Smart Phones

Freedom from the dead battery menace

AT&T is bringing solar-powered recharging stations to the people. What could possibly be wrong with that?

Andrew Leonard Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 5:20 PM UTC
Technology AT&T, Smart Phones

Snapchat is secretly storing your photos

While the app touts itself as a self-destructing messaging service, a crafty YouTuber has proven otherwise VIDEO

Gaby Dunn, The Daily Dot Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:47 PM UTC
Social Video, the daily dot, Snapchat

Your iPhone kills jobs

Smartphone apps have created a new digital underclass of low-paid and highly monitored workers. We're all to blame

A.M. Gittlitz Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 3:47 PM UTC 73
Working Ahead Working Ahead, AFL-CIO, iPhones

BlackBerry still has fans in Nigeria

The smart phones represent the country's primary method of Internet access -- and its ultimate status symbol

Brianna Goldberg, The Walrus Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 10:40 PM UTC
Social The Walrus, Smart Phones, Nigeria

Sorry, the short story boom is bogus

The New York Times touts the Internet's role in reviving interest in short fiction. Too bad it's not true

Laura Miller Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 31
Entertainment Fiction, New York Times

Internet-connected devices now outnumber people in the U.S.

Say hello to your shiny, Wi-Fi-enabled overlords

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:10 PM UTC
Life technology, Internet Culture

New York City’s recovery in one picture

Getting another kind of fix in the East Village

Alex Halperin Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 7:31 PM UTC
Technology technology, Recovery

Apple’s enormous insult

The iPhone 5's new dock connector is a sign of arrogance and the harbinger of decline

Andrew Leonard Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 6:02 PM UTC 119
Life Apple, iPhone, iphone 5

Apple introduces iPhone 5

The company unveiled the device at an event in San Francisco

Associated Press Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 5:33 PM UTC
Life Apple, California, iPhone

Dan Deacon’s app is irritating in a good way

Let's give the composer's latest gimmick a chance

Erin Keane Thursday, Aug 30, 2012 4:58 PM UTC
Entertainment Dan Deacon, Smart Phones

Jury rules for Apple in landmark tech suit

Samsung is expected to appeal

Associated Press Friday, Aug 24, 2012 11:33 PM UTC 14
News Apple, technology, Smart Phones

Apps you don’t have to use

Unobtrusive programs may be the future of software

Jon Mitchell, ReadWriteWeb Monday, Jul 23, 2012 3:10 PM UTC
Life ReadWriteWeb, technology, Gadgets

My life in iPhone apps

I use my phone to track nearly everything: My sleep, my moods, my TV watching. And it's changed everything

John Rico Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 11:30 PM UTC 22
Life Internet Culture, iPhone

Nobody ever calls me anymore

I feel like the last person who still likes talking on the phone. Why did we give it up, and should we reconsider?

Sarah Hepola Friday, May 4, 2012 11:30 PM UTC 61
Life Internet Culture, Smart Phones

Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion

Search giant completes largest acquisition in its history to up the ante in smart-phone wars

Associated Press Monday, Aug 15, 2011 12:36 PM UTC
News Google, Smart Phones

Cartoon Saturday: Is your phone getting too smart?

Does your life really need more color commentary?

Liza Donnelly Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 8:01 AM UTC
Entertainment Smart Phones, Cartoon Saturday

AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

Merger would make AT&T the United State's wireless carrier by a wide margin

Associated Press Monday, Mar 21, 2011 12:11 PM UTC
News Business, iPhone, Smart Phones

A guide to the end of SXSW’s Interactive Festival

It's never too late to network at Austin's South by Southwest tech meet-up

Drew Grant Wednesday, Mar 16, 2011 5:17 PM UTC
Entertainment Satire, Apple, Google

Nokia, Microsoft in pact to take on Apple, Google

World's largest mobile maker will use Window's software as the main platform for its smartphones

Matti Huuhtanen, Associated Press Friday, Feb 11, 2011 9:30 PM UTC
News Smart Phones, Apple

Internet runs out of IP addresses as devices grow

Internet addresses run low as Asia and smart phones hit the Web. Authorities plan strategy to open up space

Associated Press Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011 10:27 PM UTC
News Internet Culture, Smart Phones

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