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Apple iPhone 7 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 7: Troubled smartphone shootout

Which smartphone gaffe is worse: no headphone jack or spontaneous explosions? No, seriously, which is worse?

By Fredric Paul

Sep 12, 2016 3 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Hiding in plain sight: Apple is still an innovator

When is an AirPod more than just a wireless headphone?

By Ryan Faas

Sep 12, 2016 5 mins

Apple Smartphones Technology Industry

iPhone 8 rumor rollup: Yes, already

Everyone is asking: Should you bypass iPhone7 and wait for 8?

By Bob Brown

Sep 11, 2016 2 mins

Apple Small and Medium Business Smartphones

US consumer product safety agency warns against use of Galaxy Note 7

CPSC wants to check whether a replacement Note 7 device is an 'acceptable remedy'

By John Ribeiro

Sep 10, 2016 3 mins

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

The 5G mobile challenge: Selling a dream

No one in the mobile really knows what will make everyone demand super-high performance

By Stephen Lawson

Sep 9, 2016 4 mins

Internet of Things Mobile Small and Medium Business

Apple takes iPhone 7 preorders, quickly exhausts supply of Jet Black

Won't continue tradition of reporting first weekend sales

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 9, 2016 3 mins

Apple Smartphones iOS

FAA advises against using or charging Galaxy Note 7 phones on planes

The Federal Aviation Administration advisory comes in the wake of reports of exploding batteries in the device

By John Ribeiro

Sep 8, 2016 2 mins

Consumer Electronics Smartphones

Open source algorithm helps spot social media shams

Carnegie Mellon researchers say algorithm can see through facades fraudsters use to make themselves look genuine

By Michael Cooney

Sep 8, 2016 3 mins

Amazon.com Facebook Small and Medium Business

iPhone 7 announcement: Could Apple be the next Nokia?

A cool camera and the rest copied from Android

By Steven Patterson

Sep 8, 2016 5 mins

Apple Small and Medium Business iOS

Acer TravelMate 802.11ad notebook: An industry ‘first’ you might never need or use

Windows 10 laptop supports 60Gig wireless, but hard to find other things to connect with

By Keith Shaw

Sep 8, 2016 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business