Apple’s iPhone 5S and 5C. Apple Apple saw some healthy gains in smartphone shipments last quarter. But its rivals were considerably healthier. Announcing its March-quarter results last week, Apple revealed iPhone sales of 43.7 million units. That number surpassed analyst expectations and showed a 16.8 percent rise over the 37.4 million iPhones sold in the …

Hulu will soon add full episodes to the lineup for all mobile viewers. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Hulu is expanding its free video viewing options for mobile users. Starting this summer, the streaming video site will unveil a selection of ad-supported full TV episodes for all mobile users, most notably those who don’t have a Hulu Plus subscription, Hulu revealed …

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Shopping for a smartwatch or other wearable gadget? You may want to head over to Amazon. Unveiled on Tuesday, the retail giant has opened a new store dedicated to wearable tech products. The Wearable Technology store sells smartwatches, activity trackers, healthcare devices, wearable cameras, and even wearable trackers for the family cat or dog. The store …

CNET Android dominates the mobile landscape not just in market share but in malware, according to new data from F-Secure. Analyzing malware discovered during the first quarter of the year, F-Secure found that Android was targeted by 275 out of 277 “threat families.” In contrast, iOS and Symbian each accounted for one a piece, according to F-Secure’s “Q1 2014 Mobile …

iPhone 6 mock-up. Ciccarese Design Apple could tweak the image stabilization feature on its next iPhone. But it may do it electronically rather than with the lens itself, at least according to a new rumor. Chiming in on Chinese Web site Weibo, ESM-China analyst Sun Chang Xu claims that the next iPhone will use electronic image stabilization instead of optical …

CNET Nokia finished its final full quarter as a mobile-phone vendor just barely keeping ahead of Apple. Looking at the first quarter of 2014, Strategy Analytics pegged Nokia’s share of the global mobile-phone market at 11.5 percent, with shipments of 47 million. Released Tuesday, those figures showed a drop from the same quarter last year, when Nokia’s market share was …

Jason Cipriani/CNET The iPhone gained some lost ground in its global share of smartphone sales last quarter but continues to lag behind the Android juggernaut. For the first quarter of 2014, the iPhone saw a higher slice of sales in several key countries, including the UK, France, Spain, Japan, and Australia, Kantar said in a report released Monday. As one …

Samsung’s Galaxy S5. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Samsung may unveil a higher-end version of its flagship Galaxy S5 phone come June. The rumored Galaxy S5 Prime will offer a sharper display and beefier processor, according to Asia Today, which cited information from unnamed industry sources. As reported by Sammobile, the phone would bump up its screen resolution to 2,560×1,440 pixels from the …

The Xbox Originals series “Humans” is an English version of a Swedish series about robotic servants. SVT and Matador Films Microsoft aims to serve up a total of 12 original series so far for its Xbox audience. In a blog posted Monday, Microsoft revealed further details on its upcoming slate of Xbox Originals due to “air” starting in June. Available …

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft has unveiled its first Nokia ad since officially taking ownership of the Lumia lineup. In a spot titled “Not Like Everybody Else,” Microsoft touts the “colorful” aspects of Nokia phones. We see a lone Nokia phone owner outfitted in a yellow jacket, red hat, and red gloves as he travels through a black-and-white world. The …