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Moto Z: Is this the Droid you’ve been looking for?

We review the Droid editions of the Moto Z and Moto Z Force, Motorola's latest high-end Android smartphones. (With video.)

By Dan Rosenbaum

Jul 21, 2016 7 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Petition urges Apple not to release technology for jamming phone cameras

Apple got a patent for infrared technology for remotely disabling phone cameras

By John Ribeiro

Jul 21, 2016 3 mins

Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

Samsung files artificial muscle patent for use in flexible smartphones

The phone could hold any shape

By Lucas Mearian

Jul 20, 2016 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Windows revenue ticks up slightly in June quarter

But More Personal Computing division continues to be burdened by smartphone albatross

By Gregg Keizer

Jul 20, 2016 3 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Skype sets a course for the cloud, ditching some apps on the way

The messaging service is moving to a new architecture, and leaving some systems behind

Jul 20, 2016 2 mins

Internet Operating Systems Small and Medium Business

Riding the new Wi-Fi wave (part 2)

Can a wireless mesh network solve your Wi-Fi coverage and speed issues in your home? Eero's easy-to-setup system make it worth a look.

Jul 20, 2016 10 mins

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Wi-Fi

How to wipe an Android phone: The paranoid edition

There are two types of people: those who have been hacked and those who haven't been hacked yet. If you want to postpone the inevitable, follow these instructions.

By Steven Patterson

Jul 20, 2016 4 mins

Android Endpoint Protection Smartphones

Facebook brings high-speed laser communications into focus

The work at its Connectivity Lab could help bring high-speed Internet to remote areas

By Martyn Williams

Jul 19, 2016 4 mins

Internet Small and Medium Business Telecommunications Industry

AT&T sees cost savings with drone inspections of cell towers

Carrier relies on new federal rule, Part 107, that permits commercial uses of drones

By Matt Hamblen

Jul 19, 2016 4 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business

Lost underground? IoT beacons help subway riders find their way

Bluetooth-enabled beacons running on ambient light, along with an augmented reality mobile app, help commuters navigate confusing subway stations

Jul 19, 2016 3 mins

Internet of Things Mobile Small and Medium Business