Mobile Stories for 2017

Apple's iPhones Were the Best-Selling Tech Product of 2017 88
Slashdot Asks: How Should Apple Have Responded To the Battery Controversy? 177
Apple Apologizes For iPhone Slowdown Drama, Will Offer $29 Battery Replacements 254
HTC, Motorola Say They Don't Slow Old Phones Like Apple Does 133
Postcard From Pyongyang: The Airport Now Has Wi-Fi, Sort of 141
FCC Approves First Wireless 'Power-At-A-Distance' Charging System 138
WeChat To Become China's Official Electronic ID System 54
Analysts Cut iPhone X Shipment Forecasts, Citing Lukewarm Demand 168
Is Google Home Fit For Elderly and Disabled Users? 93
Fleeing Google's Apps and iOS, Mandrake Linux Creator Launches 'eelo' Project 122
Samsung Could Make $22 Billion Off Next Year's iPhones 43
Amazon Acquires Connected Camera and Doorbell Startup 'Blink' 18
Airlines With the Best In-Flight Wi-Fi 52
Apple Hit With Class Action Lawsuit After Admitting To Slowing Down Old iPhones 244
Apple Says Apps Must Now Disclose Odds For Loot Boxes 88
Apple's iPhone Throttling Will Reinvigorate the Push for Right To Repair Laws 158
Apple Confirms iPhone With Older Batteries Will Take Hits On Performance 172
Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad and Mac Apps To Create One User Experience 247
Ask Slashdot: Are There Any Alternatives To Android Or iOS? 304
Your Phone May Send You 'Blue Alerts' To Warn You When Local Police Are In Danger 318
'Loapi' Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Is Causing Phone Batteries To Bulge 55
Geekbench Results Visualize Possible Link Between iPhone Slowdowns and Degraded Batteries 135
Ban Sale of Mini Mobiles, Says Justice Minister 192
Don't Keep Cellphones Next To Your Body, California Health Department Warns 344
NVIDIA Titan V Benchmarks Show Volta GPU Compute, Mining and Gaming Strength 51
Canadian Cellphone Bills Are Some of the Highest In the World, Says Report 184
T-Mobile Is Becoming a Cable Company 92
AT&T Begins Testing High-Speed Internet Over Power Lines 119
No Matter What Happens With Net Neutrality, an Open Internet Isn't Going Anywhere, Says Former FCC Chairman 177
Apple's Alleged Throttling of Older iPhones With Degraded Batteries Causes Controversy 183
France To Ban Mobile Phones In Schools 191
In-Store WiFi Provider Used Starbucks Website To Generate Monero Coins 30
Apple Buys Shazam To Boost Apple Music 36
Top iOS Apps of 2017: Bitmoji Beats Snapchat, YouTube, and Facebook Messenger 27
Google Puts Android Accessibility Crackdown On Hold 28
Android 8.0 Oreo For Android Wear Released 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Boosts CPU and GPU Performance, Delivers 4K HDR Capture, 3x Faster AI Processing 48
40 Percent of America Will Cut the Cord By 2030, New Report Predicts 114
Qualcomm Announces Latest Snapdragon 845 Processor 38
Texting Is 25 Years Old 68
Should Apple Share iPhone X Face Data With App Developers? 66
Dell Begins Offering Laptops With Intel's 'Management Engine' Disabled 140
'App Truthers' Question the Accuracy of the Domino's Pizza Tracker 205
Controversial Study Claims 'Smartphone Addiction' Alters the Brain 64
Volunteers Around the World Build Surveillance-Free Cellular Network Called 'Sopranica' 77
Every iPhone X Is Not Created Equal 74
Verizon Will Launch 5G Home Internet Access In 2018 115
Google Bans Apps From Displaying Lock Screen Ads 58
'Bomb on Board' Wi-Fi Network Causes Turkish Airlines Flight To Be Diverted 177
Google Faces Lawsuit For Gathering Personal Data From Millions of iPhone Users 35
