BARCELONA, Spain–BlackBerry CEO John Chen confirmed two new phones were on their way this year. The first, codenamed “Jakarta,” but known as the BlackBerry Z3 will launch first in Indonesia in April before moving to other markets. It will retail for less than $200. The second phone, the BlackBerry Q20 (which Chen dubbed “BlackBerry Classic” …

BARCELONA, Spain — At least one device in Samsung’s Galaxy S5 family of smartphones could ship with Intel inside. The Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker is close to signing a deal with Samsung to provide LTE chips for one of the variations of the Galaxy S5 that will hit the market in the coming months, an Intel spokesman told CNET. Hermann …

BARCELONA, Spain — You would think that Nokia’s first Android smartphone would make for the start of a tense relationship with soon-to-be parent Microsoft. Well, you’d be wrong. The Nokia X, alongside its brothers the Nokia X+ and the larger Nokia XL, may turn out to be a boon to both companies. The Android phones can be held up as …

BARCELONA, Spain — The Galaxy S5 may be Samsung’s flashiest device of the year, but it won’t be the only important one. The Korean electronics giant on Monday unveiled its newest flagship phone with all — or at least most — of the bells and whistles that consumers have come to expect. The device, with a fingerprint scanner and heart …

It isn’t everything the rumors promised, but Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S5 smartphone on Monday, touting faster data connections, a bigger display, an improved camera, and a built-in fingerprint sensor. The phone has a 5.1-inch display HD screen and a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera with a bunch of bells and whistles that are supposed to improve the experience of taking and …

KitKat is here for the HTC One! If you own HTC’s flagship, go to Settings > About > Software Updates > Check now, and you should be able to bring the chocolatey delights of KitKat to your blower. HTC confirmed the news in a tweet. I’ve asked whether the One’s little brother, the HTC One Mini, will also get the …

Ford has partnered with Microsoft for its Sync in-car infotainment system for years, but it’s looking like the car giant may be switching to BlackBerry. The automaker is swapping out Microsoft for BlackBerry for its next-generation in-car entertainment and communications technology, according to a Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources. Apparently, the car maker believes BlackBerry’s system could be cheaper and …

BARCELONA, Spain — Nokia will have to walk a fine line when it comes to selling its recently unveiled Nokia X family of smartphones. While Nokia X and its brethren will run on Android, they are far from Android phones. That could lead to customer confusion as the company has largely focused on Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating for its primary …

Samsung released its Galaxy Gear smartwatch just five months ago, and now it’s intent on shelving that unit for not one, but two new models: the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Alongside the refreshed smartwatch lineup is the Gear Fit, a fitness band with a 1.84-inch full-color screen that rounds out Samsung’s continually aggressive and fast-moving push into wearables. …

Moviefone, the phone service that provided people in large cities with movie times and was popularized in a “Seinfeld” episode, will be closing soon. Over the weekend, Moviefone started informing callers that the service will be shuttered. According to The New York Times, which previously reported on the closure, it will shut down in a month. The call-in service will …

Now playing: Watch this: Keep your eyes on the road with Fujitsu’s backseat driving… 0:55 BARCELONA, Spain — If you grew up watching Knight Rider, you’ve probably dreamed of a day you could talk to your car. Dream no more, fellow KITT fan, as Fujitsu’s prototype voice assistant takes you where you want to go, without taking your hands off …

BARCELONA, Spain — Yahoo has announced the launch of the UK edition of its Yahoo News Digest app. Nick D’Aloisio, the former teenage CEO of the Summly and current Yahoo Product Manager after he sold the company to Yahoo, made the announcement via a press release on Friday. The iOS app will deliver the top news for UK readers two …

Samsung and Sony may have used MWC to show off new flagship phones, but like Nokia, HTC has aimed for the mid-tier with its showing. The Desire 816. (Credit: Aloysius Low/CNET) The Desire 816 resembles the HTC One but has a plastic frame available in high-gloss colours rather than a metal-unibody. The 5.5-inch HD (1,280 x 720 pixels) is clear …

Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S5 smartphone on Monday and it’s full of bells and whistles, like a bigger display, improved camera, and built-in fingerprint sensor. By no means is Samsung the first smartphone maker to debut fingerprint authentication, but it has done something different — the Galaxy S5’s sensor will also act as password protection for PayPal payments. Samsung …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is on a crusade to connect another billion people to the Internet. But the US government’s spy scandal last year won’t likely make those efforts any easier for the company, Zuckerberg said Monday during an interview at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain. “It’s not awesome for us,” Zuckerberg admitted when asked a …