California lawmaker wants to ban phone encryption in 2017

California lawmaker, State Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove), has introduced a bill that would effectively ban the sale of mobile devices that have encryption on by default beginning in 2017. [Read more...]

Microsoft's new alarm app wakes you with physical challenges

Microsoft introduced a new alarm clock app to the Play Store on Thursday that aims to rouse even the VanWinklest of sleepers. [Read more...]

For Under Armour, health tracking is more than a wristband

Under Armour's pitch got me excited. Rather than dropping another fitness tracker on the world, the company had a vision. [Read more...]

Google's mobile app gets more detailed weather info on Android

You can now get more detailed info about the weather from Google's standalone Android app. In an effort to help people better prepare, the search giant has revamped its interface with new climate-related tidbits that'll be useful for everyone. [Read more...]

Teenage Engineering's new pocket synths mine the sounds of the '80s

Until last year, buying a Teenage Engineering synthesizer meant spending hundreds of dollars. [Read more...]

Google denies Linux flaw is a serious Android security issue

Red Hat and security company Perception Point recently revealed a Linux flaw they say could affect servers, PCs and up to 66 percent of Android phones on the market. [Read more...]

Drone sets record for carrying the heaviest cargo ever

A team of engineers from the University of Oslo recently set a Guinness world record by lifting a 61 kilogram load with nothing but remote-controlled drones. [Read more...]