Samsung Develops 'Graphene Ball' Battery With 5x Faster Charging Speed 137
Google Can Tell if Someone Is Looking at Your Phone Over Your Shoulder 75
The Pixel 2's Dormant 'Visual Core' Chip Gets Activated In Latest Android Developer Preview 32
Pokemon Go Led To Increase In Traffic Deaths and Accidents, Says Study 80
iPhone Users Complain About the Word 'It' Autocorrecting To 'I.T' On iOS 11 and Later 116
White House Weighs Personal Mobile Phone Ban For Staff 113
Two Major Cydia Hosts Shut Down as Jailbreaking Fades in Popularity 90
Motorola Ad Mocks Samsung Ad Mocking Apple 84
First AMD Ryzen Mobile Laptop Tested Shows Strong Zen-Vega Performance 85
Samsung's Galaxy S9 Will Appear At CES In January, Says Report 41
Apple Only Wants To Put Its Stores Where White People Live, Investigation Reveals 497
How a Wi-Fi Pineapple Can Steal Your Data (And How To Protect Yourself From It) 46
Apple's New iPhone Built With Illegal Overtime Teen Labor 157
Apple Could Have Brought a Big iPhone X Feature To Older iPhone But Didn't, Developer Says 64
10-Year-Old Boy Cracks the Face ID On Both Parents' IPhone X 300
Apple Fixes the iPhone X 'Unresponsive When It's Cold' Bug 42
CNBC: Google's New 'Pixel Buds' Suck 100
Apple Is Served A Search Warrant To Unlock Texas Church Gunman's iPhone 450
iPhone X Owners Experience 'Crackling' or 'Buzzing' Sounds From Earpiece Speaker 104
Verizon: No 4G-Level Data Caps For 5G Home Service 56
OnePlus 5T Featuring 6-inch AMOLED Display, 3.5mm Headphone Jack Launched 54
Apple Is Back To Being the World's Top Wearable Maker 48
Apple Could Launch Two New Full-Screen iPhones Next Year 117
Hackers Say They've Broken Face ID a Week After iPhone X Release 252
New Samsung Video Demos Linux on Galaxy Smartphones 100
The iPhone X Becomes Unresponsive When It Gets Cold 196
CopperheadOS Fights Unlicensed Installations On Nexus Phones 97
iPhone Encryption Hampers Investigation of Texas Shooter, Says FBI 240
Crowdfunded 'PowerWatch' Runs on Body Heat, Never Needs Charging 81
Some iPhone X Displays Plagued By Mysterious 'Green Line of Death' 76
Windows 10's Version of AirDrop Lets You Quickly Share Files Between PCs 108
Logitech To Shut Down 'Service and Support' For Harmony Link Devices In 2018 131
iOS 11 Passes 50 Percent Adoption In Under 2 Months 133
Israeli Company Sues Apple Over Dual-Lens Cameras In iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus 56
Microsoft Releases Standards For Highly Secure Windows 10 Devices 173
iPhone X Has the 'Most Innovative and High Performance' Smartphone Display Ever Tested 233
An iOS 11.1 Glitch Is Replacing Vowels 123
Some iPhone X Buyers Are Having Problems Activating Their Phones 82
iFixit's iPhone X Teardown Reveals Two Battery Cells, 'Unprecedented' Logic Board 89
Broadcom Explores Buying Qualcomm 69
Apple Crushes Expectations, Sees Record Holiday Quarter 97
The Mobile Internet Is the Internet 156
Qualcomm Sues Apple For Contract Breach 37
App Developer Access To iPhone X Face Data Spooks Some Privacy Experts 71
Razer Unveils Gaming Smartphone With 120Hz UltraMotion Display, 8GB RAM and No Headphone Jack 168
Apple Uses Machine Learning To Chronicle All the Bra Pics On Your iPhone 115
Apple Limits Lengthy iPhone X Testing for Most Reviewers 140
Apple Is Designing iPhones, iPads That Would Drop Qualcomm Components 131
Calgary Police Cellphone Surveillance Device Must Remain Top Secret, Judge Rules 89
Researchers Devise 2FA System That Relies On Taking Photos of Ordinary Objects 138
