An chart released by @SecX13 compared the performance of mobile phone manufacturers when providing security updates. While Samsung is the leading Android phone manufacturer worldwide, the company receives middling scores in the report, with weeks of delays before the first rollout of security patches, and delays for worldwide availability...
We’re almost a decade into the iPhone-Android war, and there are way more Android phones in the world than iPhones. But it’s still common for interesting new apps and gadgets to support iOS first and then catch up with Android. Rylo—one of our Most Innovative Companies for 2018–is the...
The iPhone X is a masterpiece. Even in the face of stiff competition, Apple's flagship smartphone offers the type of performance that rivals haven't even come close to matching.
It's a shame about its price though, because at $999 it's one of the most expensive phones we've seen. Fortunately, Sprint...
The Nintendo Switch will be a year-old in just a couple of days and some fans may be wondering if a hardware refresh may be on the way. Nintendo has confirmed that it’s not planning a Switch 2.0 or a hardware refresh in 2018 and it may take some...
Your smart speaker is getting smarter—and part of that involves taking over what’s on the big TV screen sat in the corner of your living room. You can buy Google Homes and Amazon Echos with screens built-in, but here’s how to use them with a separate display, whether you...
One of the best things about coming to Mobile World Congress is getting away from the cold, dreary weather in London and much of the US to spend a few days on the sunny and pleasant Mediterranean coast of Spain.
The 2018 show started off that way, but Barcelona on...
Browsers are no longer just about display web pages and cat GIFs. Browser makers are extending both their software and the Web itself to accommodate all sorts of content and interaction, some of them more sensible than others. Google has tons of Chrome Experiments aimed to both show off...
Cellebrite, the Israel-based forensics company that has been a key source for law enforcement in efforts to crack the security of mobile devices to recover evidence, has reportedly found a way to unlock Apple devices using all versions of the iOS operating system up to version 11.2.6, the most...
BARCELONA—Huawei didn't have much in the way of new phones to show off at Mobile World Congress this year, but it did have the RoadReader proof-of-concept; a system that leverages the AI on last year's Mate 10 Pro phone to drive a Porsche Panamera.
The Mate 10 Pro features a...
You’ve probably heard of Vero, the “new” social networking app that promises to be “less media, more social.” Maybe you saw screenshots of the app shared in your friends’ Instagram stories, with captions like, “I’m trying this out. Add me!” Or, maybe you stumbled upon it in the App...
