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US Bases in Japan to Get iPhones with Siri App

Models hold the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android phone during its official launch in Hong Kong in October. The new smartphone runs Google's Android "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system.

In U.S., Android Has Upper Hand On The iPhone

Sure, Apple's iPhone is trendy and cool, but smartphones running Google's Android operating system dominate the U.S. market. That's because Android phones sell at a wide range of price points. And many are built with specific uses in mind.

A screenshot of Nintendo's video commemorating Super Mario's the 30th anniversary.

Nintendo's Super Mario Turns 30

The game's concept and graphics were simple. The gameplay was habit-forming. And Nintendo's mustachioed, overalls-wearing plumber Mario became a global icon.

Cyberstalking victims often don't know they're being tracked through their own phone because spyware apps like mSpy use misleading labels (labeled "android.sys.process" here) and don't take up much data.

Smartphones Are Used To Stalk, Control Domestic Abuse Victims

Cyberstalking has transformed domestic abuse in the U.S. Tracking tools called spyware make it cheap and easy for someone to monitor a partner secretly, 24 hours a day.

Smartphones Are Used To Stalk, Control Domestic Abuse Victims

Cyberstalking has transformed domestic abuse in the U.S. Tracking tools called spyware make it cheap and easy for someone to monitor a partner secretly, 24 hours a day.

Raoul Larche Loie Fuller Lamp, ca. 1900 in Seattle for $25,000 to $35,000 in the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW special "Junk in the Trunk 3."

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Junk In The Trunk 3

Airs Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Line-sitters waited for hours outside Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Tex., on July 3, 2015.

5-Hour Line Turns Barbecue Pilgrims Into Cash Cow For Locals

At Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Tex., people start lining up at 5 a.m. to get a taste of world-famous brisket. The line has become such a fixture that it's become a business opportunity for locals.

People use cellphones in downtown San Francisco. The city's district attorney and New York's attorney general plan to meet with major cellphone manufacturers, as they push the industry to do more to protect consumers from violent street crimes connected to cellphone thefts.

Will A Kill Switch Stop Cellphones From Being Stolen?

Law enforcement officials are pressing cellphone companies to make their devices more theft resistant. Mobile phones — iPhones especially — have become common targets of thieves.

Sholonda Jackson works at Operation Dignity, a nonprofit in Oakland, Calif., that provides housing to homeless veterans. California's Proposition 47 enabled the former crack addict to seek a reduction of her drug felonies to misdemeanors. She has earned a bachelor's degree and is working full time.

Their Crimes Reclassified, Some Californian Felons Get A Second Chance

Approved by voters last year, Proposition 47 lets people with some nonviolent felonies petition to reduce their crimes to misdemeanors. It's giving former offenders access to better opportunities.

iPhone 4S Siri App Has Military Roots (Video)

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