A cell phone fire in the cabin of an Alaska Airlines plane forced the emergency evacuation of passengers after the flight from New Orleans landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on… Read More
Samsung and Microsoft are cozying up even more. The two tech giants on Wednesday unveiled deeper integrations between their services and products, including the ability to use mobile apps on… Read More
Microsoft and Samsung announced a new partnership Monday to build technology for the real estate industry. The companies will pair Samsung’s smart home appliances and devices with Microsoft’s Azure cloud… Read More
Two new rankings show Microsoft rising up the list of companies that won U.S. patents in 2019, based on the total number of patents issued for the year. The Redmond… Read More
Microsoft and Samsung took their partnership to the next level with a new smartphone that features a built-in Teams walkie-talkie capability. The new Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro is a thin,… Read More
Some of the world’s biggest technology companies are pushing forward with foldable phones and hybrid dual-screen devices that could represent the next evolution in personal electronics. However, it’s unclear how… Read More
The Your Phone app that lets Android smartphones connect to Windows — a centerpiece of the new alliance with Samsung and the Galaxy Note10 — is down. This morning, Microsoft… Read More
Ever since switching from an Apple MacBook to a Windows 10-powered Lenovo ThinkPad last year, I’ve kept using my iPhone. I’ve struggled without the seamless connection between smartphone and laptop,… Read More
Do I really have to email pictures to myself? How can I get text messages on my PC? Those were just two of the challenges that I faced after switching… Read More
Follow up: Microsoft has finally found its smartphone: Why the Samsung Galaxy partnership is so promising Actors and musicians usually make special celebrity appearances at big tech press events. Samsung… Read More
On this week’s Geared Up, we talk about the two new Nintendo Switch consoles that were announced this past week – the Nintendo Switch Lite and the Nintendo Switch with… Read More
On this week’s Geared Up, we talk about the upcoming Amazon Prime Day, celebrating Amazon’s 25th anniversary. I bring you my tips on finding the best Prime Day deals, while… Read More
What happened to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Fold? On this episode of Geared Up, I bring you a look at the device from teaser all the way through… Read More
This week on Geared Up, our consumer electronics podcast and video show, we talk about the newly unveiled foldable phones, the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X. Are these… Read More
Samsung is unveiling a host of new phones and accessories Wednesday, including the anticipated 10th edition of its Galaxy S series, the beginning of what it calls “the next decade… Read More
One of the most highly anticipated television events of the year, Super Bowl LIII, is coming up on Sunday, Feb. 3. If you’re planning to buy a new TV for… Read More
In this episode of Geared Up, Andru Edwards and I discuss the FaceTime bug that allowed iPhone users to eavesdrop on the person they called, reports of a new gaming… Read More
Tis the season for all manner of holiday announcements from the technology giants, but some new products are more puzzling than others. Samsung’s new foldable smartphone, the Galaxy F, is certainly… Read More
The era of the foldable smartphone is coming. Samsung today gave a sneak peak of its long-rumored foldable device that can morph between smartphone and tablet. There’s still a lot… Read More
Today’s featured stories Report: Amazon plans internal healthcare clinics for employees at Seattle headquarters Steve and Connie Ballmer commit $59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids Samsung introduces… Read More
Samsung is making its entry into the competitive smart speaker market with the announcement of Galaxy Home, taking on fellow tech giants Amazon, Apple, Google and others. Samsung unveiled the… Read More
Apple has fallen to third place among the world’s top smartphone makers, trailing South Korean giant Samsung and Chinese tech powerhouse Huawei, according to a new report. According to the… Read More
Samsung’s newest smartphone, the Galaxy S9, is set to launch this Friday, but Geared Up podcast co-host Andru Edwards already has his hands on the new phone. We go into… Read More
Samsung unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship smartphone, debuting the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus on Sunday at Mobile World Congress. The new phones, available March 16, feature… Read More
Sony and Samsung both hinted at — or had leaks about — upcoming smartphone releases this week. What are they up to? We have some ideas, but we won’t know for sure… Read More
Amazon’s worldwide tablet shipments spiked 48 percent last quarter while the tech giant passed Samsung for second place in vendor rankings. Research firm IDC released new tablet market data on… Read More
Mike Hilton, the longtime Seattle tech executive best known as the co-founder of expense management company Concur, has signed onto the board of directors of mobile tech startup Apptentive, the… Read More
LAS VEGAS — CES officials say today’s power outage that shut down huge swaths of the show floor at Las Vegas Convention Center for approximately two hours is related to… Read More
Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant are the ubiquitous technologies at CES this week, with integrations into a wide range of products, but Samsung made it clear this afternoon that it’s… Read More
GeekWire has quietly performed a detailed analysis of one of the most overused words in tech news. See if you can find the common thread in these headlines … TechCrunch:… Read More