Now playing: Watch this: Save your data by using Google Maps offline 1:15 Google Maps, the venerable mapping service from the world’s largest search company, will soon work both online and off. Google Maps’ offline support will be launching “later this year,” Google announced during its keynote address at its I/O developer confab on Thursday. …

Now playing: Watch this: Full fingerprint sensor support coming to Android 1:25 Your fingerprint is now going to play a central role in the new Android M experience. Google’s newly announced operating system Android M will come with fingerprint-sensing technology. Consumers will be able to use the feature to unlock a device and make secure payments through Google’s new mobile …

More companies are apparently interested in acquiring the news aggregator. Flipboard Flipboard, whose mobile app features news stories tailored to each reader’s interests, could have more potential buyers than originally thought. Google and Yahoo have separately met with Flipboard to explore a possible acquisition, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the talks. …

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge could help slow the bleeding for Samsung in Q2. Josh P. Miller The worldwide smartphone market was up again in the beginning of 2015, but someone needs to tell Samsung. Samsung saw a decline in both smartphone sales and market share during the first quarter of 2015, research firm Gartner reported on Wednesday. The …

Android shipments are set to slow over the coming years. CNET The worldwide smartphone market in 2019 is expected to look awfully similar to today’s smartphone market. By the end of 2015, total smartphone shipments will hit 1.4 billion, according to new data from research firm IDC. Google’s Android operating system will account for 1.15 billion shipments, nabbing 79.4 percent …

Uber is looking to raise a credit line that could get it closer to an IPO. Uber Car-hailing service Uber is taking a step toward an initial public offering, a new report claims. Uber has been meeting with banks to raise a $1 billion line of credit, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people who claim to have knowledge …

Nokia’s Here could soon have a new owner, but exactly when remains to be seen. Nokia Nokia is no stranger to big sales, but that doesn’t mean the company will follow the same path with its mapping division. Nokia’s Here division is a hot commodity in the mapping business. For years, it’s been widely considered a top option among a …

A fingerprint sensor is available in Samsung’s Galaxy S6. CNET Google’s next update to its Android operating system could come with a new security feature: full support for fingerprint sensors. At the Google I/O conference next week, Google will unveil native fingerprint authentication support in its expected Android M operating system, BuzzFeed News is reporting, citing people who claim to …

A look at the cylindrical Apple wireless hotspot. Apple/USPTO Apple has applied for a patent on a twist-happy wireless hotspot, the US Patent and Trademark Office revealed Thursday. Apple’s patent application, filed in 2013 but not published till Thursday, describes a new-look cellular hotspot that would capture a wireless carrier’s cell signal, convert it to Wi-Fi and cast it out …

Apple Apple’s iCloud had trouble overnight. Between about 11 p.m. PT Wednesday and 6:30 a.m. PT on Thursday, Apple’s iCloud services, including account sign-in, Find My iPhone, and Mail, were responding slowly for “some users,” Apple’s System Status Dashboard showed. The dashboard didn’t initially specify how many people were affected. But after the issue was fixed, it noted that about …