Mobile

WhatsApp takes on business discovery: The new in-app directory is its latest feature pushing to make ecommerce central to the platform. But privacy concerns still loom large in the background.

Nearly 10 years after the failed Google Glass launch, Facebook and other device makers are trying, once again, to make smart glasses mainstream.

T-Mobile added a new cellular label called 5GUC, ostensibly to provide clarity—but the abundance of different labels may be having the opposite effect.

In every continent except Oceania, Android accounts for a greater share of smartphone web traffic than iOS.

For the iPhone, it’s looking to be an evolutionary—rather than revolutionary—product upgrade year. Apple beefed up processing power and added cinematic features to cameras, which could catch the interest of content creators, but overall specs fail to impress.

Apple’s 1TB iPhone would tap high-quality video demand but likely won’t come cheap: The company is reportedly adding a 1TB storage option for the top-line iPhone of its new fleet.

The Epic v. Apple ruling dings both companies, and the fight isn’t over: Apple has to loosen payment restrictions while Epic has to pay a fine, but Fortnite won’t return to the App Store yet.

Android users spent more time watching TikTok than YouTube in the US: YouTube still reigns overall, but it could be ceding ground on mobile devices.

Facebook is getting back into social games: The platform will let users predict the outcome of pop culture events as it tests the waters of sports betting.