In an update for its Fire tablets, Amazon caused an uproar when it removed device encryption. Now, Amazon says encryption will return in a spring update.
With its recent deal with Shine, European carrier Three announced it is the first carrier in the continent to implement ad-blocking features on its network.
Apple's 3D Touch and Force Touch haptic feedback technologies landed it in hot water, as California firm Immersion is suing Apple for patent infringement.
T-Mobile offers new customers a free smartphone if they sign up for a prepaid plan. You have to buy the phone first, and then T-Mobile sends a $50 rebate.
After years of living overseas, Xiaomi and Meizu handsets were for a brief moment available to buy in the U.S. through US Mobile. However, for unknown reasons, the phones (and webpages) were gone in a matter of hours.