Time to start having more fun on the course, conveniently powered by the smartphone you're carrying anyway.

Now, researchers from the University of Washington have developed an app that turns a regular smartphone into an accurate, easy-to-use thermometer.

Researchers from Emory University and Georgia Tech developed a smartphone app to screen for a blood condition using images of a person's fingernail beds instead of the conventional blood test.

When dedicated GPS units replaced paper maps, it felt revolutionary. Now, there's no shortage of vastly superior smartphone navigation apps. Here's how modern apps outshine the GPS units of ...

Find creative (and analog) workarounds to your digital needs Using a basic phone means you’ll need to find workarounds for certain tasks you used to complete with your smartphone.

Deleting social media and shopping apps from my smartphone has saved me thousands of dollars. I also sleep better at night.

85% of Americans use AI in some capacity, from rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft, to digital voice assistants like Siri and Alexa.

Heart sounds measured on a smartphone app may help clinicians to screen people for atrial fibrillation in community settings, a new study shows.

An app called Opal finally succeeded at curbing my time spent on social media through a combination of mild friction, encouragement, and guilt.

Using smartphones before age 13 could damage kids’ mental health, according to a new study based on self-reports in a survey of nearly 2 million people in 163 countries.

Insurance companies are using smartphone apps to collect additional driver data. That information ends up contributing to rates. Some applications track and record speeding, hard braking events ...

While the consequences from GPS spoofing for average smartphone users pale in comparison to the shipping or aviation industry, Mr Hidary said those problems are vast and need to be addressed.