Mobile

So, you have made the decision to abandon your old “dumbphone” and make the switch to a much smarter one. It’s understandable, as smartphones are very accessible and useful today, and the mobile data plans are always getting cheaper and cheaper. Once you have chosen to make the switch, the question arises: which mobile platform to go for? Let’s take ...

It’s never easy being No. 1, as Windows XP discovered in the first decade of the 20th century. Mischief-makers attacked Windows XP because 80 percent of the world’s population used it, giving Windows a nagging reputation — which is somewhat unfair — of being significantly less secure than Mac. Mobile malware makers target Android for the same reason that others ...

A lot of smart Android users know better than to click malicious links in apps and browsers. But when it comes in the form of a text message from a trusted contact, the case is different. The Android text message worm called ‘Selfmite.b’ is back: it spreads by texting every contact name in the list of an unsuspecting user. IT ...

Technology has become an integral part of the student experience. There’s no shortage of apps to help students organize their schedules, stay on track with homework, and pay the bills on a tight budget. Students taking online or distance courses have additional needs that can also be assisted with today’s best apps. Take a look at these options, most of ...

Developer Lucas Menge asked himself, what sort of experience would iPhone owners have if their phones' ran the same UI as Apple Watch.

Slightly adapting the trend of cute animal-themed cellphone cases into smartphone cases that are made of actual cute animals.

Today Amazon announced their earnings, or lack thereof, for their Fire phone, which was Amazon's first effort at creating their own smartphone hardware. The company took a $170 million hit because of the Fire's failure to carve a niche in the market.

Enter PhotoMath, the new standard in cheating technology. PhotoMath reads and solves mathematical expressions by using the camera of your smartphone in real time. It solves the math problems almost instantaneously.

The Chargeboard is a skateboard that creates its own energy as you ride it, and stores that energy so you can use it to charge your phone

Muku Shuttr connects to your phone via Bluetooth. Press the button and your phone takes the picture, no go-go-gadget arm necessary.