
Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores
"Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday announced she's opening a chain ...

Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools
Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online ...

Google unveils maps, photo, music features
Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services.
Experts: Smartphones another avenue for hackers
Smartphones are increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with thieves who see the devices as another way to tap into bank accounts and ...
BlackBerry CEO may announce lower-priced phone
The CEO of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has taken the stage to speak to a packed ballroom at the company's annual three-day conference in ...

Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads
The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind ...
France mulls culture tax on smartphones
The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital ...

Feds get closer look at fake mobile bill charges
When a mysterious, unauthorized fee appears on your cellphone bill, it's called "cramming" and consumer advocates and regulators worry it's emerging ...
US Cellular embraces iPhone after rejecting it
U.S. Cellular, the only major U.S. wireless carrier to resist the iPhone, says it's going to start selling it this year. CEO Mary Dillon announced the ...

Police, politicians push surveillance post-Boston
Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the example of surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing ...
Smartphones overtake 'dumb' phones worldwide
Research firm IDC said more smartphones than "dumb" phones are being made this year, a milestone in a shift that's putting computing power and ...
Toyota, Microsoft beef up Gazoo.com Net service
Toyota is teaming up with Microsoft for an Internet service that links cars, home computers and smartphones so users can find nearby tourist spots, ...

In age of smartphone, watch makers focus on luxury
In an age when many people carry smartphones that can tell the time — on top of hundreds of other applications — watch makers are increasingly focused ...
RIM expects keyboard BlackBerry in US in late May
The maker of the BlackBerry expects a new version of the phone with a physical keyboard will be available in the U.S. by the end of May. Research In ...

Former Google CEO shares vision in tech treatise
Some illuminating books already have been written about Google's catalytic role in a technological upheaval that is redefining the way people work, ...
New app helps Icelanders avoid accidental incest
You meet someone, there's chemistry, and then come the introductory questions: What's your name? Come here often? Are you my cousin? In Iceland, a ...
Chipmaker TSMC gets tablet, smartphone boost in 1Q
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, reported an 18 percent jump in first quarter profit as ...
ACLU: Slow smartphone updates are privacy threat
One of the leading U.S. civil-rights organizations is taking on an unusual cause: spotty smartphone updates. The American Civil Liberties Union is ...
Facebook brings 'chat heads' feature to iPhone app
Facebook has updated its iPhone and iPad applications to let people keep using its chat feature even when they are doing other things, such as reading ...

Cellphone use heavy, but still operating in Boston
Cellphone companies say service is operating in the Boston area, but with heavy traffic following of the explosions at the Boston Marathon. A law ...

Judge holds self in contempt for his smartphone
A Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction. Judge Raymond ...
Verizon to extend phone-upgrade waiting period
Verizon Wireless, the country's largest cellphone carrier, on Friday said that it is extending the time it takes to earn a subsidized phone upgrade ...

Broadcasters display mobile TV dongles at NAB Show
The key weapon in TV broadcasters' fight with Internet video upstart Aereo is something inelegantly known as a dongle. The miniature TV antenna picks ...
Calif. court: Motorist can't use hand-held map
Steven Spriggs was stopped in a traffic jam near downtown Fresno and thought nothing of whipping out his iPhone 4 and clicking on the map feature to ...

Facebook barges into Google turf with Home
Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially ...