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How to Watch Apple’s Big iPhone 6S Event Today

All eyes are on Apple. Here's how yours can be, too, including exactly when to tune in and what to expect. Maybe.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

Here’s Why Apple Is Beefing Up Its AI Game

The tech giant wants to make phones smarter than ever and is staffing up to give Google a run for its money.

By Reuters

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Verizon Strips Down Its Logo in Lukewarm Reboot

Simple. Check. Scalable. Check. Already hated on by T-Mobile CEO John Legere. Six checks.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Tech

Study: We Know We’re Total Jerks With Our Phones and We Don’t Care

Put down the phone, Rudy rude. New findings confirm what we already know: Cell phone etiquette in America is appalling.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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It’s Official: Apple to Unveil New iPhone September 9

Siri's a real charmer when she drops hints.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

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NYC Taxi Industry Takes Aim at Uber With New App

Arro is a new smartphone app that lets users hail and pay for cab rides in the Big Apple, one of the most hotly contested markets for ride hailing.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Founders of Humin Release New App That Lets You Share Contact Info by Tapping on Your Phone

The Knock Knock app, out today, allows users to instantly connect with each other in an augmented reality social network.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Google Axes Project Ara Market Test in Puerto Rico, Postpones Debut to 2016

Project Ara chalked delays for the modular smartphone up to 'lots of iterations…more than we thought.'

By Geoff Weiss

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Samsung Unveils a Keyboard Cover for Its Latest Phones

The $80 keyboard cover will give you both a case and a hardware keyboard for those times when you need to punch out long messages.

By Jon Fingas

Tech

The Startup Behind Popular Selfie-Editing App Facetune Raises $10 Million, Plans for New Products

This is Lightricks first-ever outside investment. The startup will double headcount and work on new photo-editing products.

By Catherine Clifford

Tech

The 4 New Rules Telecom Needs to Play By

Did you know that today's voice communications travel along the same public switched network used in the days of switchboard operators?

By Scott Lahman

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Samsung, Google to Release Monthly Android Security Patches

In response to the Stagefright hacking software that leaves the Android system vulnerable, companies are pushing for fast fixes.

By Reuters

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GE and NFL Team Up to Fund Research Into Concussion Detection

The league has been criticized for its cavalier attitude toward traumatic head injuries and it's thought that more than 25 percent of players will suffer brain problems.

By Daniel Cooper

Tech

Hey Loudmouth, Keep It Down! The 4 Most Annoying Cell Phone Habits.

Since July is National Cell Phone Courtesy month, it's the perfect time to remind everyone of a few basic cell phone etiquette rules.

By Deborah Mitchell

Building a Business

Uber Takes Swipe at NYC Regulators With Clever ‘De Blasio’ Feature

The ride-hailing transportation giant has updated its app with a special message for residents of the Big Apple.

By Catherine Clifford

Business News

Apple, Samsung Are in Talks to Kill the SIM Card

But don't expect a change until at least 2016, a report says.

By Benjamin Snyder

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Samsung Wants to Measure Body Fat With a Smartphone Squeeze

It looks like the South Korean tech company may have a plan to outdo the competition when it comes to mobile health tracking.

By Jacob Kleinman

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Nokia Says It May Re-Enter Mobile Phone Market Through Licensing

The company says it was looking for a partner who would take on the manufacturing, sales, marketing and customer support for the products.

By Reuters

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Life Without Smartphones Is Hard to Imagine, According to Nearly Half of U.S. Smartphone Users

A recent Gallup poll provides insight into the sneaky, vital and constant ways the devices have come to shape the way we live.

By Laura Entis

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Samsung Moves Up Smartphone Launch to Take on Apple

The idea is to further distance itself from the furor and frenzy over Apple's latest devices

By Zack Guzman

Business News

3 Amazing Technologies That Could Be Part of Your New Smartphone

From being able to diagnose skin conditions to knowing your location down to the centimeter, the computer in your pocket is only going to get more and more mindboggling.

By Catherine Clifford