A Tokyo suburb on Wednesday imposed Japan’s first ban on a habit seen around the world: pedestrians glued to their phone screens while walking, sometimes dangerously oblivious to their surroundings.
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The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a woman accused of stalking and harassment should not have been held in contempt for refusing to unlock her phone for law enforcement officials.
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As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many betting on smartphone apps to help squelch the pandemic.
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The European Commission has released a set of guidelines for coronavirus tracking apps in the European Union but privacy watchdogs are still skeptical.
Read moreA class action in Pulaski County Court, Ark., accuses Verizon Wireless of defrauding customers in a “purposefully deceptive, false, unconscionable” Mother’s Day special promising, but failing to deliver, a free iPhone in a two-for-one deal.
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The National Transportation Safety Board says the driver of a Tesla SUV who died in a Silicon Valley crash two years ago was playing a video game on his smartphone at the time.
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Apple is warning investors it won’t meet its second-quarter financial guidance because the viral outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones.
Read moreRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law a requiring all smartphones and computers sold in the country to come pre-installed with Russian software.
Read moreA federal judge refused Wells Fargo Bank’s request for summary judgment on the United Services Automobile Association’s claim that the bank violated its patent on the “automated capture of a digital image of a check for deposit using a mobile device.”
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Tech giant Apple Inc. faces a shareholder derivative complaint after the company’s share value dropped significantly due to dwindling sales of iPhones after a phone software “fix” slowed down older models to push consumers into purchasing newer models.
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Huawei on Friday unveiled a smartphone operating system that it said can replace Google’s Android, adding to the Chinese tech giant’s efforts to insulate itself against U.S. economic sanctions.
Read moreA federal judge denied Qualcomm’s attempt to put her antitrust ruling on hold Wednesday while the company pursued an appeal.
Read moreThe Federal Trade Commission won a landmark victory against computer chip manufacturer Qualcomm in a case with widespread implications on how technology companies will license their products.
Read moreSpyware crafted by a sophisticated group of Israeli hackers-for-hire took advantage of a flaw in the popular WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of phones, the company said late Monday.
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court invited the solicitor general Monday to weigh in on whether Oracle is entitled to a damages trial in its $9 billion copyright with Google over the Android smartphone platform.
Read morePharmaceutical honcho Martin Shkreli has been banished to solitary confinement amid allegations he was running his drug company from federal prison using a contraband smartphone, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Read moreTaking a small step toward protecting the lives of “smartphone zombies,” Tel Aviv has installed special LED sidewalk lights to alert distracted pedestrians staring at their phones when they can walk and when they should stop.
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