Unlocked phones like the Galaxy Nexus mean you can get a smartphone without the "golden handcuff" of a contract.
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What if it cost $17 to make a 15-minute phone call in the U.S.? How often would you call home? That's the dilemma facing many inmates who must rely on the prison phone service and pay sky-high rates. A bipartisan group of prison reformers is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to stop phone companies [...]
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Mobile phone sales worldwide suffered a rare dip in the first three months of this year on softened demand in Asian markets, industry tracker Gartner reported Wednesday.
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The Global Innovation Series is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles -- it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter.
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Windows Phone is making a dent in China after only two months. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Is Windows Phone starting to give the iPhone a run for its money in China? Microsoft thinks so. Making its debut among Chinese consumers just two months ago, Windows Phone has already picked up a market share of 7 percent, according to Microsoft. That's a tad higher than the 6 percent share owned by Apple's ...
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Developments in a phone-hacking scandal involving British newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.:
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Microsoft officials announced this week that the Windows Phone had surpassed the iPhone in terms of total market share in China, despite launching in that country just two months ago. According to JR Bookwalter of TechRadar , the Redmond, Washington-based company "is ready to proclaim a minor victory" for their smartphone line, as the Windows Phone has secured 7% of what Bookwalter dubs "an ...
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