When you talk to folks from Yahoo about the subject of search engines, they tend to be a tad defensive. Since 2010, Yahoo search has been a repackaged variant of Microsoft‘s Bing. Some people think that means that Yahoo is out of …
Smartphones
Overhauled Google iPhone App: Full-Screen Image Results, Faster Search
Using Google to look up random stuff in social situations is one of the joys of owning an iPhone. Sadly, the search experience using Google’s iPhone app so far has been pretty unimpressive.
Google is looking to remedy that …
5 Lingering Questions About Shared Data Plans
The end of unlimited smartphone data is coming. AT&T and Verizon, the two largest U.S. wireless carriers, already throttle data speeds for unlimited users who consume the most data, and starting this summer, Verizon won’t let …
Sidecar App Lets You Share Photos, Location and Live Video During Calls
Despite what hyperbolic pundits might tell you, the phone call is not dead. But it could use a kick in the pants. That’s what Sidecar is trying to do with new apps for iPhone and Android.
Sidecar supplements traditional phone …
You Can Pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III Now, but It’ll Cost You
It’s “friggin’ huge,” as my colleague Jared Newman recently quipped, and Samsung’s Galaxy S III is also going to be friggin’ expensive if you’re in the U.S. and want firsties. While the phone’s stateside launch date is still …
Technology’s Perfect Storm Is Coming This Fall
Thankfully, I’ve never been in a perfect storm. I have seen a movie about it, but the worst storms I’ve encountered were of the lightning, thunder and torrential downpour variety when I attended college in the Midwest. I came …
Photos: 14 Masterpieces of Gadget Design
From the View-Master to the iPhone, 14 memorable gizmos that exude a style all their own.
How to Stop Sleeping with Your Smartphone
In her new book, Sleeping with Your Smartphone, Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow details her years-long research project with The Boston Consulting Group, an attempt to improve the work-life balance at the hard-driving firm with incremental but meaningful changes in attitude and behavior.
New HTC Android Phones Tweaked to Evade Apple Patents
When a judge found HTC guilty of infringing two Apple patents last year, HTC said it would modify its phones to get around the infringement. Now we’re seeing exactly how that will affect users.
The patents deal with how the …
‘Speakerless’ Smartphone Transmits Sound Through Connective Tissue
Making a phone call in a crowded room can be a very frustrating experience. Pushing the speaker hard against your ear is only so effective, which is why Kyocera has come up with an entirely new way to take calls — by …
Is Google Readying a ‘Nexus’ Android Invasion?
Tired of bending to the will of wireless carriers, Google reportedly wants to sell more contract-free Android phones directly to consumers.
The phones would be part of Google’s “Nexus” line, built in cooperation with phone …
Your Next Smartphone Could Be Safe from Rain and Toilets
If a powerful smartphone can make you feel superhuman, one splash of water on that phone can feel like kryptonite. Fortunately, future smartphones may not be so vulnerable to water damage, thanks to several waterproof and …