Smartphones

Third-party apps have started to become the best-in-class in iOS. This is good for third-party developers, users, and in the short-term, Apple. It gives third-parties, like Google, additional exposure and revenue. It provides better apps for users on iOS devices. And it helps sell more iOS devices for Apple. In the long-term, however, it may Continue Reading →

Despite Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in NYC Public Schools, my 10 year-old daughters carry a cellphone to school every day. Like hundreds of thousands of other NYC students, they keep them in their backpacks turned off during the school day, and then activate them after school so they can text and call me when Continue Reading →

Thanks to a boom in digital health, the smartphone has assumed the role of everything from an ever-present fitness coach to FDA-approved heart monitor. And, as consumers move to mobile platforms, surveys show that more people are not only turning to their mobile devices for health information, they’re quickly imbuing the new technology with a Continue Reading →

It’s Christmas morning and the sound of pitter patter can be heard around the home as children and even adults scurry towards the Christmas tree in order to get started opening their presents. What did you get? An iPad? An iPhone? Power it on and let’s take a look at some of the apps that Continue Reading →

Let’s look back at Alec Baldwin playing apologetic American Airlines Capt. Steve Rogers on Saturday Night Live one week after getting kicked off an American Airlines flight for refusing to stop playing Words With Friends: Seth Myers: “But, Capt. Rogers, don’t phones interfere with the plane’s communication system?” Baldwin chuckles in a Southern accent: “Oh, Continue Reading →

Facebook on Friday released a Snapchat-like app called Poke, which allows users to send private messages that expire after 1, 3, 5 or 10 seconds. Less than 24 hours later, it is already the number one most downloaded app on Apple’s marketplace, less than 24 hours after it became available. While we don’t necessarily expect Continue Reading →

Motorola engineers are said to be working on a “sophisticated” smartphone that will “provide more potent competition” to the iPhone, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Google hopes the handset, which is known internally as “X Phone,” will stand apart from existing devices, although the company is said to be running into Continue Reading →

The iOS 6.0.2 update released earlier this week may have cured some people’s Wi-Fi woes, but others now claim it’s reducing their battery life too. First reported by TidBITS’ Adam Engst and supported by a number of posters in Apple’s Support Communities, some (but seemingly not all) iPhone users have begun seeing dramatically reduced battery Continue Reading →

It’s that time of year again — when, instead of worrying about homework assignments and work, you’re concerned about running out of gift wrap, finding a ridiculously ugly Christmas sweater and baking an epic Pinterest-worthy party plate. Thankfully for Secret Santas and party hosts everywhere, a treasure trove of holiday apps can help you through Continue Reading →

iPhone users welcomed Google Maps with open arms when it was finally released by Google late last week. The app quickly vaulted to the No.1 spot in Apple’s App Store as more than 10 million people rushed to download it during the its first 48 hours of availability. Apple executives weren’t happy. Australian citizens were. Continue Reading →