Tag: Smartphones

FILE - This Dec. 6, 2013 file image posted on his official Instagram account shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hiking in the Tochal mountain area north of Tehran, Iran. A court in Iran has ordered that the photo-sharing app Instagram be blocked in the Islamic Republic over privacy concerns, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Friday, May 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Office of Hassan Rouhani via Instagram, File)

Report: Iran court orders Instagram blocked

ALI AKBAR DAREINI · May 23, 2014 10:59 am

Taxi drivers protest in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Milan's taxis have been idle for five days to protest the ride-hailing app Uber, the latest European challenge to a technological advance against old business models. Uber, a San Francisco startup, has been banned in Brussels and is under court scrutiny in Berlin. Milan's 5,000 taxi drivers are seeking similar curbs when representatives meet with Italy's transport minister Wednesday. (AP Photo/Federico Ferramola, Lapresse) ITALY OUT

Europe’s cabbies decry competition from Uber app

Colleen Barry · May 21, 2014 8:00 pm

In this May 19, 2014 photo, Avi Shenkar, owner of Blo/Out Blow Dry Bars, poses for a photograph with his iPhone, in Philadelphia. Smartphones have become vital for on-the-go entrepreneurs such as Shenkar who runs his four hair salons from the palm of his hand. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Small business on-the-go? Smartphones make it easy

Joseph Pisani · May 21, 2014 4:47 pm

AT&T aims for TV’s future with $48.5B DirecTV deal

Ryan Nakashima · May 19, 2014 4:36 pm

A Blackberry Z3 smartphone is shown by a model during its launch in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, May 13, 2014. The Z3 is priced at (US$200) in the country. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

BlackBerry launches new smartphone for Indonesia

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2014 1:55 pm

State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, urges lawmakers to approve his measure requiring electronics manufacturers to install a shut-off function in all smartphones manufactured and sold after July 2015, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday May 8, 2014. The bill, SB962, which fell two votes short of passage when it was brought up two weeks ago, was approved by the Senate by a 26-8 vote. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California smartphone ‘kill switch’ bill advances

Don Thompson · May 8, 2014 9:39 pm

Mike Shields, the RNC's chief of staff, said the committee is adding permanent field staff around the country -- it is expanding its presence in Colorado, New Hampshire and Virginia -- as part of a new permanent grassroots operation called Victory 365. The program aims to recruit local volunteers and precinct captains to help increase the RNC's data file. (ThinkStock)

RNC rolling out permanent grassroots operation at spring meeting

Betsy Woodruff · May 7, 2014 4:00 am

Apple Inc.âs $120 million verdict against Samsung Electronics Co. in a trial over smartphone technology, after seeking $2 billion, may not give the mobile- device giants any more incentive to end their four-year global legal battle. (AP image)

Apple win called not enough to gain advantage in smartphone wars

Bloomberg News · May 5, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - In this Monday, April 28, 2014, file photo, Apple attorneys Harold McElhinny, left, and William Lee, walk with others to a federal courthouse in San Jose, Calif. A California jury determined Friday, May 2, 2014, that Samsung infringed Apple smartphone patents and awarded $120 million damages. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Jury says Samsung infringed Apple patents

Paul Elias · May 3, 2014 8:08 am

Submerged cellphone can still yield video

Submerged cellphone can still yield video

The Associated Press · May 1, 2014 9:02 pm

A Supreme Court visitor takes pictures with her cell phone outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, during a hearing. The Supreme Court is considering whether police may search cellphones found on people they arrest without first getting a warrant. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Supreme Court raises concerns over warrantless cellphone searches

Sean Lengell · April 29, 2014 4:00 am

Privacy advocates and defense lawyers say that because cellphones potentially contain vast amounts of personal information unrelated to a person's arrest, they should be off limits to a police search without a warrant. (Thinkstock)

Supreme Court to address key privacy rights cases

Sean Lengell · April 28, 2014 4:00 am