TechCrunch Argues Social Media News Feeds 'Need to Die' 154
Samsung Made a Bitcoin Mining Rig Out of 40 Old Galaxy S5s 73
PSA: Apple's iPhone X Screen Repair Will Cost You $279 144
Everything New In the Android 8.1 Oreo Developer Preview 42
If You Type 1+2+3 Into Your iPhone's Calculator on iOS 11, You Probably Won't Get 6 337
Google Addresses Pixel 2 XL Display Issues, Pixel 2 Clicking Sounds With Software Updates 103
Microsoft Is Working On a Foldable Device With a Focus On Pen and Digital Ink 87
Roku Wants To Start Streaming To Third-Party Devices 25
With Camera Permission, iPhone Apps Can Surreptitiously Take Pictures and Videos 69
Apple Reduced Face ID Accuracy To Ease Production, Bloomberg Reports 130
More Than Half of Emails Worldwide Are Now Opened in a Mobile Environment 47
Some Pixel 2 Users Are Complaining About A High-Pitched Whine and Clicking Noises 105
Snapchat Reportedly Stuck With 'Hundreds of Thousands' of Unsold Spectacles 63
Apple, Samsung Face New iPhone Damages Trial 46
Essential Announces $200 (29%) Discount on Phones -- Price Dropped To $499 106
With Rising Database Breaches, Two-Factor Authentication Also At Risk 84
For Under $1,000, Mobile Ads Can Track Your Location 52
Tim Cook Confirms the Mac Mini Isn't Dead 191
ZTE Launches Axon M, a Foldable, Dual-Screened Smartphone 61
Android Oreo Helps Google's Pixel 2 Smartphones Outperform Other Android Flagships 91
Mobile Phone Companies Appear To Be Selling Your Location To Almost Anyone 149
Every Patch For 'KRACK' Wi-Fi Vulnerability Available Right Now 140
Microsoft Has Already Fixed the Wi-Fi Attack Vulnerability; Android Will Be Patched Within Weeks 136
WPA2 Security Flaw Puts Almost Every Wi-Fi Device at Risk of Hijack, Eavesdropping 262
Dutch Police Build a Pokemon Go-Style App For Hunting Wanted Criminals 62
Google Slashes Prices of Its USB-C Headphone Dongle Following Minor Outrage 198
Latest iOS Update Shows Apple Can Use Software To Break Phones Repaired By Independent Shops 128
Apple To Ditch Touch ID Altogether For All of Next Year's iPhones 137
Qualcomm Seeks China iPhone Ban, Escalating Apple Legal Fight 36
Google Is Really Good At Design 187
Is the Chromebook the New Android Tablet? 182
Amazon Finally Makes a Waterproof Kindle 67
OxygenOS Telemetry Lets OnePlus Tie Phones To Individual Users 164
Security, Privacy Focused Librem 5 Linux Smartphone Successfully Crowdfunded 82
How Does Microsoft Avoid Being the Next IBM? 223
PSA: Microsoft Is Using Cortana To Read Your Private Skype Conversations 180
Face ID Is Coming To the iPad Pro Next Year, Says Report 73
Slashdot Asks: Does the World Need a Third Mobile OS? 304
Alphabet's Balloons Will Bring Cellphone Service To Puerto Rico 65
Can Cheap Android Tablets Bridge the Digital Divide? 111
Apple Doesn't Deliberately Slow Down Older Devices According To Benchmark Analysis 163
White House Chief of Staff's Phone Was Reportedly Hacked Months Ago 138
Chinese State Media Report Bloated Battery in Apple's iPhone 8 36
Rice University Adds Asphalt To Speed Lithium Metal Battery Charging By 20 Times 131
Google Pixel Buds Are Wireless Earbuds That Translate Conversations In Real Time 163
Google Is Latest Company To Ditch Headphone Jack In Its Newest Smartphones 391
Former Intel CEO Paul Otellini Dies At 66 48
Ask Slashdot: Why Would Anyone Want To Spend $1,000 on a Smartphone? 487
US Prisons Have a Cellphone Smuggling Problem 275
Bill Gates Has An Android Phone. Has Microsoft Changed? 156
Solar Powered Smartwatch Successfully Crowdfunded on Kickstarter 69
