the Amazon Prime service, according to two people familiar with the talks. A final decision hasn’t been made on whether to proceed with a product or when it would be delivered, Continue Reading →

Verizon Wireless leaped forward in the race for online allure Monday by launching same-day delivery of phones to customers in the Philadelphia area, a perk the company said it would extend to several other markets by the year’s end. No longer will customers in Philadelphia and some of its suburbs have to wait overnight for Continue Reading →

The Wall Street Journal is reporting Wednesday morning that Apple has asked its iPhone suppliers in China to cut down on production of its newly introduced iPhone 5C model, ostensibly because of lower than expected consumer demand. The 5C represents Apple’s solution to trickling down the iPhone 5 to a lower price point — the Continue Reading →

Launched earlier this year as an invite-only service allowing users to send money via email and without charge, Square’s Square Cash on Tuesday opened to all, or at least to those aged 18 or over with a US bank account. Co-founded by Jim McKelvey and Twitter co-creator Jack Dorsey 2010, Square first came to public Continue Reading →

These days, the list of things you can do with your phone is a long one. Now you can add visiting the doctor to that list. American Well is launching an app for iPhones, iPads and Android devices that can be used to connect with a doctor for a video-chat visit. A typical 10-minute visit Continue Reading →

Google updated its Maps app for iOS on Tuesday with new features and support for the Arabic and Hebrew languages. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store. The biggest improvement is that accessing navigation is now faster and you can also expect faster and more accurate re-routing. The added route Continue Reading →

Recent rumors suggest that Microsoft may be planning to kill off the back button in Windows Phone 8.1. While the requirement for a hardware back button will likely be dropped, sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to The Verge that the software maker will replace it with an onscreen version if it goes ahead Continue Reading →

I recently heard word that Google was putting the finishing touches on a Watch product. Details are slim but the person seemed to think that Google Now functionality would be at the center of the product. Thinking about this, Google could put a lot of the functionality of Google Glass in the watch product. Push Continue Reading →

Many loyal T-Mobile customers will have to kiss their grandfathered plans goodbye. That’s because the carrier is sunsetting legacy plans and moving subscribers to new ones, Big Magenta has confirmed to Engadget. While the company has yet to get back to us with the finer details of the switch, a spokesperson told us that affected Continue Reading →

Samsung is the leader in the global smartphone market by a massive margin, with quarterly handset shipment volumes that more than double its closest rival. As a matter of fact, the most recent numbers suggest that Samsung’s Q2 2013 smartphone shipments fell between 72.4 and 76 million units, which is more than its four closest Continue Reading →