What if your iPhone could help actively protect itself, even after it’s been stolen? That potential idea was considered in a new patent application Apple filed Thursday with the US Patent & Trademark Office. According to the application, which AppleInsider wrote about, a future iPhone may — when triggered by the right circumstances — start …

In the pitched battle between subscription music services, don’t look for Spotify to echo Apple Music’s strategy of signing on premium subscribers by offering exclusive albums and tunes. That’s just bad for everyone, Troy Carter, Spotify’s global head of creator services told Billboard in an interview. The theory is that someone who already invests in a yearly membership for one …

Now playing: Watch this: Pokemon Go: The dream features we want to see in the… 4:10 Pokemon Go got really big, really fast. Want proof? Just ask ComScore. The researcher reported this week that Pokemon Go reached 55 million mobile users in the US this July, during the first full month the mobile game was available. Thanks to that huge …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple patches major flaws with iOS 9.3.5 1:49 Apple is updating its iOS software after internet security experts discovered that a prominent Arab activist’s iPhone was being targeted. Apple has updated its latest version of iOS after reports of security flaws. Oscar Gutiérrez/CNET Reports published Thursday by the San Francisco-based internet security firm Lookout and internet …

Those who aren’t be embarrassed to have a little color in their life can soon pick up new blush-toned versions of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. Best Buy will sell the Pink Gold color exclusively starting August 28. The phones regularly cost $680 for the S7 at full retail price and $800 for the larger Edge. There’s a …

As Steve Martin put it: “Some people have a way with words, and other people, oh… not have way.” Not sure where you fall in that spectrum? The creators of Boomerang — a great Gmail and Outlook plug-in that works like a snooze button for email — have added a writing asset called Respondable. Its goal: to help you write …

Move over creepy Halloween candy bowl with the grabby monster hand. Harry Potter fans planning early for Halloween (or a random Potter party) can now pick up a prop that will really give them a hand. This delightfully creepy prop looks like a dusty book of spells someone dug out of the Chamber of Secrets. Thanks to batteries and a …

Now playing: Watch this: WhatsApp to share data with Facebook 1:32 WhatsApp users, get ready for messages from companies looking for your business. That’s the upshot from Thursday’s update to WhatsApp’s terms and conditions. The company outlined in a blog post the kind of interactions it wants to enable, including more targeted ads, being notified by your bank about a …

Now playing: Watch this: Nine tricks you can do with Google search 1:53 You can add two more tricks to Google’s search repertoire. Starting Thursday, users can play solitaire or tic-tac-toe directly within Google search on a desktop or mobile device. Google is known for using keywords and phrases in its search results to trigger funny animations or interactions. For …

Now playing: Watch this: WhatsApp to share data with Facebook 1:32 WhatsApp just announced that it updated its terms and conditions to permit the company to opt-in all one billion of its users to share information with Facebook. Facebook will take that information to find friends and also target ads better. WhatsApp is also working on ways for businesses to …

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Playstation Vue subscribers with either a Core or Elite plan can now access the NFL Network for complete coverage of the upcoming season, Thursday Night Football games, shows like NFL GameDay Morning and more. Users can also sign up for NFL RedZone for an additional price of $39.99 that covers the entire regular season games. RedZone airs every touchdown and …

Don’t panic, Lightroom fans, Adobe Systems will support the new photo format Canon tucked into its hot new SLR, the EOS 5D Mark IV. Adobe’s Lightroom, for editing and cataloging photos, has a particular emphasis on “raw” photo formats that offer more editing flexibility and image quality than ordinary JPEG but that are more of a hassle to handle. Canon’s …

Does Questlove ever sleep? He already has a full-time gig as bandleader on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” but this week Pandora said The Roots drummer will debut a new radio show called “Questlove Supreme.” The three-hour weekly program will be produced by the eclectic musician and feature curated song selections, candid interviews and music history lessons similar to …

A sportswriter is thanking the Twitterverse on Thursday after the social network reinstated his suspended account for posting an Olympics GIF. Twitter has reinstated the account of a sportswriter suspended for posting a GIF of a US Olympic gymnast. Twitter Jim Weber, a contributor for Athlon Sports, posted information Wednesday on LinkedIn about how he was “permanently banned” from Twitter …