Google’s Hands Free app lets you keep your phone in the pocket at the cashier
Google has started looking past Android Pay with the launch of Hands Free, an app that lets you keep your phone in your pocket at the cashier.
Kind of a big deal: T-Mobile offers customers a free Samsung Galaxy phone
As part of its ongoing "Un-carrier 11" promotion, T-Mobile is offering eligible subscribers a free Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
Android Marshmallow’s adoption rate rises to 13.3 percent
Google's latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow release has been on over 10 percent of devices since June, but now you can add an additional 3.2 percent.
Your Google Fi connection is about to get 10-20 times faster internationally
International roaming on Google Fi is about to get a lot faster. The company announced a boost in speeds in over 135 countries.
The iconic yellow taxi is still twice as popular as Uber in the Big Apple
In April of 2016, taxis registered 11.1 million trips in New York City, which works out to about 400,000 trips a day, twice the number of upstart Uber.
Grindr is successfully convincing gay men to get tested for HIV, study shows
A new study suggests that Grindr could be an effective medium for getting black and Hispanic men to try home HIV testing kits.
Every room in this NYC hotel will come with an iPad and wireless charging mat
Hotel Grand Union New York is a new hotel will include an iPad in every room, as well as wireless charging technology, thanks to Fli Charge.
With two main cameras, Huawei’s Honor 8 looks like an alien doubling as a phone
Huawei announced the Honor 8, the company's third smartphone to have a dual-camera setup on the back.
Copperhead is selling Google's Nexus devices with its pre-installed secure OS
CopperheadOS is a custom operating system based on Android, and it offers a more secure environment, You can buy Nexus devices with the OS pre-installed.
‘Pokemon Go’ malware already exists and it could be on your phone
'Pokemon Go' malware has already been spotted out in the wild, and may have infected your phone if you downloaded the game from a third-party source.
Sprint seems to have removed Galaxy Forever from its stores and online
Sprint looks to have put an end to Galaxy Forever, the carrier's leasing program for Galaxy phones that allowed customers to upgrade once every 12 months.
Verizon just reached a ‘key milestone’ on the road to 5G
5G seems like it's a long way off, but Verizon just announced that it has reached another of its goals towards making 5G happen first.
Apple iOS 10 beta 2 might lock you out of your Apple ID
Being an early adopter always comes with risks, and in the case of the iOS 10 beta 2 update, those risks include being locked out of your Apple account.
Request a selfie from your Badoo match to make sure they're the real deal
Badoo, the world's largest dating network, has introduced a new feature that it hopes will cut down on catfishing -- the "Selfie Request."
Pokémon No: Suspects believed to have used ‘Pokémon Go’ to rob players
Four suspects are believed to have exploited 'Pokémon Go' in order to rob players at gunpoint.
European telecom companies deliver ‘5G Manifesto’ to recommend against net neutrality regulation
A new debate over net neutrality is set to overtake Europe as telecom companies prepare to start rolling out 5G mobile technology by 2020.
Weekly Rewind: ‘Inception’ is real, new iPhone 7 rumors, and life beyond Earth
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
Awesome tech you cant buy yet: Solar hot dogs, dive cams, and crazy keyboards
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Did someone order extra large? The Galaxy J Max lives up to its name with a 7-inch screen
Samsung announced the Galaxy J Max, a whale of a phone that seems to be a one-trick pony.
Poor G5 sales be damned: LG expects its best second quarter since 2014
According to its regulatory filing, LG expects its highest operating profit in two years.
We literally cannot let go of our smartphones, new survey finds
According to a new survey conducted by YouGov Omnibus, over 50 percent of millennials report that they carry their phone in their hand throughout the day.
The future of the $4 smartphone might not look as bright as you might imagine
Even though Ringing Bells started shipping its $4 Freedom 251 smartphone, questions remain about whether the company can stay afloat.
A mere $70 gets you the Alcatel Dawn complete with Android 6.0 Marshmallow
The Alcatel Dawn recently launched on Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile for a non-threatening $70.
Didi Chuxing introduces new safety features to protect passengers in China
Didi Chuxing recently unveiled an SOS button that lets passengers send an alert to their emergency contacts, which they can preset before their ride.
So much for security! Silent Circle's Blackphone business could be in trouble
Silent Circle, the company behind the ultra-secure Blackphone, may be in a spot of trouble. According to court documents, the company is in serious debt.
MetroPCS will give you $60 to spend on any of its phones if you make the switch
MetroPCS unveiled two new promotions that net you free money if you make the switch, including paying less money for an additional line to your family plan.
New Yahoo bots give you the news, a pet monkey in Facebook Messenger
Yahoo has launched a slew of new bots on Facebook Messenger, including News, Weather, and a bot that will simulate having a pet monkey.