Apps and Software

Amazon isn't ready to turn its back on the Fire Phone just yet. It got a big update on Friday that adds a host of new functions.

The phone's Firefly feature now allows it to recognize more than 2,000 famous paintings using information from Wikipedia, and text translation is now available for English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Another addition is Best Shot, which takes a picture just before and just after you press the shutter button in the camera app. That means each time a picture is taken, you'll have three options to choose from. ...

Every year, the tech industry brings us unexpected surprises and long-predicted changes, and among those ups and downs are usually a few endings to some of our favorite technology products.

This year was no different, with some of the biggest names in tech shuttering products and services beloved by many, and even a few successful upstarts deciding to call it a career and close up shop.

Perhaps the biggest ending of the year, and maybe even the decade, was Microsoft's decision ...

In the waning weeks of 2014, one of the most tech-centric years in recent memory, you may be wondering what, if any, gift ideas you can come with for the geek who has everything

Take heart, oh generous bearer of gadget swag, there's more to life than iPhones and wearable health trackers.

We took stock of the current landscape of tech goodies, and even polled a few of our favorite techies to come up with a list of the sure-fire gifts most likely to win you the most praise this holiday season

Of course, we won't blame you if you find some of these are so attractive that you end up buying a couple for yourself, so check out the gallery above to starting digging in ...