Apple is Really Bad At Design 366
Apple Investigating Reports of iPhone 8 Plus Devices 'Splitting Open' 106
Apple Recommends Children Under 13, Twins and Siblings Do Not Use Face ID On iPhone X 120
The World's First Blockchain Smartphone Is In Development 95
Apple Replaces Bing With Google as Search Engine For Siri and Spotlight 54
iOS 11 Is Causing Massive Battery Drain Problems 158
Apple's Swift 4.0 Includes A Compatibility Mode For 'The Majority' Of Swift 3.x Code 122
Apple: iPhones Are Too 'Complex' To Allow Unauthorized Repair 305
Super-Accurate GPS Chips Coming To Smartphones In 2018 112
Hackers Using iCloud's Find My iPhone Feature To Remotely Lock Macs, Demand Ransom Payments 61
Apple's Latest Products Get Rare Mixed-Bag Reviews, Muted Reception 211
'Dear Apple, The iPhone X and Face ID Are Orwellian and Creepy' 441
DC Court Rules Tracking Phones Without a Warrant Is Unconstitutional 84
Google Buys Part of HTC's Smartphone Team For $1.1 Billion 92
Turning Off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in iOS 11's Control Center Doesn't Actually Turn Off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth 226
iOS 11 Released 139
Developer Marco Arment Shares Thoughts On iPhone X's Notch 194
Why You Shouldn't Use Texts For Two-Factor Authentication 102
Samsung Finally Lets You Disable the Bixby Button Without a Third-Party App 55
Apple Officially Bans Scammy Antivirus Apps From iOS App Store 51
Can An Individual Still Resist The Spread of Technology? 383
Essential Phone Now Supported By All Four Major Carriers (Including Verizon) 53
Scientists Explore A Light Bulb-Based Based 10Gbps Li-Fi/5G Home Network 12
8,500 Verizon Customers Disconnected Because of 'Substantial' Data Use 108
PSA: Google Will Delete Your Android Backups If Your Device Is Inactive For Two Months 166
Target's Sales Floors Are Switching From Apple To Android Devices 137
iPhone 8 and iPhone X Will Support Fast Charging, But Only If You Buy a New USB-C Charger 144
The iPhone Is Guaranteed To Last Only One Year, Apple Argues In Court 435
BlueBorne Vulnerabilities Impact Over 5 Billion Bluetooth-Enabled Devices 121
Apple Announces iPhone X With Edge-To-Edge Display, Wireless Charging and No Home Button 570
The New Apple Watch Series 3 Has Cellular Built-In 55
Apple Suffers 'Major iPhone X Leak' 114
Hundreds of AT&T Wireless Workers and Supporters Plan To Protest at iPhone 8 Launch at Apple HQ 103
Leaks Reveal New Features In Apple's Next iPhone 224
Ask Slashdot: What Can You Do With An Old Windows Phone? 169
Hobbyist Gives iPhone 7 the Headphone Jack We've Always Wanted 194
Galaxy Note 8 Sets New Pre-Order Record For Samsung Despite Last Year's Disaster 39
Google Is Apparently Ready To Buy Smartphone Maker HTC 102
iPhone's Summer Production Glitches Create Holiday Jitters 48
Android Oreo Bug Eats Up Mobile Data Even When On Wi-Fi 89
Huawei Surpasses Apple As the World's Second Largest Smartphone Brand 115
Google's Street View Cars Are Now Giant, Mobile 3D Scanners 42
Hackers Can Take Control of Siri and Alexa By Whispering To Them in Frequencies Humans Can't Hear 116
TrustZone Downgrade Attack Opens Android Devices To Old Vulnerabilities 45
How One Writer Is Battling Tech-Induced Attention Disorder 195
Boston Red Sox Used Apple Watches To Steal Hand Signals From Yankees 197
Vulnerabilities Discovered In Mobile Bootloaders of Major Vendors 76
With Android Oreo, Google Is Introducing Linux Kernel Requirements 120
Is Apple Copying Palm's WebOS? 188
