Xiaomi will soon launch another super cheap activity tracker. Due to reach Chinese consumers on June 7, the new $23 Mi Band 2 fitness tracker comes with an OLED display, which Xiaomi touts as resistant to scratches and fingerprints and bright enough to be seen under direct sunlight. The display shows you the time, your …

Consumers have had their fill of tablets. The lack of urgency to buy new ones means that in 2016 global sales of tablets will fall for the second straight year, market researcher IDC said Thursday. Tablet shipments are likely to sag by 9.6 percent this year from 2015, a near perfect echo of the 10 percent drop registered in 2015 …

You may gripe about battery life, but on the whole, you’re pretty darn satisfied with your phone. And if you’re an iPhone owner, you’re likely the happiest of the bunch — but just barely. After tying with Samsung last year in terms of smartphone satisfaction, Apple has nudged past its major rival to take the No. 1 spot this year, …

Apple might prolong its big iPhone refreshes from every two years to every three years. The company currently issues a major iPhone upgrade every other year, with a less momentous model coming in the off year. For example, the iPhone 5 was followed by the more incremental iPhone 5S, and the iPhone 6 by the iPhone 6S. A shift from …

PayPal is closing up shop in Turkey. As of June 6, customers there will no longer be able to send and receive money via a PayPal account, the online payments service said on its Turkish website. PayPal users will be able to log into their accounts but only to transfer money to a Turkish bank. PayPal blamed the closure on …

Lenovo’s integration of Motorola is not going as well as hoped for. On Thursday, Hong Kong-based Lenovo released its earnings and revenue for last quarter. The company said its Motorola segment contributed almost 5 million units in phone sales, while kicking in $1 billion in revenue to Lenovo’s Mobile Business Group, which includes phones, tablets and smart TVs. Motorola’s numbers …

Another day, another iPhone 7 rumor. This latest scuttlebutt, though, reveals a couple of parts reportedly designed to fit the next iPhone. At the Computers Unlimited Exposed event in London on Tuesday, iPhone accessories maker Cygnett took the wraps off a series of case designs and a glass screen protector, claiming they were created for the iPhone 7, according to …

Apple might have trouble opening the doors to retail stores in India due to local sourcing rules. The company has been attempting to launch its first retail outlets in India, a country where Apple products are currently sold only online or through third-party retailers. One obstacle is that foreign companies selling products in India must purchase 30 percent of their …

Samsung’s new tablet can tell who you are by looking you right in the eyes. Dubbed the Galaxy Tab Iris, the new tablet is hitting the Indian market, Samsung said in a blog post Wednesday. The tablet will use a built-in dual-eye scanner to authenticate people via their irises and is aimed at financial institutions and other organizations that seek …

You can now check out a new beta version of Apple’s mobile software if you’re a member of the company’s testing program. A day after Apple rolled out the first iOS 9.3.3 beta to developers, it pushed out the software to public testers, MacRumors reported Tuesday. The beta is available to all members of the program, with one exception. Users …