Apple is back on top. The company overtook Samsung as the world’s top smartphone vendor in the final three months of 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. The iPhone maker captured 18 percent of the global market in the December quarter, said the firm. Apple on Tuesday reported it sold 78.3 million iPhones in the fourth …

Apple’s online tool meant to help prevent the use of lost or stolen iPhones may have actually aided phone thieves. Apple has removed the Check Activation Lock Status page from iCloud.com. The change was noted Sunday by MacRumors. The page let people check the status of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch by plugging in the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment …

Here’s some advice. Consider everything you post on social media to be public, especially if you’re the president of the United States. You can now search through eight years of tweets, GIFs, Facebook posts, Instagram shots and other social media offerings from President Barack Obama and his administration in the Obama White House Social Media Archive. The archive, hosted by …

Just when you were ready to ditch that New Year’s resolution to go running every morning, Google is here to help. Well, it’s here to help people who use the Goals feature in Google Calendar. Google on Thursday said you can now connect Google Fit and Apple Health to your fitness goals in Calendar. “When you do, activity in your …

Samsung is kicking off 2017 with budget-phone buyers in mind. The electronics giant on Monday introduced its updated Galaxy A series phones: the 5.7-inch A7, 5.2-inch A5 and 4.7-inch A3. The 2017 versions of these phones come with a handful of upgrades, like IP68 water and dust resistance and improved 16-megapixel front- and rear-facing cameras. Samsung’s Galaxy A range of …

Sometimes, a simple “happy holidays” isn’t enough. To help you spread some yuletide cheer, Instagram on Tuesday released a set of holiday stickers you can add to photos and videos in your “story,” the Snapchat-like Instagram feature that disappears after 24 hours. Instagram also said it will add another set of stickers to help ring in the New Year. A …

Oh, thank heaven for drones. 7-Eleven, one of the world’s largest chains of convenience stores, has completed 77 delivers via drone to customers in Reno, Nevada. The deliveries were made in collaboration with Flirtey, a commercial drone startup that began working with the retail chain over the summer. In November, Flirty made regular deliveries from a 7-Eleven store in Reno …

HTC has something for you, or rather “U.” The Taiwanese electronics maker on Tuesday sent out press invites for its “next big announcement” on January 12, 2017. The date comes after CES 2017 and before Mobile World Congress, two trade shows that tech companies often use to show off new products. Maybe HTC doesn’t want to share the spotlight? The …

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Missed out on some of the best Black Friday deals? No worries. Amazon has unveiled its Cyber Monday sales, with more than 75,000 deals to roll out this week. Some of the deals are similar to the retailer’s Black Friday deals, including $20 off the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader as well as discounts on its Echo line of smart speakers. Also …