Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson wants to help take a bite out of Apple’s dominance in the smartphone market, joining 20 other attorneys general Tuesday in the U.S. Department… Read More
Unlike Google and Apple, Amazon doesn’t have a smartphone platform of its own for native integration of its voice assistant, after the short-lived Amazon Fire Phone. However, the company has… Read More
A cell phone fire in the cabin of an Alaska Airlines plane forced the emergency evacuation of passengers after the flight from New Orleans landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on… Read More
Microsoft is bringing its fight against cyber criminals to more smartphone users as the tech giant announced Thursday that its Microsoft Defender antivirus software will be available for the Android… Read More
From package delivery to ride-hailing, companies including Amazon and Uber are facing new scrutiny over their use of contract workers to power the services they provide to consumers. California is… Read More
Just two days after yet another Apple event promoting another new iPhone, a small tech company in Redmond, Wash., called Teracube is launching a Kickstarter for a phone of its… Read More
I love my phone. Here’s the proof. It never leaves my side. Every day I spend hours using it, checking it, and looking through its amazing screen. Sound familiar? I… Read More
Heads up, smartphone addicts. New research from the University of Washington provides some insight into what triggers us to partake in the compulsive checking of mobile devices, as well as… Read More
When I first sat down with Michael Valeri, a Seattle data analyst who has been using a flip phone for the past 13 years, I asked if I could see… Read More
Apple announced Thursday that its next “special event” will take place on Sept. 12 at the Steve Jobs Theater on its Apple Park campus in Cupertino, Calif. But 9to5Mac had… Read More
My 11-year-old son’s transition from elementary school to middle school will bring with it plenty of big changes. There will be a new schedule, new subject matter in classes, and new… Read More
He drinks Coca-Cola and eats at Dairy Queen, presumably in part to promote the stocks and companies owned by Berkshire Hathaway. So when will CEO Warren Buffett, who said… Read More
A bruised Apple issued a letter of apology to customers on Thursday, a week after the tech giant had to admit that it wasn’t entirely upfront about how it deals… Read More
A day after Apple caused the tech world to pause and take notice with its usual splashy reveal of new iPhones and so forth, Seattle-based smartphone lens and case maker Moment had… Read More
We’ve all seen our technology become obsolete much faster than we hope or anticipate, but this case is a little more extreme than buying an iPhone 6 just as the… Read More
University of Washington researchers have created a smartphone app that can let users screen themselves for pancreatic cancer and other diseases by taking a selfie. But not just any selfie.… Read More
Champagne was popping at the Seattle offices of Moment on Friday morning after the smartphone lens and case maker reached a $500,000 goal on its latest Kickstarter campaign. Founder Marc Barros… Read More
The folks at Moment, the Seattle-based makers of lenses and cases for a range of iPhone sizes, are spreading the hardware love around a little bit. The company announced Thursday… Read More
Now that the news is out there, and Apple has unveiled the tweaks that went into making iPhone 7 what CEO Tim Cook obviously calls “the best iPhone that we… Read More
Millennials are often called the digital generation, but perhaps a lifetime online has taught them the importance of unplugging from time to time. A new survey finds that 49 percent of… Read More
In the summer of 2015, Don Driscoll, an associate professor of physics at Kent State University, was ready to renew his Amazon Prime membership. He noticed Amazon’s Fire Phone was… Read More
Jeff Bezos loves failure. He often describes it as a necessity for invention, innovation, and eventually success. Fortunately, Bezos has a perfect example in the infamous Fire Phone flop. Martin Baron,… Read More
Text-message senders, beware: U.S. courts are moving ever-closer to blaming the sender of a text for car accidents that occur when the recipient is driving and texting back. How could… Read More
A mattress company in Spain wants you to rest easy thanks to technology it has developed to alert you if your bed is being used while you’re not in it.… Read More
While Nintendo pioneered portable gaming with the GameBoy, it has struggled to keep up with the rise of the smartphone and always-connected mobile gaming. But today, the company announced it is bringing… Read More
Using your fingers to type or track on mobile devices or ever-smaller smartwatch screens can be problematic for some of us. New technology developed at the University of Washington is pointing… Read More
Imagine your perfect travel companion. Is it your partner? Your best friend? Someone out of the latest Sports Illustrated? Well, for a majority of travelers that indispensable sidekick is about… Read More
NEW YORK — Microsoft gave the press a chance to try out its Continuum feature on Tuesday, demonstrating how the company’s new smartphones can mimic PCs if you connect them… Read More
AT&T has filed suit against former employees alleged to have been paid tens of thousands of dollars to install malware on company computers to help “hundreds of thousands” of AT&T customers unlock their… Read More
Samsung had a big day today, announcing a larger version of the Galaxy S6 Edge, an updated Galaxy Note, its own mobile payment option and even a hardware keyboard accessory.… Read More
