Michelle Maisto

Samsung, which has become the global leader in smartphone and mobile phone sales of devices running Google’s Android, has introduced the first commercially available smartphone running Tizen, an open-source mobile platform that Samsung has played a role in developing. Samsung introduced the Samsung Z June 2, the opening day of the Tizen Developer Conference in […]

As anticipated, Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote included the introduction to a platform for controlling the home. The platform, called HomeKit, will work with brands such as Philips, Honeywell, Kwikset and Neatamo and enable users to do things like remotely control their thermostats, adjust their lighting, and lock or unlock their doors. Craig Federighi, […]

Apple used its 2014 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) to introduce Yosemite, the newest version of OS X; iOS 8, its newest version of its mobile operating system; rumored and expected applications for managing users’ homes and health-related information; and so long a list of additional new offerings and added features that anyone hoping for a […]

Samsung and Nokia are both exploring what might be summed up as new dimensions. Samsung is said to be working on a virtual reality (VR) headset with Oculus VR (which Facebook purchased in March), while Nokia spin-off SRI Ventures has purchased Desti, a travel planner that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to offer more user-specific search […]

Ahead of the third annual Tizen Developer Conference, which begins Monday, June 2 in San Francisco, the Tizen Association announced that 37 new companies have added their “voices and expertise” to the Tizen operating system. The Tizen Partner Program, launched in November 2013, now has 88 partners. “Especially on the app developer side, the enthusiasm […]

In March, HTC introduced its newest flagship, the HTC One (M8). A month later, at a Sprint-hosted event, it introduced the One (M8)-Harman Kardon edition. The latter features Harman Kardon audio technology that’s said to restore much of the fidelity lost in the process of compressing audio files. It also ships with special earbuds, designed […]

AT&T Bets on Asus’ PadFone Smartphone-Tablet Hybrid by Michelle Maisto Meet the Asus PadFone From AT&T AT&T will exclusively sell the Asus PadFone, a two-in-one smartphone-plus-tablet device. The smartphone (and so the tablet) runs Android 4.4 (KitKat), has an 800 quad-core, 2.3GHz processor and a 5-inch Full HD display with a resolution of 1,920 by […]

Samsung has introduced the Galaxy S5 Active. Samsung’s latest flagship, the Galaxy S5 (full stop) launched in April and counts among its bragging points a dust- and water-resistant shell. Those, really, are kid-glove legal terms. Samsung isn’t full stop keen to say “waterproof” and have millions of people take their phones swimming. But as numerous […]

AT&T has finally announced pricing and some (light) availability information about the Asus PadFone, a two-for-one device that features a smartphone that slips behind a 9-inch Full HD display to power an LTE-enabled tablet. AT&T introduced the PadFone at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, and in February there was talk of an April arrival […]

Apple hasn’t introduced a new product category since the iPad in 2010, and its last event was seven months ago. But for investors and fans who have grown ornery over the current pace of innovation at Apple, relief may be just a few calendar pages away. Investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald expects Apple to use its […]