"Phones" news, interviews, and features

Slideshows about Phones

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  In Pictures: Top phones and tablets for holiday 2013

  Here are our picks for the coolest ones for your list

  In Pictures: Top phones and tablets for holiday 2013

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News about Phones

• Australians bought 9.2M smartphones last year

  The research also suggests that Apple Pay adoption is influencing how Australians choose a bank

• Mobile takes hold for Aussie internet explorers

  ACMA report reveals that mobile phones are the most popular and frequently used device for internet access in the country

• In video, Samsung apologizes over Note7 battery defects

  Company's top U.S. exec doesn't admit defects actually caused fires, however

• U.S. consumer agency issues official Note 7 recall

  Feds point to 'fire hazard;' Customers can decide to get refund or replacement

• Canada recalls Galaxy Note7, says over 70 cases reported in the US

  About 21,953 of the recalled smartphones were sold in Canada

• Samsung files artificial muscle patent for use in flexible smartphones

  The phone could hold any shape

Interviews about Phones

• CIO Rebecca Jacoby steers Cisco's IT ship

  Like other enterprises, Cisco worked through mobile-employee challenges

Features about Phones

• Samsung Note 7 recall could hurt brand, or not

  U.S. consumer product safety agency is working with Samsung over formal recall

• Five ways the smartphone is conquering the tablet

  Smartphones and tablets can do a lot of the same things, but a closer look at the specs shows how tablets are falling behind.

• Phablet vs. mini-tablet: The big choice between two smallish devices

  As phones grow and tablets shrink, they're merging in form, but not always in function.

• The iPhone's sapphire future comes into focus

  The Wall Street Journal says Apple is replacing the glass screen on its upcoming iPhone and rumoured smartwatch with one made from sapphire.

• Smartphone buying guide 2013: Find the phone that's right for you

  You're going to use it every day for the next few years. Choose wisely!

• The Microsoft-Nokia deal: Fail plus fail equals more fail

  Microsoft clearly bought most of Nokia to ensure the future of Windows Phone. But this may be a marriage of equals. Equal failures.