The Cell Phone Junkie

Digits troubleshooting, iPad screen rippling and GPS data saving.

Regulating stingrays, AT&T starts blocking spamers and group video calls come to Facebook Messenger.

6S replacements, DIGIT hiccups and 10.2 reliability.

Fitbit acquires and shuts down Pebble, the DOT proposes rules that could allow phone calling on US flights, and T-Mobile rolls out Digits.

AT&T launches DirectTV Now, Nokia to make a return next year, and Netflix introduces offline viewing.

The US Department of Transportation pushes to limit phone use in vehicles, Google drops support for Gingerbread, and think twice before using the Verizon pop data feature.

The latest US carrier subscriber counts, new hardware from OnePlus and WhatsApp rolls out video calling.

AT&T to begin offering downgraded video to save data, Apple begins selling refurbished iPhones, and the first major changes to Gmail for iOS in years.

Samsung gets aggressive with the remaining Note 7s, Huawei announces the Mate 9, and Google and Sprint announce the launch of RCS services.

Both Samsung and Apple lose marketshare as Chinese phone-makers pick up steam, new Windows and BlackBerry hardware, and the end of Vine.