Will Apple’s upcoming iPhone let you turn yourself into an animated monkey when messaging friends? Let’s just say you wouldn’t exactly be bananas if you said yes. That’s one of several new software and hardware features being dissected on social media following an alleged leak of the final build of iOS 11, the mobile operating …

If Amazon can make it there, it can make it anywhere. The e-commerce powerhouse said Wednesday that it’s planning to open an order-fulfillment center in New York for the first time ever, a move that might mean faster deliveries for those in the Big Apple and environs. The Staten Island-based facility will be the first in New York state and …

That video there on your screen, the one demanding to be watched — is it basically just gonna eat a few minutes of your life for no good reason? That’s the question Google wants to help you answer with a new search feature announced Friday for its mobile app on Android and its Chrome browser on Android. Now, if you …

Blu phones are again available on Amazon.com after privacy and security concerns prompted the e-tailer to suspend sales of Blu devices earlier this week. Blu Products tweeted Friday that its gadgets were again on sale, and it included a link to a search results page on Amazon brought up by the keywords “blu phones.” Amazon confirmed Saturday that it had …

A high-tech belt and a phone app may one day help Parkinson’s patients and the elderly stay on their feet. Researchers at the University of Houston are developing Smarter Balance System, an app with a sensor-equipped belt that records patients’ movements and sends feedback via vibrations to guide them through a series of balance exercises. “The smartphone application records and …

Tap your phone for tapas. That’s what Google wants Spaniards to do, now that the company has launched its Android Pay mobile-payments service in Spain. The mobile-wallet app stores your payment, gift and loyalty card info and lets you pay by tapping your phone on a checkout terminal or by hitting the Android Pay button in an app like Hotel …

Google must remove some search results worldwide, Canada’s supreme court said Wednesday, in a ruling critics say could threaten free expression on the internet. The case involved a Canadian manufacturer of network gear that won an injunction against another company it said was illegally selling the gear online. The supreme court upheld a lower-court judge’s ruling that blocking search results …

Oh, lord. Robocalls may be going stealth. And your voicemail could become useless as a result. The Republican Party and others are pushing the Federal Communications Commission to clear the way for robocalls that would go straight to your voicemail without your mobile phone ever ringing, says a Wednesday report by Recode. Yeah, he’s holding a landline. (Remember those?) But …

Like nabbing free games and other apps via Amazon Underground? Better get ’em while the gettin’s good. Amazon is putting the kibosh on the Underground Actually Free program, the company said Friday. The program offers thousands of premium apps, games and even in-app items at no cost, including extra lives, unlocked levels, unlimited add-on packs and more. If you’re on …

Google Trips just got a little trippier. The Android and iOS app — a kind of personal assistant for traveling and vacations — has three new features, Google said Wednesday. Unveiled in September, Trips pulls from your Gmail inbox to organize information about your plane tickets and lodging reservations. It also provides suggestions on nearby sights and restaurants and lets …