Devices

  Alibaba pumps $590M into Chinese smartphone-maker Alibaba has announced plans to invest $590 million in Meizu, a fast-growing Chinese smartphone-maker, in exchange for an undisclosed minority stake in the …

Sprint and T-Mobile US are both looking to tablets to win new subscribers and encourage existing customers to upgrade. Sprint is offering an iPad Mini 3 with 2GB of data …

Lenovo Q3 revenue climbs 31% as device sales more than double Hong Kong-based Lenovo Group beat analysts’ estimates for its third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2014,  notching $14.1 billion …

Sprint is swooping into more than 1,500 stores owned by RadioShack, which filed for bankruptcy this week. The carrier will set up shop in those RadioShack locations and plans to …

Wi-Fi router comes in three-pack and covers whole home The new Eero router seeks to create small-scale Wi-Fi mesh networks by foregoing the traditional one-router home setup for a base …

Hotel fined $600,000 for jamming Wi-Fi hot spots After being fined $600,000 for jamming a guest’s personal Wi-Fi hot spot, Marriott Hotel Services will not press a petition against the …

The latest research on mobile device market share shows Android solidifying its dominant position, despite a fourth-quarter flurry of iPhone purchases. Strategy Analytics said that 1 billion Android smartphones shipped …

Connected car: car-2-car, car-2-infrastructure – How does it all come together? “Connected car” has become a catch-all term to include aspects related to telematics, vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, infotainment, ADAS, autonomous driving …

Car-2-Car, Car-2-Infrastructure – How does it all come together? “Connected car” has become a catch-all term to include aspects related to telematics, vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, infotainment, ADAS, autonomous driving and on …

The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus propelled Apple to a record-breaking performance during the holiday shopping season, as the company sold 74.5 million iPhones in a single quarter. …

Qualcomm chipsets remained the industry leader in cellular and smartphone apps processors in 2014, according to a new report from research firm Strategy Analytics. Although Qualcomm continues to dominate the …

Chinese manufacturers are six of top 10 In 2014,  smartphone sales totaled some 1.167 billion, an increase of 25.9% from 2013, according to a new report from market research and …

Network security is big business for Cisco, and each year the company provides updates on potential new threats and the evolution of existing security loopholes. Cisco’s annual security report this …

Xiaomi has made it crystal clear that it’s ready to take on the smartphone establishment. The Chinese devicemaker launched a new smartphone that shares its name with Samsung’s popular Note, …

Multiuser MIMO powers connected home A new generation of routers, many unveiled last week at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, promise to deliver connection speeds in excess of 1 gigabit …

Apple wants to slice the licensing fees it pays each time it sells an iPhone. The company is suing wireless equipment giant Ericsson, which holds many patents for 3G and …

“We all carry a smartphone, we carry a tablet, we carry mobile devices and they’re in our hands wherever we go. I want you to stop and think about that, …

Snapdragon processor enters automotive LAS VEGAS – While several major chip manufacturers displayed the latest in connected car technology at CES 2015, San Diego-based Qualcomm turned heads with its polished in-vehicle …

LAS VEGAS – Epson unveiled three new products in its Active line at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. The devices include the Runsense, Pulsense and M-Tracer. The Runsense wearable uses GPS …

LOS VEGAS – LG has good news for those who are less than gentle with their cellphones, launching an updated version of its curved, self-healing LG G Flex 2 phone …

LAS VEGAS – Firms specializing in 3D printing packed into the Sands Convention Center for the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. The wide variety of solutions on display targeted everyone from the …

LAS VEGAS – Navigation app company HERE, in partnership with automaker BMW, showcased the latest in connected car technology at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. The Smart Finder app brings …

CES 2015: Connected brain health showcased LAS VEGAS – From wearables to connected pain relievers to fitness devices, CES 2015 is the place to be for connected health products. A big trend at this …

LAS VEGAS – Chinese consumers may be the first to see some of the hottest new smartphones from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Motorola’s new owner (Lenovo), and Nokia’s new owner …

Scan for monsters with smartphone app LAS VEGAS – Sleep Number’s new Sleep IQ Kids, demoed at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, uses “Internet of Things” technology to make bedtime a …