More cellphone users switch to prepaid plans
Philip Hsiang and his wife, Mary Ann, used to pay almost $1,000 a year for a pair of cellphones under a family plan contract.
Feb 22, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
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Social network Path settles privacy probe (Update)
Social network app Path agreed Friday to pay $800,000 to settle charges it violated privacy of young users by uploading address book information without seeking permission, officials said.
Feb 01, 2013
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Smartphone users develop new concepts of privacy in public spaces: study
With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the ...
May 10, 2012
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Caller ID spoofing scams aim for bank accounts
That call you received on your mobile phone might not be from the company that popped up on your Caller ID.
Mar 19, 2012
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Cellphone jamming raises transit users' ire
Silencing the loudmouth cellphone user across the aisle is surely a common fantasy among transit riders. But how often do they fulfill their wish and become peace-and-quiet vigilantes - despite decades-old laws against blocking ...
Mar 09, 2012
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Cellphone use linked to selfish behavior in new study
Though cellphones are usually considered devices that connect people, they may make users less socially minded, finds a recent study from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Feb 14, 2012
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FBI contacted phone monitoring firm about software
A senior executive at a technology company that makes monitoring software secretly installed on 141 million cellphones said Thursday that the FBI approached the company about using its technology but was reb ...
Dec 15, 2011
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Experts say cellphones are 'possibly carcinogenic'
(AP) -- A respected international panel of scientists says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee.
May 31, 2011
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One-fourth of US adults use mobile applications: survey
US cellphone owners are much more likely to use the devices to take pictures or send text messages than they are to run applications, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Sep 14, 2010
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Is your cellphone a source of pain?
Jill Garonzik Kelley of Allen, Texas, is thankful for unlimited minutes on her cellphone. After all, she did rack up 4,500 last month. What the 41-year-old advertising strategist is not as happy about is the pain after a ...
Oct 05, 2009
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Europe, South Korea, dominate global IT development (Update)
North European countries and South Korea have the fastest and most widespread telecoms and computer growth in the world, the UN's telecomunications agency said on Monday.
Mar 02, 2009
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