Mobile Phone

  Google today unveiled a new look for its mobile search results, which gives sites a way to showcase their own branding instead of looking like every other blue link. Before, the search results were blue and the source — a publisher’s site, for example — would appear below in …

  Things just keep getting worse for Huawei. After landing on the US Commerce Department’s “Entity List” last week, multiple US companies have signaled they would sever business ties. It may even lose access to the good parts of Android. Huawei, the second-largest maker of smartphones and a huge presence …

  With last fall’s release of iOS 12, Apple introduced Siri Shortcuts — a new app that allows iPhone users to create their own voice commands to take actions on their phone and in apps. Today, Apple is celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) by rolling out a practical, accessibility-focused …

  Despite a $5.7 million FTC fine and changes to restrict its use by under 13-year-olds, TikTok retained its No. 1 position as the most downloaded app on the Apple App Store for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to a new report from Sensor Tower. The app saw more than …

  Samsung could be preparing to re-launch the Galaxy Fold, with shipments potentially resuming within the next month, according to a Korean news site. Supposedly the device is being tested on mobile field networks now, with the goal of releasing the release schedule later this month and actually launching the …

  Whenever I’m teaching Adobe’s Lightroom to photographers in a workshop or on safari, the most common question I get isn’t about some missing feature. It’s about getting a good understanding of the tools that are available and how best to use them. For 2019, Adobe has put that concern …

  Facebook-owned WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform in the world with more than 1.5 billion active users. That makes it a big target for hackers, and one group reportedly discovered a vulnerability that allowed them to inject malware into phones. All they had to do was place a …

  Google took a step into the premium phone space in 2016 when it released the first Pixel phones. These HTC-manufactured devices were more expensive than the company’s old Nexus phones, but they didn’t cut corners. Well, they didn’t intentionally cut corners. Google has settled a class action lawsuit alleging …

  PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, or PUBG as it’s more commonly known, kicked off the trend of battle royale games when it debuted in 2017. The mobile version has proven extremely popular around the world, but especially in Asia. After months of discussions with the Chinese government, developer Tencent has replaced PUBG …

  Tinder is preparing to launch a version of its popular dating app aimed at users in emerging markets. The app, which will be called “Tinder Lite,” offers a smaller, more lightweight version of the current flagship app, the company says. Smaller app size is a defining characteristic of most …