Google to charge phone vendors for its Android apps in Europe
If device makers want to ship Android phones with Google apps --and especially the Play Store app-- in Europe, they'll now have to pay a licensing fee.
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Apple Pencil may get new features and come to the Mac
A patent awarded to Apple hints at the Apple Pencil getting the ability to manipulate objects on the screen -- Macs included.
WatchOS 3 beta helps responders in 911 situations
The Apple Watch has two features in the watchOS 3 beta that can give responders much-needed information about the victim, and notify contacts that a crisis is in progress.
Apple patent: iPhone to send responders to emergency location
A new patent awarded to Apple has technology for the iPhone to send 911 responders to the emergency location.
Note to HP Spectre and skinny rivals: Laptops are thin enough
Opinion: Laptops have gotten so thin that they differ by mere millimeters. Do customers really care?
Hands on: How enterprise-ready is Acer Chromebook 14 for Work?
The rugged yet mobile laptop combines powerful hardware with long battery life. Price as tested: $750.
Top Android news of the week: Samsung update, Android update, Cyanogen
This week in Android has been all about security with updates released plugging malware.
Top Windows Mobile news of the week: LinkedIn purchase, business apps, new preview build
This week in Windows Mobile saw not one but two preview builds, Microsoft bought LinkedIn, and finding business apps just got easier.
Apple patents phone that is all display
A patent granted to Apple describes a phone with a transparent body and a display that wraps completely around the device.
Alexa developers can now test code in a browser
Amazon has launched a web site that contains a virtual Echo for testing code. It's also available to anyone so the curious can try it to see if they like it.
One key product and one quick tip for storm season
With what looks like an active storm season underway, one gadget and a quick tip can help you get through even major storms.
Apple patent points to Minority Report-style system operation
New patent by Apple shows systems operated like those in Minority Report without touching anything.
A look back at the failed FlipStart mobile PC by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen
Before mobile was on most people's minds, the failed FlipStart by Microsoft founder Paul Allen was aimed to get mobile computers in users' hands.
Top Windows Mobile news of the week: Bye Sunrise, Nokia license, new build
This week in Windows Mobile saw a new build released, Sunrise to be no more, and Microsoft licensed Nokia.
Top iOS news of the week: Chinese phones eating iPhone sales, iOS update bricking some iPad Pros
This week in iOS we saw a new version released and it's bricking some iPad Pros, a new patent, and Chinese smartphones are eating into iPhone sales.
