Judge rules in Apple’s favor in lawsuit about disappearing Android texts

apple-android-battleApple has claimed final victory in a lawsuit arguing that the company was purposely intercepting and failing to deliver texts sent from iPhones to Android owners. The case was related to Apple’s iMessage service, which posed a challenge to Apple-to-Android switchers up until 2014, when Apple finally issued a fix for the problem. However, the

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Google’s new login feature replaces passwords with your phone

You phone could soon become your password.Remembering passwords is one of the biggest pains of modern tech living. Hundreds of geniuses at dozens of companies have been searching for an easier solution, but Google may be ready to unleash a new solution that uses your smartphone to replace passwords all together. Google’s new login feature went into limited testing this week,

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Google and Ford may be teaming up to build self-driving cars

Google-self-driving-carGoogle is reportedly teaming up with Ford for a self-driving car project that will combine Ford’s vehicles with Google’s technology. According to sources supposedly familiar with the plans, the deal will be announced at next year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. For Google, the advantage of pairing with Ford is that the company would

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Save 97% on the eduCBA Tech Certification Bundle [Deal]

6a1ac7a2b7b331fae6a3fd4bb9ab393d000e6b90_main_hero_imageIf you’re a tech professional—or looking to become one—this is the bundle for you. Earn up to 93 certificates in project management, finance, IT, agile and scrum, data and analytics, quality management, and Microsoft. eduCBA’s courses offer the most pertinent certification topics for techies, like SQL Server Training and Excel, CFP training,SAS Base Programmer trainer, a

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Target hopes for bull’s-eye with its mobile wallet

target-shopping-mobile-wallet-payTarget is reportedly looking to become a player in the mobile wallet game. The fourth largest retailer in the U.S. would be joining a market that’s quickly becoming pretty crowded. The next mobile payment solution on your smartphone very well could be Target Pay, though it can’t be confirmed at this time. The report comes from

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Evernote is killing Skitch, Clearly and its Pebble app

Skitch will only be available on Mac after January 22. Screenshot: EvernoteEvernote’s efforts to streamline its business will see it chop a number of apps from its lineup, including the popular annotation app Skitch. Clearly, a browser extension for Google Chrome, is also getting the boot — as is Evernote’s Pebble app. Evernote’s announcement comes after the company has struggled to make money, despite hitting 150

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Samsung Pay is taking its fight against Apple Pay to China

Samsung Pay is finally on the way. Photo: SamsungApple Pay will finally arrive in China next year, and it’s going to have strong competition from day one. Just hours after Apple announced the expansion of its mobile payment service, Samsung confirmed its own will be following after it struck an almost identical deal with China UnionPay. Samsung’s deal will allow UnionPay customers to manage their

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Use your words to save your sister in Scribblenauts Unlimited

This is what it sounds like, when pigs fly. Photo: Warner Bros./5th CellScribblenauts has been on one device or another since 2009, and the latest version, Unlimited, is headed to mobile right now. Main character and magic notebook owner Maxwell’s got a sister, Lily, who he’s gotten cursed thanks to his smart-ass ways. The pair go to see Edwin, one of the 40 other brothers and sisters

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You won’t see 4K smartphones from Samsung or LG in 2016

Samsung isn't going 4K anytime soon. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of AndroidIf you’re already bored with Quad HD displays and you want your next smartphone to pack even more pixels, you may have to avoid buying from Samsung or LG. Sources say both South Korean companies will avoid 4K smartphone displays in 2016 — and they have plenty of reasons to do so. One of those reasons,

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Google could ask fans to name next year’s Android N upgrade

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Photo: GoogleAlready wondering what next year’s Android N upgrade will be called? Well, it could be up to you. Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed during his tour of India this week that the company may organize an online poll to name its next Android upgrade. All of Google’s Android release so far have been named alphabetically after

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