When it comes to finding stuff on a map, Apple can’t find its bumcheeks with both hands in its back pockets. But it’s bought a company called Locationary to help with that. Apple has snapped up the company and its staff for an undisclosed sum.  Based in Toronto, Locationary is a crowdsourced location data company. …

Now playing: Watch this: Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Galaxy Note 2 3:21 Sony’s spangly new Xperia Z Ultra is a ludicrously huge new smart phone, ready to wrassle with the king of the gigantophones — the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. How does Sony’s new toy compare to Samsung’s heavyweight? It has a 6.4-inch 1080p display and a quad-core processor …

Motorola is set to unveil the Moto X. The Google unit sent out invitations on Friday to an event in New York. There’s little information, other than the location and confirmation that the Moto X will be the headliner at the event. Related stories Best Phones Under $500 for 2022: Pixel 6A, iPhone SE, Galaxy A53 and More Motorola’s Back-to-School …

Looking for a way to tag the photos you snap with your blood pressure and body temperature? Sony has a patent filing in the works that could do just that. Published on Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a patent application called “Camera button with integrated sensors” describes the technology. A sensor in the mobile device’s camera would …

The next iPhone could read your fingerprint through the screen. A patent has come to light that shows a fingerprint sensor embedded beneath the screen of the phone, or in the bezel. This latest patent covers a fingerprint scanner that’s separate from the circuit that processes the print, so it can be placed under the screen.  Fingerprint readers have been …

It’s an expensive business, launching a tech product. Especially when no one buys it. Microsoft has admitted it’s written off a jaw-dropping $900m worth of Surface tablets, which it describes as “best selling” on its website. Brian Hall, Microsoft’s general manager of Surface marketing, and surely a man who feels the Sword of Damocles hanging over him right now, told …

Calling a customer service line is so often a hassle — and a new ‘phone rage index’ reveals that phoning the taxman is the most taxing call of all. To continue to the next paragraph, please press 1. PleasePress1 compiles the menus of customer service lines so you can press ahead to quickly skip to the option you need. By …

An innovative new lens for your smartphone could soon pop up from the folks at Sony. Citing “two trusted sources,” blog site SonyAlpha served up a photo and details on the alleged new lens. The lens would come with a built-in sensor, battery, and memory, so it could mount onto a smartphone or be used on its own. It would …

I grew up playing Sierra On-Line’s graphic adventure games: King’s Quest, Space Quest, and especially Leisure Suit Larry, which to my teenage tastes offered the perfect blend of sophomoric humor and sexy-time pursuits. Proof positive that old games never die, they just get updated and ported to new platforms, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded debuted last month for Windows, Mac, and …

Honey, HTC’s shrunk the kid! The HTC One Mini was officially unveiled this morning. Check out Andy’s glorious hands-on photos, video and carefully considered opinions here. Go on, I’ll wait. Pretty nifty, huh? The One Mini will be available in the UK “later this year” according to high-street phone-flogger Phones 4U, who’ll be selling the bejeezus out of it. EE …