TORONTO (AP) — BlackBerry e-mail service in North America was restored for some users today morning following its second outage in less than a week. ...more

December 23, 2009

Google Inc. is determined to gain more influence over how the Web is used on mobile phones, even if the next step in the quest tramples some of the relationships forged during its two-year expansion into the wireless industry. ...more

December 21, 2009

Apple Inc. is suing cell phone maker Nokia Corp. for patent infringement, a countermove to Nokia's earlier lawsuit against technologies used in Apple's iPhone. ...more

December 12, 2009

Five of the nation's largest publishers of newspapers and magazines plan to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle electronic-book reader with their own digital format that would display in color and work on a variety of devices. ...more

December 9, 2009

Before you go shopping for a new smart phone this holiday season, keep this in mind: Verizon Wireless, the largest provider of mobile-phone services, has just doubled its early termination fee for high-end handsets if you decide you would rather go with a different carrier. ...more

December 6, 2009

The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break contracts on smart phones. ...more

December 5, 2009

Dell says it will sell smart phones Dell Inc. confirmed Friday its long-rumored plans to get into smart phones, a new business for the computer maker that is being led by Motorola Inc.'s former mobile phone chief. ...more

November 14, 2009

As more people go wireless with smart phones, laptops and other mobile devices, the need for strong signals increases. ...more

July 22, 2009

As more people go wireless with smart phones, laptops and other mobile devices, the need for strong signals increases. ...more

July 15, 2009

The computer industry has hit upon its Next Big Thing. It is called a phone. Emboldened by Apple's success with its iPhone, many PC makers and chip companies are charging into the mobile-phone business, promising new devices that can pack the horsepower of standard computers into palm-size packages. ...more

March 19, 2009