Smartphones

Google updated its Search app for iOS on Tuesday, adding a slew of new features for both the core search experience as well as Google Now. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store. The update largely focuses on Google Now. Here’s what’s new: Notifications – Get notified when it’s time Continue Reading →

BlackBerry is giving up its effort to sell itself to a large investor, and will replace CEO Thorsten Heins, the company said on Monday. The company said that, rather than bid for it, Fairfax Financial will lead a group of investors pouring $1 billion into the troubled handset maker, with Fairfax CEO Prem Watsa becoming Continue Reading →

Last week, Google unveiled its newest flagship phone, the Nexus 5, and it’s the most Google-y phone ever… and I mean that in a good way. The phone runs the latest version of Android, version 4.4 KitKat, but it also runs on a new “launcher” app that unites the phone around Google’s services. The Nexus Continue Reading →

JetBlue and Delta have become the first airlines to receive Federal Aviation Administration approval to let their passengers use electronic gadgets during all phases of flight. The carriers made near simultaneous announcements this afternoon that they had received the FAA’s OK. The announcements come just a day after FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced a change Continue Reading →

The 2014 International CES (January 7-10 in Las Vegas) is around the corner. Thinking back to last year’s show, there were a few trends that stood out: The Goldilocks Screen-size Strategy If the 4″ iPhone screen was too small and the 5.7″ Samsung Galaxy Note screen was too big, perhaps the 4.7″ HTC One screen Continue Reading →

Google didn’t have much to say about Google Voice integration in its Hangouts app when it announced the latest version earlier this week, but the company’s Nikhyl Singhal has filled in a few more details on his Google+ page on Friday. Singhal notes that while the update (and its SMS support) only works with Google Continue Reading →

On Thursday Google announced details of its long-awaited Android 4.4 KitKat operating system for the first time, going beyond just the candy bar branding. KitKat is designed around three major tentpoles, Google told TechCrunch, including reaching the next billion (it previously announced 1 billion activations) Android users, putting so-called Google “smarts” across the entire mobile Continue Reading →

Google’s latest flagship phone, the Nexus 5, runs on a new “launcher” app that unites the phone interface around Google services. It’s kind of like how Facebook Home reshapes Android phones around Facebook services — but for Google itself. The goal for the phone is to deliver “the right information, when you want it, at Continue Reading →

The launch of Google Inc.’s Android KitKat, the next version of the most widely used operating software for smartphones and tablets, is drawing near. Google executives haven’t announced a release date but people who have been briefed on KitKat say that it is coming soon. There have been several reports about KitKat’s likely features based Continue Reading →

After rolling out BBM for Android and iOS last week, BlackBerry announced on Tuesday that more than 20 million users are actively using the app for the two mobile platforms. Furthermore, the Canadian company also revealed that BBM now has over 80 million monthly active users across BlackBerry, Android, and iOS. It’s worth noting that Continue Reading →