Devices

Nokia will reintroduced their best-selling handset from back in their heyday. Hopefully this new device will be updated with improvements to its screen, features and speed. The Nokia 3310 was …

Since 2005, Lenovo has done very well. They acquired the ThinkPad brand of laptops from IBM and that success apparently gave them a false sense of security. They thought they …

Apple shipped a record 78.3 million iPhones during the fourth quarter of 2016 as existing customers upgraded to the iPhone 7 and Android users made the move to iOS. CEO …

The world of mobile pay or electronic payments has been exploding with growth in recent years. PayPal has been the leader in this space for the longest time and that …

Augmented reality has the potential to develop into an incredible technology. Google is spending lots of time and money on their Tango AR software and the new Lenovo Phab 2 …

Nokia filed patent infringement claims in Germany and the U.S. claiming Apple is violating 32 patents being used in Apple products. One year after settling an international patent dispute with …

MQTT and the internet of things. MQ Telemetry Transport, invented in 1999 by Andy Stanford-Clark of IBM and Arlen Nipper of Eurotech, is an open standard messaging protocol created for …

Audi’s Ingolstadt, Germany, factory is its largest and the second largest in Europe, producing 566,646 cars in 2015. It is where the auto manufacturer produces its A3, A4, A5, Q2 …

Last month I met with PayPal at the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas. First, let me say this is one impressive company. It started in 1998, simply helping people …

Apple on Thursday released a new MacBook Pro design, the first time the model line has seen a refresh in four years. The company has all but killed off its popular …

Microsoft wants “3-D for everyone,” shows off HoloLens Microsoft set the barre during its Windows 10 “Creators Update” keynote yesterday, just a day before Apple’s highly anticipated Mac event. The …

The Motorola Atrix 4G was the first smartphone with a fingerprint scanner for quicker, more secure login authentication. But the security feature’s widespread use came about when Apple introduced it …

HONG KONG – At the 4G/5G Summit today, Qualcomm introduced three new Snapdragon processors aimed at supporting enhanced user experiences and connectivity for high- and mid-tier mobile devices. The Snapdragon 653, 626 and …

HONG KONG – Qualcomm announced at the 4G/5G Summit today that it is taking a learn-by-doing approach in developing a “5G” modem, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50. It is designed to support …

The top three markets in terms of mobile payment users are Turkey, Denmark and Norway The number of Europeans regularly making mobile payments with their smart devices has reached 54% compared …

The world of money is changing. New leaders are emerging with new ideas and this transformation will continue going forward. Next week, the Money 20/20 conference is coming to Las …

The Note 7 disaster has undermined Samsung’s recovery. The world’s largest smartphone maker said third quarter operating profit will be about two-thirds of the amount it was projecting just last …

News reports suggest Samsung Note 7 production facility is shut down as reports of exploding phones, including replacements, continue After debuting its high-end new Note 7 smartphone in August, Samsung …

Available for preorder in an exclusive deal with Verizon, new Google Pixel features high-end camera, personal assistant and compatibility with Project Fi mobile virtual network. Google on Monday announced its …

5 things to know today … 1. Sprint is the only nationwide carrier still offering customers a “free” iPhone 7 when they trade in a used device. Verizon Wireless ended …

Nine years after Apple revolutionized the smartphone business, the company that invented the smartphone is throwing in the towel. BlackBerry will no longer manufacture phones that carry the BlackBerry name, …

1. T-Mobile US resolved a nationwide LTE network outage early Thursday morning, and most customers had regained access to service by the time they woke up. Of course some people …

When Microsoft bought Nokia in 2014, it brought a dying captain onto a burning ship (or should we say, platform.) Nokia, once the leader in mobile phone sales, was on …

Apple’s latest smartphones, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, could represent a major win for chipmaker Intel, according to industry analysis. Announced last week, the technical specifications for the …

In 2015, purchases through Apple Pay and Android Pay passed $540M In-app purchases and website retail payments are projected to drive annual spend via Apple Pay and Android Pay up …