“We have new life,” says BlackBerry CEO
BlackBerry chief John Chen explains why he's turning to Android operating system for new "Priv" phone.
Pebble Time Round – Lots to like, but not the price
Charming style should attract the Swatch set. In the ultra-competitive entry level smartwatch market, that $249 starting price seems steep.
5 things Android Wear can learn from Apple WatchOS
WatchOS 2 is here, and improves significantly upon the Apple Watch, a wearable that if not necessarily a smash hit, at least gets the idea of a smartwatch mostly right. There's a lot to like with WatchOS 2, especially native apps, and I'll have more soon after I've spent...
Mobile Adoption: Apple iOS 9 at 50% vs. Google Android Lollipop at 21%
Apple users upgrade their phone software faster. But many suggest that Android's so-called fragmentation actually works in Google's favor.
Sony RX100 IV Cyber-shot shoots superb video (Test)
Sony has the mirrorless world abuzz these days. It seems when it comes to camera innovation in recent years, and especially in 2015, all roads point to Sony.
I've been testing Sony's latest version of its compact point-and-shoot camera, the RX100 IV. Per the name it's in its fourth incarnation....
Silicon Valley Fast Talkers: Andreessen vs. Swisher (Podcast)
Want to get up to speed on the latest in Silicon Valley?
If you have 60 minutes or so, I highly recommend you take a listen to the most recent "Decode" podcast on Re/code, featuring venture wunderkind and futurist of the here and now Marc Andreessen. The founder of Netscape...
Deal: Nexus 6 might be cheapest & fastest way to Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Google's flagship smartphone has dropped in price for the 32GB version. Deal! Featuring a bright, vibrant 6-inch display, it's real secret weapon could be: Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
One of the great features of Nexus phones are the software updates. Google gives Nexus devices priority when it releases new versions of Android.
The next major...
Google goes clean, playful with new sans-serif logo
First a corporate shuffle -- which saw all of Google's vast entities moved under a new umbrella holding company called Alphabet. Now, a new logo. Google has been very busy these last few weeks.
As The Verge reports, Google has unveiled a new logo today. This is how it looks:
Colors remain...
Android Wear smartwatches now work with Apple iPhone
This is a bit of a surprise announcement (though, we were tipped last week by an inadvertent reveal by Huawei). Google has announced today that Android Wear -- its smartwatch operating system -- will now work on the iPhone. Previously, to pair a Wear-based smartwatch you needed to have...