Is A Facebook Phone In the Works?
Facebook could be working on a smartphone, according to paperwork recently spotted by cyber sleuths which the tech giant filed earlier this year. A Facebook unit devoted to hardware filed a patent...
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Microsoft Kills Off Windows 8 Smartphone
Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile. Users of Windows-powered phones –...
Windows Phone 8 Fades Out As Microsoft Mulls Mobile Strategy
Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile. Users of Windows-powered phones --...
Personal Computer Market Continues To Slump
Worldwide shipments of personal computers continued to slump in the recently ended quarter but showed signs of stabilizing, according to figures released Wednesday by market trackers. Preliminary...
Android Creator Launches Own Smartphone
Andy Rubin, one the creators of Google’s Android software, has launched his own high-end smartphone. Mr Rubin left Google in 2014 to create Playground, a technology investment company. Essential is...
Android Software Creator Unveils ‘Essential’ Phone
A creator of the Android software powering most of the world's smartphones stepped into the competitive hardware market on Tuesday with a new handset called Essential. Andy Rubin said in an online...
In Battle of Digital Assistants, Google Heads To Apple Turf
Google announced Wednesday it was bringing its digital assistant to Apple iPhones as part of its effort to win the battle with tech rivals on artificial intelligence. At its annual developers...
Microsoft Making Mobile Connection With Windows Update
Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a forthcoming Windows update aimed at keeping its desktop and laptop computers at the heart of lifestyles increasing reliant on smartphones. Enhancements to the widely...
Microsoft Aims To Make Artificial Intelligence Mainstream
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new tools intended to democratize artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to be built into software from smartphone games to factory floors. Improving...
Microsoft Out To Regain Ground In Schools With Surface
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a Surface laptop and streamlined operating software in a move aimed at regaining ground in classrooms, where Google Chromebooks have taken hold. Surface Laptop powered...
Google Earth Re-Invented For New Era
Google on Tuesday launched a re-imagined version of its free Earth mapping service, weaving in storytelling and artificial intelligence and freeing it from apps. "This is our gift to the world,"...
Business Buys Bright Spot In Dim Computer Market
The personal computer market limped along in the first quarter of this year, its footing aided a bit by businesses buying gear, according to a pair of industry trackers. Gartner Inc. estimated that...
With New IPhone, Trump Still A Target For Hackers
President Donald Trump has a new phone. An iPhone. That would not ordinarily be news, but given the security concerns about the risk of hack attacks on the prolific White House tweeter, the shift is...
TECNO Shakes African Market With New Camon CX Smartphone
Premium mobile phone brand, TECNO Mobile, on Thursday unveiled its latest handset Camon CX unto the African market at an event in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Designed specifically for young,...
LG G6 Phone Is Made For Split-Screen Apps
LG has ditched the modular design of its previous flagship smartphone and unveiled a new top-end model that is designed for split-screen uses. To achieve this, the G6’s display has an 18:9 aspect...
Nokia 3310 Resurrected
Nokia’s 3310 phone has been relaunched nearly 17 years after its debut. Many consider the original handset iconic because of its popularity and sturdiness. More than 126 million were produced...
Nokia 3310 Mobile Phone Resurrected
Nokia’s 3310 phone has been relaunched nearly 17 years after its debut. Many consider the original handset iconic because of its popularity and sturdiness. More than 126 million were produced...
Smartphone Maker Huawei Catching Up On Samsung, Apple
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei managed to gain ground on Samsung and Apple in terms of market share last year, following the problems encountered by the two sector giants, the Gartner consultancy...
Smartphone Maker Huawei Catching Up On Samsung, Apple
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei managed to gain ground on Samsung and Apple in terms of market share last year, following the problems encountered by the two sector giants, the Gartner consultancy...
Senators Launch Query On Trump’s Smartphone Security
Two US senators have requested details on President Donald Trump's smartphone security, saying he could jeopardize national secrets if he is still using his old handset, as some reports say. "Did...