iPhone apps are facing the future. Face-recognition features will be available to developers creating apps for iOS 5, the next version of Apple’s software for the iPhone 5 and next iPad. Apple’s face recognition is included in the iOS 5 application programming interface (API) so app developers can add face-chasing features to their games and …

There are two apps I can’t stop recommending to people. The first is Square, but I usually reserve that one for people who run small businesses. It’s a free and dirt-cheap system for processing credit cards. The other is Cozi Family Organizer (available for Android and iPhone), which, true to its name, keeps your family life in sync. Literally. The …

In the 10 business days from July 11 to July 22, 10 CNET personalities chose their 10 favorite Android apps as part of the 2011 CNET 100. Just like last year when we focused on iOS apps, the top Android titles ranged from practical and popular to esoteric and perhaps a little strange. Yet, such diversity is all part of …

Motorola Mobility’s Xoom tablet will finally be able to access Verizon Wireless’ super-fast 4G network in September. A Verizon representative today confirmed the Xoom will be getting a 4G LTE card after months of delays. The carrier is notifying customers now. Dow Jones Newswires first reported on the upgrade. One of the primary features touted during the unveiling of the …

The music and technology worlds are colliding. That’s never been more apparent than at yesterday night’s performance by Jane’s Addiction. The concert was as much about entertaining a group of hardcore fans as it was about promoting LG’s upcoming Thrill 4G, AT&T’s first smartphone packing 3D capabilities. Dave Navarro (left) and Chris Chaney of Jane’s Addiction. Angela To Indeed, 3D …

Congressional leaders seem to be throwing everything but the kitchen sink into the debate over the budget and raising the debt ceiling. Now it looks like the incentive wireless spectrum auctions proposed by the Federal Communications Commission may end up as part of a package that is being hashed out by Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C. On Monday, Senate …

Thanks to new leaked images, we now have a good idea as to what to expect from the 10-inch HTC Puccini tablet when it finally arrives at AT&T this summer. Boy Genius Report is offering a glimpse of the front and back of the device. Not much is confirmed by the pictures, but we do know the tablet will feature …

AT&T is showing its commitment to Android this morning with an announcement that confirms Android 2.3 Gingerbread updates to the following phones: HTC Inspire 4G, LG Phoenix, Motorola Atrix 4G, Pantech Crossover, Samsung Captivate, and Samsung Infuse 4G. Atrix 4G owners will get their update starting today, while Inspire 4G users will receive an update in August. The Atrix 4G …

LG Electronics’ Thrill 4G is the wireless industry’s latest attempt to push 3D capabilities into consumers’ hands. But it’s unclear if consumers are ready to grab hold of it yet. LG Thrill 4G showing 3D content. Nicole Lee/CNET 3D is the latest feature to be crammed in the increasingly Swiss Army-knife-like smartphone. Like with televisions, the feature is getting aggressive …

Following hard on the heels of the removal of Kobo’s iOS in-app sales, Amazon has now removed the shopping link from its Kindle iOS app. (Credit: Amazon) The move is in response to restrictions placed by Apple on in-app sales — that is, that 30 per cent of all sales made in-app must go to Apple. Given that ebooks are …