You can now ask Google's mobile app (almost) anything
Frankly, it was always possible to ask Google anything, but for slightly more complicated questions, the answers were a bit...wanting. Now, Google has updated its mobile app to better understand complex queries. In a blog post Monday, Google product manager Satyajeet Salgar explains some of the…
Verizon to unveil next Droid smartphones on October 27
"Everything you expect from a phone will change," the carrier teases in an invitation to its media event. Verizon Wireless' Droid smartphone franchise will soon get its moment in the spotlight. The New Jersey-based carrier sent out invitations to a media event in Manhattan on October 27, teasing…
LG reveals first cellular-enabled Android Wear smartwatch, the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition
LG set the bar high with the first round Android Wear device and is now following it up with the first cellular-enabled model that also includes GPS. I'm currently evaluating a couple of awesome round Android Wear smartwatches, the Huawei Watch and new Moto 360, but the other excellent round…
With watchOS 2, the Apple Watch comes into its own
The Apple Watch is easily the best and most successful smartwatch on the market, but since launch, it has had one glaring weakness: third-party apps. There are a lot of them (10,000, Apple says), but they would load slowly and didn’t really do much. None of them took advantage of the Apple Watch’s…
iOS 9 is here: How to download it now
The big day has arrived: iOS 9 is now available for download. After months of public beta releases, Apple officially pushed out its latest mobile operating system for iOS devices on Wednesday. While may users saw download failures and error messages out of the gate, most issues seemed to be…
You can easily break your Galaxy Note 5 by inserting the stylus wrong
The newly released Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has what appears to be a serious design flaw. According to two independent reports from Android Police and Ars Technica, inserting the Note 5's S Pen backwards will not only cause it to be stuck and difficult to remove, but could also permanently break its…
Microsoft frees Cortana from Windows with standalone Android app
You no longer need to use Windows to take advantage of Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft released an early version of Cortana on Google Play Monday, the first time the app has been available to all Android users. Microsoft notes that Cortana on Android has much of the same…
Sony's Aerosense unveils enterprise drone prototype
The drone symbolizes Sony's shift from consumer to enterprise technology. Aerosense has given us footage of the first flight of a prototype drone developed for enterprise users. On Monday, the Sony and ZMP joint venture uploaded a YouTube video revealing the first enterprise drone prototype's…
Facebook supports 4.5 million jobs worldwide
Facebook-sponsored study claims the company added $227 billion to the global economy last year. A Facebook-commissioned study says the world's largest social network is making a tsunami-sized splash on the global economy. According to the study, conducted by Deloitte, Facebook added $227 billion to…
LG's quantum-dot TV gets real
As promised, LG has unveiled its quantum-dot TV. The UF9400, unveiled at CES in Las Vegas, is one of the first TVs to incorporate the tech, which is said to enhance color greatly. The 65-inch TV is fundamentally an LCD panel, but it incorporates a layer of quantum dots, which are extremely small…