A scheme to stealthily run video ads behind banner images drained users' batteries and data while they used popular Android apps.

How a writing tool became the new default way to pass notes in class.

As more stores look to go cashless, Philadelphia approves law to fine stores that don't accept cash. Hint to the mayor - the world is changing. Really.

The next success for the company behind Angry Birds could be twofold: convincing the U.S. public they should buy a 5G mobile phone from Sprint Corp., and developing the world's biggest video game streaming platform in the process.

A group of academics have found three new security flaws in 4G and 5G, which they say can be used to intercept phone calls and track the locations of cell phone users. The findings are said to be the first time vulnerabilities have affected both 4G and the incoming 5G standard.

At a press event in San Francisco, Samsung detailed its first truly foldable phone: the Galaxy Fold. Here's everything you need to know.

Several reports have suggested that the iPhone won’t feature support for true 5G until 2020, and now Intel itself has addressed those concerns. As reported by Reuters, Intel executives have said they don’t expect 5G modem chips to be ready for consumer phones until 2020. Sandra Rivera, head of Intel’s networking chip business, said at an event this week that 5G modems won’t appear in consumer “products in the market” until 2020. This suggests that while Intel might have the technology ready at some point this year, it won’t be early enough for its 5G modems to appear in 2019 phones.

HMD Global’s new Nokia 9 PureView — and all five of its rear cameras — may have just gotten announced at MWC 2019, but it’s hitting stores in the US really soon, with sales set to start March 3rd. To go with the launch, HMD is also offering a special limited time offer on the Nokia 9 PureView that will lower the price by $100 off the usual $699 price, bringing it down to $599 for the first week of sales. After March 11th, the price will go back up, which doesn’t leave a ton of time for customers to decide on whether they want to buy it. But if you’re planning on being an early adopter, the extra $100 off certainly can’t hurt.

The devices have become our constant companions. This was not the plan.

Desperate for data on its competitors, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a “Facebook Research” VPN that lets the company suck in all of a user’s phone and web activity, similar to Facebook’s Onavo Protect app that Apple banned in June and that was removed i…

Facebook and Google were far from the only developers openly abusing Apple’s Enterprise Certificate program meant for companies offering employee-only apps. A TechCrunch investigation uncovered a dozen hardcore pornography apps and a dozen real-money gambling apps that escaped Apple’s oversight.

HMD's Nokia brand is building another flagship smartphone, and unlike the Nokia 8 Sirocco, this one is actually coming to the US. HMD is announcing the "Nokia 9 Pureview" at Mobile World Congress, and it's got a whopping five cameras on the back. HMD devices usually live in a price range with very little competition. In the sub-$400 market the company really only has Motorola to contend with, and it can easily win most of those matchups by virtue of regularly shipping security updates and new OS releases.

Your main feed now feels a lot more like stories.

In a lawsuit on Thursday, the city attorney said tracking was used not just for local forecasts but also for commercial purposes like targeted marketing.

Last month, AT&T filed several trademark applications for “Verge TV,” which suggests the company may be working on a new streaming television service that has a really great name. Seriously, we think “Verge TV” sounds like a great idea. Please check out our YouTube channel. And our existing trademark for The Verge. If it’s not just a re-brand, Verge TV would be AT&T’s third streaming TV service, following DirecTV Now and the launch of WatchTV in 2018.

Nick Winke, a photographer in the Pacific northwest, was perusing internet forums when he came across a complaint that alarmed him: On certain Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones, users aren’t allowed to delete the Facebook app.

The science of how technology affects happiness needs a huge statistical upgrade. A new paper charts a path toward better research.

A security flaw meant many private messages were readable for years said Twitter.

China is willing to take extreme measures for its national interests; we must do the same

Xiaomi’s folding phone has been revealed in a teaser video from the company. Xiaomi co-founder and president Lin Bin has posted a nearly minute-long video to Weibo today, detailing the double folding phone. Both sides of the device can be folded backwards to transform it from a tablet form factor into more of a compact phone. Unlike other foldable phones we’ve seen recently, this certainly looks a more practical use for the technology.

More than 100 million women monitor their cycles on their phones. Here come the ads.

A significant bug has been discovered in FaceTime and is currently spreading virally over social media.

When you hear about smartphone brands, Energizer is probably nowhere on your list. However, for some time the battery brand has been putting out Android-powered smartphones. This year at MWC 2019, Energizer is set to debut over two dozen new phone models, including some with crazy features and huge batteries.

The new guidelines specify that “circumventing or blocking advertisements in the Spotify Service, or creating and distributing tools designed to block advertisements in the Spotify Service” may now result in “immediate termination or suspension of your Spotify account.”

Some math-based advice for those still swiping this Valentine’s Day.

Several phones at MWC are sporting physical keyboards rather than relying on touchscreens.

Nintendo, it seems, is getting in trouble with its smartphone development partners for being nice. Per sources of the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo is concerned about being seen as greedy by consumers, and actively tells its partners - including DeNA and CyberAgent - to adjust games so that players don't spend too much. As for why a publicly listed company would try to make less money, a Nintendo employee apparently told WSJ that the company sees smartphone games more as advertising for its core console business than a straight moneymaking opportunity.

When Apple introduced the App Store on July 10, 2008 with 500 apps, it ignited a cultural, social and economic phenomenon.

We disassembled the phone and asked security researchers to probe it to find out what it is. Verdict: It's wild.

Go to Google Maps and zoom out. Halfway out, the map’s perspective changes from a traditional flat map view to an interactive globe. Zoom all the way out and the Earth is presented as a globe with landmasses of the appropriate size.

No more lying about missed calls, pal.

The European Commission will launch a new investigation into the massive amount of charger waste seen in the region each year, by encouraging manufacturers to use a common phone charger. It has been pushing for change since 2009, but considers the efforts already made unsatisfactory.

Biometrics are moving way beyond fingerprints: To fight fraud, companies are building databases on people’s behaviors and movements.

When you’re paying close attention to the maelstrom of tech industry activity, the pace of change can seem logical, methodical, occasionally even a little slow. But look away for even the briefest period of time, and you’ll be shocked by how quickly and radically things have changed when you check back in. The $1,000 price threshold for smartphones is a good example.

Today’s the big day for the Galaxy Note 9. Samsung’s latest, best, and most pricey flagship goes on sale in 56 markets around the world today, with availability to expand to over 130 countries in the coming days. Many of you will have already received your Galaxy Note 9 pre-order ahead of launch, but many of you are likely going to buy one at your local store today or in the days to come. And, just in time for the retail release, Galaxy Note 9 firmware for markets around the world are now available in our firmware database.