Mobile Phones

Verizon plans 5G wireless trial service in 11 cities this year

The pre-commercial service for selected customers will connect homes with high-speed wireless

A trove of new Android smartphones to debut at MWC

Older brands like BlackBerry, Nokia and Motorola to reappear with new devices

Senator to file bill requiring border agents to get a warrant before searching phones

iPhone 8 Rumor Rollup: thrown for a curve, glass crack clues & 3D sensing

Apple patent filing hints at sophisticated sensor network for sniffing out iPhone glass cracks

Apple to unveil new iPads, a red iPhone 7 and a revamped iPhone SE in March

Stretchable screens will follow upcoming flexible ones

Flexible screens are in our immediate future with products likely from Samsung and LG this year. But what about stretchable screens?

Arrest of Samsung’s Lee may not affect smartphone business in short term

Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was arrested for alleged bribery and other charges

Apple smartphones outsold Samsung’s in Q4

Apple outsold Samsung by the narrowest of margins in Q4, but both are pursued by a pack of determined Chinese manufacturers

iPhone 8 will feature wireless charging and may cost $1000

Wireless charging for iPhones & iPads might finally be coming together for Apple

MIT researchers tackle wireless charging security