Huawei Unveils AI Mobile Chipset Said To Rival A11 Processor In Upcoming iPhones 77
Slashdot Asks: How Do You Navigate Your Smartphone? 66
LG Announces V30 Smartphone With 'FullVision' OLED Display, Dual Cameras 45
Uber Says It'll Stop Tracking Riders After They're Dropped Off 69
Palm Devices Are Coming In 2018 Without WebOS, Says Report 81
Ask Slashdot: Is Leasing a Smartphone Better Than Buying One? 311
New York City Cops Will Replace Their 36,000 Windows Phones With iPhones 215
The Next iPhone Is Going To Be Unveiled On Sept. 12, Report Says 77
Hit App Sarahah Quietly Uploads Your Address Book 72
A Platoon Of Networked Self-Driving Trucks Will Be Tested in the UK 90
These Are the 10 Most Popular Mobile Apps in America 144
Engineers Discover How To Make Antennas For Wireless Communication 100x Smaller Than Their Current Size 129
Slashdot Asks: What Are Your Favorite Android Oreo Features? 277
Sony Loses Class Action Lawsuit In Waterproof Claims For Original Xperia Z Line 23
Popular Weather App AccuWeather Caught Sending User Location Data, Even When Location Sharing is Off 124
iPhone 8's 3D Face Scanner Will Work In 'Millionths of a Second' 154
DJI Spark Owners Must Update Firmware By September, Or Their Machines Will Be Bricked 182
postmarketOS Pursues A Linux-Based, LTS OS For Android Phones 111
After 15 Years, Maine's Laptops-in-Schools Initiative Fails To Raise Test Scores 158
iOS 11 Has a Feature To Temporarily Disable Touch ID 138
Motorola Patents a Display That Can Heal Its Own Cracked Screen With Heat 41
Hacker Claims To Have Decrypted Apple's Secure Enclave Processor Firmware 111
Google Allo For Chrome Finally Arrives, But Only For Android Users 88
Google Pays Apple $3 Billion Per Year To Remain On the iPhone, Analyst Says 101
Hundreds Of Smart Locks Get Bricked By A Buggy Firmware Update 119
Apple Refuses To Enable iPhone Emergency Settings that Could Save Countless Lives 279
T-Mobile To Launch Its Own Branded Budget Smartphone 17
Maybe Americans Don't Need Fast Home Internet Service, FCC Suggests 378
In Less Than Five Years, 45 Billion Cameras Will Be Watching Us 85
Android 8.0's 'Streaming OS Updates' Will Work Even If Your Phone Is Full 40
Ask Slashdot: Are My Drone Apps Phoning Home? 132
BLU Claims Innocence, Gets Phones Reinstated On Amazon 43
Apple Plans To Release a Cellular-Capable Watch To Break iPhone Ties 92
Slashdot Asks: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? 330
Are App Sizes Out of Control? 386
Apple's Shares Rise On Better-Than-Expected iPhone Sales 60
New iPhone To Have Tap to Wake, Attention Detection, and Virtual Home Button, Says Report 59
Amazon Suspends Sales of Blu Android Phones Due To Privacy Concerns 66
Is the iPhone 'Years' Ahead of Android In Photography? 408
Microsoft's Windows Phone Keyboard For the iPhone Is Dead 42
Bluetooth Battery Level Indicators May Soon Be Coming To Android 28
Apple's Next iPhone: Facial-Recognition, All-Screen Design 140
Honolulu Targets 'Smartphone Zombies' With Crosswalk Ban 170
Will 'Smart Cities' Violate Our Privacy? 108
Apple Pulls Anti-Censorship Apps from China's App Store 108
Do Kill Switches Deter Cellphone Theft? 97
Feds Crack Trump Protesters' Phones To Charge Them With Felony Rioting 465
Qualcomm Opens Its Mobile Chip Deep Learning Framework To All 13
Travelers' Electronics At US Airports To Get Enhanced Screening, TSA Says 151
China Forces Muslim Minority To Install Spyware On Their Phones 389

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