Plenty of executives will line up to talk about the new phones, drones and VR gear introduced at this week’s Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona. But when it comes to the biggest story in tech, no one wants to go there. In California, Apple is battling a February 16 federal court order to …

It’s no longer just a phone you’re buying. You’re also getting the keys to a walk-in wardrobe of devices. That was a key trend to emerge Sunday as Samsung and LG unveiled their latest superphones, a day before the Mobile World Congress conference kicks off here in Barcelona. Although the companies’ flagship products received upgrades, it was clear that’s no …

Hola, Galaxy S7. That’s what Samsung will be saying later today when it shows off its newest flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The South Korean electronics giant has used the trade show as the venue for its Unpacked events over the past several years. This year’s event is sure to be brimming with news about its …

Samsung is taking us back to 2014 — and that’s a good thing. The tech giant’s newest flagship phone, the Galaxy S7, has brought back two things popular in 2014’s Galaxy S5 but missing from last year’s device: water resistance and expandable flash memory. That means your phone will still work if you drop it in a “puddle” (aka the …

A gleaming black-and-white Gear VR headset rests on each of the 5,000 seats in a Barcelona convention hall. About 10 minutes into Samsung’s Unpacked press conference, we’re told to put on the virtual reality goggles. What we see is a virtual unboxing of the venue, with the ceiling floating into space and the floor falling away to reveal Samsung’s newest …

You’re itching to get your hands on a new iPhone but can’t afford the big upfront payment. Maybe you like the idea of monthly payments but don’t want to commit to buying the newest iPhone available each year. Apple has a program for you. The company on Thursday revealed its new Trade Up With Installments plan that lets you hand …

When you get to Levi’s Stadium, you whip out your Apple Watch to display your parking pass. You flash the watch again to show your ticket at the entrance, and a greeting appears on the scoreboard, with the Instagram photo you specially hashtagged. Later, never missing a second of the on-field action, you tuck into nachos and slip into a …

Apple sure isn’t impressed by Samsung’s Supreme Court plea. On Thursday, the iPhone maker filed its response to Samsung’s request for the US Supreme Court to examine the patent infringement suit between the two electronics giants. And shocker, it doesn’t want this thing to drag out. Apple argued that the case is “legally unexceptional” and asked the court not to …

We may be finally getting over the iPhone. Apple on Tuesday said it sold 74.8 million iPhones in the fiscal first quarter, ended December 26, missing Wall Street expectations and posting the slowest growth since the company began selling the smartphones in 2007. Sales were essentially flat compared with the same quarter last year, when it sold 74.5 million units. …

iPhones — heck, phones in general — don’t rev you up like they used to, and that’s a problem for Apple. The Cupertino, California-based electronics giant has expanded its horizons over the past few years, entering the wearables market, broadening its phone and tablet lineups, and launching a streaming-music service. But its fortunes are still closely tied to the iPhone, …