Mobile

As Apple continues to grow its market share of the smartphone industry, others including Blackberry and Samsung are declining. And on Wednesday, Microsoft   announced that it is cutting 7,800 positions, mostly from their phone business.

Siri, the virtual assistant introduced on iPhones is a voice-activated search engine. She’s also known for her snark. Alexa, the name given to Amazon’s new Echo device has been nicknamed “Siri in a box” for their similarities.

IBM security researchers said they discovered a way to exploit an Android flaw that puts more than 55% of Android phones at risk of being taken over and remotely controlled by cyber hackers. The IBM discovery comes after FireEye warned hackers have launched a new way to break into Apple and Google mobile devices.  

Stocks traded mostly lower on Friday after two days of record gains, capping off one of the most volatile weeks in stock market history. Late-stage startups, like Uber and Snapchat, which are valued based on their predicted values as public companies, could also be impacted by this turmoil.

FOXBusiness.com has obtained leaked documents that Uber is using to persuade investors to participate in its Uber China financing.  

Former Apple CEO John Sculley predicted that Apple will “reinvent television,” in an interview with FOXBusiness.com. He also voiced optimism about Apple Pay and explained why he does not wear an Apple Watch. 

Obi Worldphone announced two smartphones on Wednesday, targeting fast growing markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.  Former Apple CEO John Sculley co-founded Obi Worldphone and told FOXBusiness.com that he sees opportunity in the competitive smartphone landscape

Apple saw its shares turn red for the year on Friday, dropping 4% in intraday trading to around $108.

Samsung Electronics unveiled two new smartphones in New York on Thursday: the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note5. These Android devices will retail in the U.S. on August 21.

The media says Apple’s move to enable ad blocking in iOS 9 will destroy the mobile web, but it’s not the end of days, at least not yet.

Does today’s health craze actually improve anyone’s health or just make us more neurotic about it?   

Americans are more engaged with their mobile devices than ever – collectively looking at them 8 billion times a day – according to Deloitte’s Global Mobile Consumer Survey.   

The past month has been as choppy as I’ve seen in a while, and I’ve been neutral on the market. But Friday’s action was encouraging and moves me slightly towards the bull camp.

Well, until this week we were staying long because the trend was up. And now? Not so much.

Apple Inc will bundle the subscription music service it bought from Beats into its iOS operating system early next year, the Financial Times reported.

U.S. drugstore chain Rite Aid will ban Apple's new electronic payments service in its 4,572 stores as it commits to joining a consortium of other large retailers developing a rival payments system.

Think Big? Apple unveiled a duo of new smartphones on Tuesday -- one of which has a jumbo screen aimed at competing with 'phablet' rivals.

Imagine using your phone to snap a photo of the cool pair of sunglasses your friend is wearing and instantly receiving a slew of information about the shades along with a link to order them.

The car service company step outside of its own official app and website. 

As is typical for this time of year, iPhone parts are starting to spill out several times per day. Here's what it looks like so far.