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BlackBerry-loving device clutchers are facing a tricky choice if they wish to continue to interact with their friends: WhatsApp, Facebook and Facebook Messenger all hit the “unfriend” button on the struggling phone maker’s latest operating system, BlackBerry 10. Facebook-owned WhatsApp made a hesitant and half-hearted debut on the BlackBerry platform three years ago, and announced [...]
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Users now have an easy way to put messages off until the weekend. Google is giving Inbox users a couple more ways to avoid dealing with their email right away. The company announced Friday that users of its alternative email client are getting two new snooze options that will move emails out of their inbox [...]
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The iPhone’s most mysterious and dangerous bug is tied to Touch ID tampering and unauthorized repairs, at least according to Apple. For months, some iPhone users have been running into a mysterious bug called “Error 53,” which can render some newer handsets unusable. Now, Apple has chimed in with an explanation. With Error 53, some [...]
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The chips will be built on Samsung’s new 14-nanometer manufacturing process. Samsung Electronics will be making Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 820 mobile processors, refueling speculation that the chips could find their way into the South Korean giant’s premium smartphones, thus winning back lost business. The chip-maker said Thursday it had begun mass production of logic chips [...]
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Microsoft’s Cortana app for Android users has run into a stumbling block. The version for mobile devices running the Android operating system no longer allows people in the US to open the virtual assistant by uttering “Hey Cortana.” The tweak came in a Sunday update to the app. “We’ve received user feedback that the [...]
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An appeals court had rejected Samsung’s bid to review the damages award. Samsung Electronics has agreed to pay Apple US$548 million in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit in California, which will be the first shot at compensation Apple will get in the dispute that has dragged on for several years with many twists and [...]
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Google is now letting iPhone and iPad users take a cutting-edge version of its browser for a spin. The company on Friday quietly launched a new Chrome for iOS public beta program, which leverages Apple’s TestFlight system to give users the chance to try out a new version of the browser. Users can sign up [...]
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It may feel like you are screaming into the void the next time you attempt to initiate a voice search on your computer by uttering “OK Google.” With the latest iteration of its desktop browser, Chrome 46, Google has removed the ability to trigger a search with your voice on Windows, Mac and Linux systems. [...]
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Apple has disabled its News app in China, according to the New York Times, apparently becoming the latest foreign tech company frustrated by China’s tough censorship rules. The app, intended to be a personalized digital magazine and newspaper viewer, launched to US users in June. Customers traveling abroad can still access the app, according to [...]
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Microsoft has been pursuing a more collaborative approach under CEO Satya Nadella, working with longtime rivals like Salesforce, VMware and Apple. There hasn’t been much love between Microsoft and Google, though, but an announcement Wednesday may signal an easing of those tensions. Google and Microsoft have reached a broad agreement on patent matters, with a [...]
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