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Tech IRL: Selling your smartphone safely

Jul 18, 2014
Even if you wipe your smartphone, personal data can be recovered.

Apple-IBM deal shakes up workplace tech

Jul 16, 2014
The former rivals' alliance could undermine competitors like Google and Blackberry.

HTC goes low-end amid struggle to compete in smartphone market

Feb 11, 2014
The Taiwanese phone maker considers new moves after a disappointing earnings report.

Microsoft's Nokia deal: Modeled on Apple comeback?

Sep 3, 2013
Microsoft acquires Nokia in a $7.2 billion deal that aims to make Microsoft a player in the mobile-phone market.
A employee demonstrates the photo capabilities of the Nokia Lumia 1020, a Windows Phone with a 41-megapixel camera after its unveiling in New York City July 11, 2013.
TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

Will Ubuntu revolutionize mobile computing?

Aug 14, 2013
A startup seeks to make your smartphone into your PC.

Hacking the doors of the future

Aug 13, 2013
"Smart homes" that can be unlocked by smart phones are around the corner, but so are hacks that will unlock the front door.

LG unveils the G2 smartphone

Aug 8, 2013
LG's flagship smartphone has features that could make it stand out in a crowded market.

For public good, not for profit.

Is Samsung treading water until the Galaxy S5?

Jul 26, 2013
Even though Samsung is still growing , its profits likely won’t ease concerns the company is in a bit of trouble.

In your face, Wall Street!

Jul 25, 2013
Facebook says that mobile advertising now makes up more than 40 percent of the firm's ad revenue. But will users be turned off?
A view of an Apple iPhone displaying the Facebook app's splash screen.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages

Moto X: Can it compete?

Jul 23, 2013
Since Google bought Motorola and its boatload of patents last year, there's been plenty of speculation the old cellphone company would build a new product.