The use of smartwatches and fitness trackers will surely surge in the US in the coming years, but don’t expect anything like mass adoption. This year, around 39.5 million US adults will purchase wearable devices, a rise of about 58 percent from 2014, research firm eMarketer said Wednesday. The number of buyers will double to …

Samsung appears to be putting its smartphone sales woes behind it. The last two years have been rough on Samsung, which makes some of the most popular smartphones in the world but hasn’t managed lately to scoop up the same profits as competitor Apple, whose iPhones remain the benchmark for the industry. Part of Samsung’s problem is that it faces …

How do you get consumers interested in your aging smartphone franchise? Tying it to the biggest movie of the year (of the decade?) might be a good start. Verizon on Tuesday unveiled the latest additions to its Droid family of smartphones, the Droid Turbo 2 and the Droid Maxx 2, both from Motorola. The carrier will tap a licensing deal …

Google Keep lets you create notes, lists, and photos that sync between your mobile device and the Web. For organization there’s color-coding, reminders and labels. To build on all of these features, today’s update — spotted by AndroidPolice — brings the ability to add drawings to notes and lists, as well as annotation for photos. This step makes the most …

Interested in getting the new Apple TV? You can now preorder one at Best Buy. The retailer is offering the 32 gigabyte version for $150 and the 64GB version for $200. Clicking the preorder button gives you an option to pick up the Apple TV at your local Best Buy outlet or ask for it to be shipped to your …

T-Mobile is closing the coverage gap between itself and larger rivals AT&T and Verizon. T-Mobile is using low-frequency spectrum to extend the coverage of its 4G LTE network to rural regions of the country like Missoula, Montana. T-Mobile T-Mobile executives on Tuesday said the carrier’s 4G LTE service is available to more than 300 million people across the US, roughly …

The prepaid space is getting better every day. AT&T’s prepaid branch, Cricket Wireless, has expanded its international offerings to include free data roaming in Mexico and Canada. In the same breath, it also introduced its next Android smartphone: the 5.5-inch Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 . These new offerings are a smart move for Cricket, aggressively advancing its position in the …

Microsoft has been hiding file extensions since Windows Vista, and it’s annoying, especially if you’re looking for a specific type of file, like a JPEG in a folder of RAW files. It can also be dangerous, because it can cause you to unknowingly click on a EXE file thinking it’s something else — for example, a virus called notdangerous.jpg.EXE will …

Samsung has lifted the lid on the Galaxy View, an 18.4-inch tablet designed to be a video-watching companion for those on the move. The South Korean tech giant first teased the View at Berlin trade show IFA at the beginning of September, but has now posted photos on the company blog showing the massive tablet from multiple angles. The View …

When you think about it, there’s a lot of unused space on the back of your phone. So why not put something useful on that empty slab of case, like a couple buttons that can instantly perform common tasks? That’s the idea behind Air Button, an NFC-powered shortcut button that can be configured to do all sorts of things: call …