Former Android chief Andy Rubin to release a high-end iPhone competitor this year and other top stories.

• Former Android chief Andy Rubin to release a high-end iPhone competitor this year

  The smartphone market would look a lot different today were it not for Andy Rubin. An exceptional engineer with a keen eye for knowing where the tech landscape is liable to shift, Rubin famously co-founded Android before the company was acquired by Google in 2005. With Rubin steering the Android ship, Google’s mobile OS quickly became a viable alternative to iOS before eventually becoming the most prevalent mobile OS on the planet. In late 2014, Rubin left Google and has largely been out of ..

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• Mac Android File Transfer Problems With Google Pixel

  

  Customers with the Google Pixel smartphone are struggling to connect their device to their Apple Mac computer and transfer files using the Google Android File Transfer application. The issue has been reported across several different websites ...

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• Next 'Titanfall 2' update mostly ignores the Titans

  

  The release will also include a new Coliseum map (again, a pilot-only mode), a new execution and fresh commander intros. All told, Respawn appears to be acknowledging the contingent of players that's almost annoyed by Titanfall 2's robot-centric gameplay -- you'll have considerably more variety if you prefer parkour-heavy infantry combat.There's one main improvement that everyone can appreciate. You'll have the option to create your own multiplayer 'mixtapes' that include just the modes you wan..

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• Electric self-driving shuttle bus begins testing with passengers in Las Vegas

  

  If you’re in downtown Las Vegas during the next week, you might spot a small, pod-like shuttle bus driving passengers up and down Fremont Street. Operated by transit company Keolis, the electric vehicle is fully autonomous, and offering free rides to the public. Officials says it’s also the first self-driving vehicle of its kind to be tested on public roads with passengers in the US. Built by Navya in France, the Arma shuttle bus has already been in use in countries including Australia, Sin..

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• Apple tries to prove your AirPods won't fall out

  

  Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives. Look, they don't fall out. Photo by Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I'd hoped the launch ad would feature Tim Cook displaying his moves to a tune by One Republic. After all, Apple's CEO insists that his AirPods never fall out of his ears when he's letting his hair down. Sadly, Apple's new ads for its ..

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