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Tim Cook in a black suit.

Tim Cook Touts Apple’s ‘Symbiotic’ Relationship With China Even as Tensions Rise

Tim Cook gave a glowing speech about China's innovation but skirted discussion about Apple pulling some of its manufacturing from the country.
By Sissi Cao
Rebekah Brooks looks into the distance.

Rebekah Brooks Reportedly to Become CEO of News Corp a Decade After the Phone Hacking Scandal

Rebekah Brooks will become the CEO of Murdoch-owned News Corp if and when Fox Corporation's acquisition is complete. The company she headed was previously accused of hacking phones and bribing police, which almost shut down News Corp.
By Rachyl Jones
Google India

India Hits Google With an Antitrust Fine, Dealing a Blow to Its $10 Billion Ambition in the Country

Google's Android mobile operating system owns 97 percent of India's smartphone market. Indian regulators ruled that Google violated the country's competition law.
By Sissi Cao
Is it safe to be on your cell phone in midair? The FAA says yes, but security experts disagree.

FAA’s Relaxation of In-Flight Cell Phone Ban Divides Security Experts

By John Bonazzo
Unlock the Note 7 with your eye, just like you're in a Sci-Fi movie.

Samsung Note 7 Is Off the Market Until Exploding Battery Issue Is Resolved

By Sage Lazzaro
Will the Galaxy Note 7 survive?

Can Samsung’s Note 7 Survive Being Frozen in Ice? A 100-Foot Drop?

By Sage Lazzaro
I tried the Galaxy Note 7.

I Ditched My iPhone for Samsung’s New Note 7 for a Week—Here’s What I Loved and Hated

By Sage Lazzaro
These kids may be engrossed in their iPad, but a new book says the tablet is harmful to their developing brains.

iPad Alert: What Exactly Is Your Tablet Doing to Your Kid’s Brain?

By John Bonazzo
Unlock the Note 7 with your eye, just like you're in a Sci-Fi movie.

These Features Prove Samsung’s New Phone Is Straight Out of a Sci-Fi Movie

By Sage Lazzaro
The play's key prop.

Project Your Texting Anxiety Onto These NYC Actresses

By Brady Dale
The logo for US technology company and search engine Google is displayed on screens in London on February 11, 2016.

From Google: A Wireless Service That Doesn’t Suck

By Rich Jaroslovsky
Your brain may suffer if you stare at your phone too long while chasing Charzard.

What Is Pokémon Go Doing to Your Brain?

By John Bonazzo
The Blackberry Priv.

The Priv: Five Months With Blackberry’s First Android

By Brady Dale
Elmo asks Times Square tourists for money.

Afternoon Bulletin: Corralling Costumed Characters, Verrazano Typo

By Nicole Rubin
A new iOS app lets you listen to music with sophisticated surround sound.

How to Get Amazing Audio With Even the Cheapest Headphones

By Sage Lazzaro
The "Mercury Seven": From left, Gordon Cooper, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Deke Slayton and Scott Carpenter.

This Week in Tech History: Microsoft Founded, NASA Picks First Astronauts

By John Bonazzo
Alexander Graham Bell's invention, in one of its earliest forms.

This Week in Tech History: Telephone Invented, Fukushima Power Plant Explodes

By John Bonazzo
User the Voxer app. (Photo: Voxer / Facebook)

Voice Messaging Beats Phone Calls and Texts

By Brady Dale
Conversation. (Photo: Jim Pennucci/ Flickr)

Text Beats Talk: Phone Calls are Awkward, Unnatural, Interruptive and Rude

By Jeff Jarvis
(Photo: Kickstarter)

Fury Erupts on Kickstarter After Creators Can’t Deliver on $1.5 Million PUGZ Project

By Sage Lazzaro
Peeple co-founder Julia Cordray displaying Peeple app. (Photo: Via Facebook/Peeple)

People Decide They Really Don’t Need Peeple

By Nick Mangione
Pryma headphones in Carbon Marsalla (Photo: Pryma).

Elevate Your Listening Experience With a Pair of Italian Headphones

By Dena Silver
391081 04: A cell phone tower rises above the trees June 25, 2001 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The 1996 federal Telecommunications Act prohibited communities from banning cell phone tower construction, but many towns are now asking for moratoriums on the building of towers. Recently, the town of Leicester, Massachusetts rejected a tower, claiming it would be an eyesore in the community. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Surveillance State Protected by a Footnote in DOJ Cell-Site Simulator Policy [UPDATED]

By Brady Dale
(Photo: Julia Maloof Verderosa)

How to Weather Hurricane Season

By Frank Verderosa
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