Fred O'Connor
Reporter
Fred O'Connor writes about wearables, Apple, IT careers, health IT and general technology news for the IDG News Service.
Jawbone responds to Up activity tracker criticisms with software update
Responding to customer complaints, Jawbone will add automatic sleep tracking to its Up line of trackers, among other new features.
Adblock Plus releases ad-blocking browser for Android, iOS
Adblock Plus will let users block ads that pop up when they're browsing the Web with mobile devices.
Blackberry buys Good Technology as it further expands into mobile device security
Blackberry placed rivalries aside and purchased Good Technology as the phone maker moves further into the mobile security market.
IDC lowers its 2015 outlook for the PC and tablet markets
A strong U.S. dollar, a lack of interest in upgrading hardware and a surplus of notebooks will contribute to the declines
Android Wear update brings Google Translate to your wrist
An update to Android Wear will bring Google Translate and interactive watch faces to the wearable OS.
Puerto Rico is out as Project Ara's first test market, but Google isn't nixing the program
A series of mysterious tweets implied big changes were coming to the modular smartphone program
Samsung Pay joins crowded mobile wallet race
Google and Apple are just two of the rivals Samsung will face
FIS seeks to boost financial software portfolio with $9.1B Sungard acquisition
SunGard, owned for the past decade by a group of private equity firms, had been planning to launch an IPO
Tesla patches Model S after researchers hack car's software
With physical access to the car, the researchers were able to exploit six flaws and eventually access the infotainment system
Judge rules Apple iMessage lawsuit can't be tried as class-action case
User alleges iMessage doesn't deliver all text messages after people switch from iPhones to rival devices
Symantec: Well-heeled hacking group Black Vine behind Anthem breach
Black Vine has been active since 2012 and is behind several hacks targeting different industries