Mobile

New Facebook Patent Predicts Your Location Before You Get There

It's like location tracking...but in the future.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The Future of Software Isn’t an App. It’s a Habit

This is especially true in the age of the smart speaker.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

CBP Officers Aren’t Deleting Data After Warrantless Device Searches, IG Says

An inspector general report found Border Patrol officers didn’t follow standard procedures during device searches, mostly because those procedures weren’t clearly laid out.

  • By Aaron Boyd

The U.S. is Worried About China Spying via Huawei Because it Did the Same in the Past

One example goes back to the late 1980s.

  • By John Detrixhe, Quartz

5G Is Actually Going To Become a Thing in 2019

It’s totally just around the corner.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz

It’s About to Get Much More Expensive to Make Your Smartphone

Cobalt is expensive.

  • By Yomi Kazeem, Quartz

South Bend’s Mayor on What Local Governments Can Learn From Estonia

The Indiana city’s new mobility-as-a-service pilot is helping low-income shift workers commute for free.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

A New App Flags The Old Tweets That Could Get You Fired

A wise job candidate is a vigilant curator of their own social media history.

  • By Corrine Purtill, Quartz

New Tech Promises to Predict Your Moods. That Might Not be a Good Thing

Your wristband or phone would serve as a sensor, helping you ward off depression, supporters of the new technology say.

  • By Ephrat Livni, Quartz

How FEMA Could Help Avoid Another Missile Alert Mishap

State and local authorities are responsible for sending and rescinding alerts but FEMA can—and says it will—require the underlying infrastructure be more user-friendly.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Report: Apple Is Working With VA to Help Vets Download Health Records

Vets would be able to have their health records on their iPhones.

  • By Jack Corrigan

How Government Agencies Are Solving Hiring Challenges with Technology

Modern workers have little patience for the traditional 8-to-5 work schedules that persist in many government agencies.

  • By Todd Gustafson

The Next Data Mine Is Your Bedroom

Google wants to scan your clothing and listen to you brush your teeth. Welcome home.

  • By Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic

Beware of Black Friday Scams

Hackers are waiting for you.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The Tech Products Consumers Rate As The Creepiest

Which ones are listening to you right now?

  • By Aisha Hassan, Quartz

Survey: Most Employees Unaware of Travel Security Threats

A lot of employees are flouting common security measures while traveling.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

NSF Wants to Build an App that Matches Feds to Tech Jobs

And some of those jobs might not exist yet.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Postal Service's Informed Delivery Feature Could Be Helping Fraudsters

A new way to steal credit cards.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The First Smartphone App to Detect Actual Heart Attacks Probably Won’t Be Apple’s

This app could detect a type of heart attack caused by complete blockage of an artery.

  • By Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz

GSA to Expand Beyond Phones for Mobility Solutions

The updated special item number will include mobile security, app development and vetting and more, instead of just carriers and devices.

  • By Aaron Boyd