Smartphones

Google on Thursday introduced what it calls “relevant ads” in the newly updated Google Maps app for Android and iOS. These advertisements now appear at the bottom of the screen after you perform a search. The ads include a title, ad text, and a link to get directions. Users should know they can tap or Continue Reading →

More than ever before, we’ve become increasingly aware of our technology’s ability to monitor our movements. For the most part, smartphone users now have at least a vague understanding that service providers as well as apps and mapping services are collecting, asking for, and using location data all the time. Whether we read them or Continue Reading →

Nokia has started rolling out an app to its Lumia Windows Phones that enables the blocking of calls and SMS messages. In an update to the Extra + Info application, Nokia has added an additional settings area in Windows Phone that lets owners block specific numbers from calling or sending text messages. The app also Continue Reading →

It left very little up to the imagination, but LG has finally, officially, shown off the G2 smartphone it’s been talking so much about. The G2 is the company’s new flagship, the first without the Optimus branding. It’s coming to more than 130 carriers around the world, including all four major American carriers, and represents Continue Reading →

Apparently some of Samsung’s rugged Galaxy S4 Active phones aren’t quite as “everything-proof” as advertised. AT&T confirmed on Wednesday it has a program to replace Galaxy S4 Active phones that show evidence of water damage. Water resistance is among the key features touted for the device, which is also designed to resist dirt and generally Continue Reading →

Is your iPhone’s home button busted? Whether it doesn’t work at all or is simply inconsistent, having a broken home button can be a real pain. Within a year of buying your iPhone, a quick trip to a Genius Bar will fix you up. But if your phone is out of warranty and you’re not Continue Reading →

A wholly new type of memory technology has just been revealed that uses very different silicon chip tech to store data. Why should you care about this innovation? Easy: The new Crossbar tech could mean your 2015 smartphone packs a terabyte of memory and, particularly if combined with other smartphone innovations, will run for much Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Juliet Huddy and Ben Simmoneau on Fox 5’s Good Day Wake Up about whether you should buy an iPhone 5 or a Galaxy S4. New York News Continue Reading →

You just bought an awesome new smartphone. Great! But before you sell your old smartphone for some extra cash, there are a few things you should do. First: back up your data! If you’ve got an iPhone, you can do this through iTunes or just sync everything to iCloud. If you’ve got an Android device, Continue Reading →

Price-sensitive consumers may be turned off by the $199 price tag of a Moto X with a two-year contract. But a cheaper version of the product is likely on the horizon. In an interview with CNET Thursday, Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside said that the flagship Moto X is just one of many new devices Continue Reading →