HTC was one of the first to launch a flagship Android smartphone last year and as testament of how good the One M8 was, it still made the list of the best Android phones in the market by year's end. …

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Ahead of an expected tell-all media event for its debut wearable on March 9, Apple CEO Tim Cook has shed a bit more light on the company’s first new product category since the iPad in 2010.

While Google is no doubt ahead in terms of overall mobile OS market share, it’s Apple that’s winning where it really counts: the bank. According to a new report from...

Motorola’s Moto Maker customization service is expanding. Starting next month, buyers of the company’s Moto 360 smartwatch will reportedly be able to deck out their new wearable with a variety of different options to make their wearable uniquely their own…

Just a few days before this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) kicks off, LG has unveiled an LTE variant of its Watch Urbane, which was announced just last week. Dubbed Watch Urbane LTE, the device will be showcased at the…

A recent Comcast job listing has the Internet abuzz about the company’s mobile ambitions. There’s not a ton to go on but here’s everything we know at this hour. Comcast said it is looking to develop new concepts to...

Start-up company Layer is ready to open its new messaging platform to everyone starting today. The San Francisco based company claims to offer the infrastructure and developer tools to bring “iMessage” quality messaging services into any third party app. …

Motorola has unveiled its second generation Moto E smartphone and while it’s not the type of high-end device that you’ll be hearing a lot about next week from Mobile World Congress, it does pack some notable features at a budget-friendly price. …

Earlier this month reports surfaced suggesting that US and UK intelligence agencies were able to successfully infiltrate the world’s largest SIM card maker and steal its encryption keys. After conducting its own investigation, Gemalto has now confirmed it has “reasonable…

Chase Bank, a unit of JP Morgan Chase & Co., has announced that more than 1 million of its customers have provisioned their credit/debit cards for use with Apple Pay since the mobile payments service's launch.

Pebble's new Pebble Time smartwatch, which hit Kickstarter yesterday, surpassed the $1 million mark within just half an hour, becoming the fastest-earning project in the crowdfunding website's history. This compares with the original Pebble watch, which took 27 hours to hit that…

Just over a year ago, we profiled Steve Perlman’s pCell technology on TechSpot. Short for personal cell, pCell technology promises to solve pretty much every issue relating to current 4G LTE networks. And now, Perlman is getting the opportunity to prove…

Pebble on Tuesday announced its third generation smartwatch, the Pebble Time, bringing a satisfactory end to a countdown that had been running on the company’s website for days.

A few days ago, one of the developers of Bettir took a break from working on the blood pressure monitoring app. Little did Mike Chen realize, that project would come screeching to a halt as another created on a whim…

Google’s mobile payment system has been around for nearly three and a half years but has yet to make a serious impact in the industry. One of the main reasons for its low adoption rate is the fact that Google…

Just a week before this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) officially kicks off in Barcelona, Spain, LG has announced four new mid range smartphones: the LG Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy, all of which will be available in both LTE…

As is becoming the norm in the smartphone industry, a complete list of purported specifications and press images of HTC’s upcoming One M9 smartphone have found their way online roughly a week before its scheduled debut at Mobile World Congress…

Smartwatch pioneer Pebble has posted a countdown on its website for the unveiling of what is expected to be a new model for 2015. Unlike its existing offerings that rely on a black and white e-paper display, the new model…

Apple is planning to adopt a public beta program for future iOS releases after successfully doing so with OS X Yosemite last year according to people familiar with the matter as reported by 9to5Mac.

WhatsApp’s coveted calling feature is finally ready for primetime. After rolling out to a select few users earlier this month, the feature appears to be ready for users worldwide – but there’s apparently a clever trick you need to use to enable it. …

American spies with the NSA and British secret agents from the GCHQ were able to successfully infiltrate the world’s largest SIM card maker and steal its encryption keys according to a new report from The Intercept.

Mobile gaming revenues are expected to grow by 16.5 percent this year, totaling $3.04 billion. The figure – which includes downloads and in-app purchases – highlights the stagnant state of eBook and music downloads according to a new report from eMarketer.

Launching late last fall, Google’s refreshed email experience known as Inbox was available in a limited number of places. Previously, only iPhone, Android and Chrome browser users were able to access the new email client, but it appears Google is launching…

AT&T and Verizon hold commanding leads over the rest of the wireless industry but it’s actually the back half of the pack that’s been most interesting as of late. Of course I’m talking about Sprint and T-Mobile, or as T-Mobile…