A mobile phone (also known as a cellular phone, cell phone, hand phone, or simply a phone) is a phone that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile phone operator, allowing access to the public telephone network. By contrast, a cordless telephone is used only within the short range of a single, private base station. In addition to telephony, modern mobile phones also support a wide variety of other services such as text messaging, MMS, email, Internet access, short-range wireless communications (infrared, Bluetooth), business applications, gaming, and photography. Mobile phones that offer these and more general computing capabilities are referred to as smartphones.
Continuity further knits Apple’s desktop and mobile apps together, allowing you to flip between devices. You can make an iPhone call from your Mac or start a message in iOS, then… Read more »
Mac and iOS developers migrate annually to Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference to see what’s in store for the coming year. We’ll have a running live-blog during the Monday morning keynote at… Read more »
Mac and iOS developers migrate annually to Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference to see what’s in store for the coming year. We’ll have a running live-blog during the Monday morning keynote at… Read more »
Apple’s annual developer conference is slated for next week. We’ll be on-site sharing news live from the keynote but for now, here’s what we’re thinking, hoping and wishing will be shown… Read more »
New AT&T Android devices will come preloaded with Uber’s car-hailing app this summer, and Uber will use AT&T’s networks to connect its drivers across the country. It’s a new twist on… Read more »
Foxconn won a 4G license in Taiwan’s recent spectrum auction. Now it appears set to use it with the help of established Taiwanese mobile carrier Asia Pacific Telecom. Read more »
Owners of iPhones and iPads in Australia are reportedly locked out of their devices until paying a ransom fee. The hack is taking advantage of Find My iPhone although the cause… Read more »
Auto insurer MetroMile has built an plug-in connected car device that won’t just tell you where you’ve parked and how you’re driving. It’s tapping into city street cleaning data. Read more »
First appearing in several European Union regions, in March the lower-cost 8 GB model of Apple’s iPhone 5c is now available in India. The handset costs Rs 33,500 ($573.39 US) after a reported… Read more »
For the first time, Apple has officially recognized the iMessage bug that results in text messages failing to be delivered to former iPhone users. Read more »