How to Understand the Google-Apple Smartphone War
The global smartphone war is a much more complex competition than simple market-share numbers suggest, and both top smartphone platforms face challenges.
View ArticleNew King of Tech Startups: Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Raises $1.1 Billion at $45...
The fast-growing Chinese phone maker is already the world's third-largest smartphone seller.
View ArticleRe/code’s Year in Reviews: Readers Loved Apple, Google and GoPro
The top Re/code Reviews of 2014.
View ArticleAndroid Hardware Profits Tanked in 2014
A drop in profits at Samsung, plus losses from Motorola and Sony, forced overall Android hardware profits down by half in 2014.
View ArticleApps Try to Pull All Photos Into One Place
It's hard to see all of your digital photos in one place, but two apps -- Lyve and Kwilt -- try to do just that. Here's how they really work.
View ArticleCan You Survive the Phone Separation Anxiety Challenge?
Do you feel naked without your phone, too?
View ArticleSprint Takes on T-Mobile in Latest Promo, Offering Up to $550 to Switchers
The two smaller carriers are willing to go after each other in what could be a race to the bottom for new customers.
View ArticleCloud, Surface and Nokia Costs: Here Is Microsoft’s Q2 Chartfest!
Eat ’em while they're hot! (Okay, they are never hot.)
View ArticleChina Has Grown Into an ‘Incredible Market’ for Apple
Sales are up 70 percent year over year.
View ArticleApple Gains as Samsung Drops in Smartphone Race
It wasn't just Apple. China's Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo all posted significant year-over-year increases.
View ArticleMind Your Manners! Five Rules of Apple Watch Etiquette. (Video)
Hint: Silence is golden.
View ArticleApple Watch and Hands-Free Computing
The most convenient screen is the one we can see at all times.
View ArticleBlackBerry Laying Off Workers in Handset Unit
The company will cut an undisclosed number of workers as it seeks to make its shrinking phone business profitable.
View ArticleMicrosoft Brings More of Its Lumia Smartphones to the U.S.
Including the Lumia 640 XL "phablet."
View ArticleGoPro’s ‘Unusually Tan’ CEO Talks Drones, Virtual Reality and...
Why GoPro is not just a "device maker," according to Nick Woodman, who showed off a new spherical camera at Code.
View ArticleHow a Dog Sees Your Smartphone Use (Comic)
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac & Snaggy.
View ArticleWhat It’s Really Like to Use a Windows Phone
"What about Windows Phone?" I always ask app developers. Some of them laugh at my question.
View ArticleWhat’s Old Is New as Commodore, Kodak Brands Re-Emerge on Android Devices
Can using a venerable name help smaller companies in the hyper-competitive phone market?
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