Successful health technology startup Fitbit has just gained access to a new round of investment funding, to the sweet tune of $30 million. According to a report by venture capital watcher TechCrunch, multiple sources have told the outlet that Fitbit is in the process of raising over $30 million. This influx of additional cash has …

BARCELONA, Spain–At MWC 2013, much of the buzz was predictably about new smartphones, tablets, and mobile operating systems. Behind the scenes though, another movement stirred. Gear that places humans and sophisticated technologies in extremely tight proximity, almost approaching the cybernetic, was everywhere. The cybernetic devices of Mobile World Congress (pictures) +3 more See all photos The trend of people integrating …

BARCELONA, Spain–One of the big news developments at MWC 2013 is Mozilla’s big push of its Firefox operating system for mobile phones. Based on the few devices which are expected to run it, however, I’m not impressed. Software maker Mozilla certainly generated a lot of buzz when it announced a slew of mobile carriers (18 in all) which have jumped …

Ever since the sixth-generation iPod Nano, lots of people have thought that Apple making its own branded watch is not merely a smart potential move but simply a matter of time. No matter what some have recently argued, I doubt, however, that today’s Apple is hungry enough to create the fabled iWatch device. I’ve been covering the technology beat long …

If you own a Motorola Electrify M on U.S. Cellular, a sweet treat is coming your way soon. The svelte device will receive access to an Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starting February 12. Related stories Best Phones Under $500 for 2022: Pixel 6A, iPhone SE, Galaxy A53 and More Motorola’s Back-to-School Sale Knocks Up to $600 Off Its Popular …

If you’re wondering just how well the new BlackBerry Z10 stacks up against the smartphone competition, wait no longer. We’ve compiled the key speeds and feeds of RIM’s latest touch-screen handset along with the iPhone 5, HTC Droid DNA, and Nokia Lumia 920. In a nutshell, the BlackBerry Z10 can certainly hold its own in terms of raw hardware and …

Need a way to surf almost anywhere without relying on sketchy public Wi-Fi? Verizon sure thinks you do and hopes to entice subscribers with a new Jetpack mobile hot spot. Called the Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 5510L and made by Novatel Wireless, this gadget ships January 31 for $19.99 and continues the carrier’s line of portable 4G sharing …

It must be tough for carriers to make an extra dime these days with upstart apps offering customers for free what network operators want to charge for. With today’s announcement that T-Mobile now supports the StarStar Me app, it’s clear that TMO feels the heat. StarStar Me essentially is a way for smartphone owners, both Android and iOS, to create …

RIM really needs to makes waves, and good ones at that. The company hopes a splashy Super Bowl spot will do the trick. The long-awaited launch of BlackBerry 10 software, along with the heavily anticipated phones meant to run it, is less than a week away. That hasn’t stopped RIM from pushing for more buzz, though. It just distributed communication …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Ativ Odyssey for Verizon 1:25 The Samsung Ativ Odyssey, first announced last fall at Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 launch event, will hit Verizon stores January 24. The decidedly mid-range handset will also cost a very affordable $49.99 after $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year service contract. We were able to spend some hands-on time with …