China's top smartphone vendor Xiaomi, which recently surpassed LG and Lenovo to become the third-largest smartphone maker in the world, has announced that it has raised $1.1 billion in its latest funding round valuing the company at a whopping $45…

Here's some good news for people in the UK waiting for Apple Pay to launch there: the Cupertino-based company is in talks with Britain's top banks to launch the mobile payments service, which is officially only available in the US, in the first…

Samsung isn't finished with announcements for 2014, launching a new variant of the Galaxy Note 4 before CES kicks off in a few weeks. While most aspects of the Note 4 remain the same, the SoC has received a decent…

If you didn’t activate a new Apple device this holiday season, you were apparently in the minority. According to a new report from research firm Flurry, more than 51 percent of mobile devices activated between December 19 and December 25…

Apple is expected to unveil a large-screen iPad early next year, a rumor that reportedly has the competition clamoring to beat the Cupertino-based company to the punch.

Kodak seemed down for the count following its 2012 bankruptcy filing. After selling off a number of its assets, however, the iconic imaging brand reemerged late last year as a commercial printing company. Not content to rest on its laurels,…

Up until now, one of the main reasons people preferred Uber when traveling in groups was that the ridesharing service allowed passengers to split fares through its mobile app, a feature the company released back in July last year. But…

Boeing, one of the largest aircraft makers in the world, is teaming up with BlackBerry to build an ultra-secure smartphone called the Boeing Black. Not to be confused with the Blackphone, the Boeing Black is an Android-based handset that’s being…

Amazon’s entry intro the smartphone space was met with as much disappointment as there was anticipation leading up to the Fire Phone launch. But while the device was both a critical and commercial flop, the online retailer is not ready…

“I’m going to Disney World!” It’s a phrase most often associated with the Super Bowl but soon, it’ll ring true for two of the top mobile payment providers.

Just a few weeks after denying reports that it was planning to shut down its ChatON service on a "region-to-region" basis, Samsung has announced that it will discontinue the messaging service in all countries, except for the US.

Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram in 2012 may have seemed shocking at the time -- and indeed, it sparked talk of a new tech bubble. But as it turns out the deal is now looking like quite a bargain…

Just over a week after the city of Portland slapped a lawsuit against Uber, the two have reached an agreement under which the ride-sharing service will pause its operations there for three months while city officials work on changing the…

Just a couple of weeks after it raised $1.2 billion in a round of funding that valued the company at $40 billion, Uber has announced that it has entered into a partnership with China-based search engine Baidu.

In an era when touch-screen-only phones have become the order of the day, BlackBerry, whose global market share stayed flat at 1% in the past year, has launched a smartphone that features a traditional QWERTY keyboard as well as other…

Launched back in October this year, Apple Pay is officially only available in the US, but that could change in future, as a new job listing on the Apple’s website indicates that the company is planning to expand the service…

Sprint could be slapped with a hefty fine from the Federal Communications Commission for placing third-party charges on customers’ bills without their knowledge or authorization, a practice often referred to as cramming, according to a National Journal report.

Facebook doesn't want a whole bunch of mediocre mobile photos littered throughout its service, so starting today it will automatically enhance any photos uploaded through its application. 

T-Mobile is pushing forward with its ‘Uncarrier’ strategy, announcing a new plan called “Data Stash” that will allow customers to roll over their unused data each month for up to a year. CEO John Legere noted this is one of…

Nest thermostat owners can now use Google’s iOS and Android apps to control their home’s temperature. The feature will support over two dozen voice commands for controlling the smart thermostat via Google Now, either using the official app or through…

Xiaomi Technology, often referred to as the ‘Apple of China’, made just 347.48 million yuan ($56.15 million) of profit on 26.58 billion yuan ($4.30 billion) in revenue last year, according to Reuters. The information was obtained from the financial results…

Iowa residents will soon be able to use their smartphone as their driver’s license. Starting next year, the Iowa Department of Transportation will give customers the option of receiving newly issued driver’s licenses through a mobile app at no extra…

Apple has announced that the cellular models of the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, which support networks including TD-LTE, FDD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, DC-HSDPA and HSPA+, will be available in China starting this week. Earlier, only the Wi-Fi models of the…

As someone that has never been a morning person, the dreaded sound of an alarm clock is probably the least pleasant way to start my day. I do alright if another person is around to wake me up but that…

Unauthorized in-app purchases have been a major headache for big-name app store operators. After fielding numerous complaints from disgruntled parents over the years, the Federal Trade Commission finally stepped in to take action.