Armchair travelers, take note. Google would like to help you plan your dream vacation directly from within mobile search results. The tech giant announced Tuesday that it has created its own destination guides intended to make travel planning easier. Include the word “destination” in your Google search query on mobile and you’ll see a number …

Now playing: Watch this: 5 new features coming to Android N 1:14 Android fans, there’s a reason to be happy today. Google just announced Android N, the developer preview of the next version of its mobile operating system. Surprised to see a new version of Android so soon? Yeah, us too. Google’s starting early with this “work-in-progress” version (as they …

Apple’s iPhone remains top dog in China, the world’s largest smartphone market, but sales growth there has weakened. For the three months ended January, the iPhone took home a smartphone market share of 25 percent in urban China, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said on Wednesday. Though that number helped Apple keep its top spot, the rate of growth was …

The Klipsch R-15PM is smaller than I expected it would be from the pictures. It’s a mere 12.5 inches high, but from the front it looks like a near twin of the Klipsch RP-150M monitor speaker I raved about in October. The R-15PM’s inputs and connectors make it obvious that this speaker has built-in power amplifiers. The RP-150Ms don’t, they’re …

As shown by the recent news of ransomeware aimed at Macs, surfing the Internet can be hazardous. According to one Malaysian official, one of the risks is opening yourself up to black magic. Jazannul Azriq Aripin, a communications officer at government ministry CyberSecurity Malaysia, said he’s aware of cases where shamans, or “bomoh,” have snagged pictures of their victims from …

Blame the media. Blame Google search. Blame lazy marketing. But just like hoverboards that don’t actually hover, everything you view in Google Cardboard or Samsung Gear VR or any number of other VR headsets is not necessarily “virtual reality.” But, it’s too late to go back now. VR is the catch-all name for all manner of things experienced with goggles …

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will take the stage tonight at Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida. The debate comes on the heels of two primary elections. Last night, Clinton captured an easy victory in Mississippi, but was upset by Sanders in Michigan. The debate will be hosted by Univision and The Washington Post, and moderated by …

Android Lollipop has finally risen to top of the Android candy chain. After playing second fiddle to KitKat for more than a year, Lollipop has taken the lead by expanding onto 36.1 percent of all Android devices, according to the latest stats served up by Google’s Android Developer Dashboard. The new number is up from 34.1 percent a month ago. …

Samsung’s brand new Galaxy S7 boasts a bunch of new camera tweaks. Although it has a 12-megapixel sensor — less than the S6’s 16 megapixels — those pixels are physically larger to allow it to capture more light. It has a wider f/1.2 aperture too to let more light in — both of which are designed to make it a …

Google is hoping it can make the newest flavor of its mobile software sweeter than Apple’s. The search giant on Wednesday launched the next generation of its Android software, which powers more than 80 percent of the world’s smartphones and tablets. The software release, though, is an unfinished version specifically meant for software developers to tool around with. For now, …