The Online Getting To Know You

Daniel Sieberg explains how millions of people are socializing via internet and mobile sites without meeting each other, sometimes with life-altering consequences.

Dialing And Driving Don't Mix

A new program, "Drive-Assist," has been created to disable a cell phone if it detects driving motion, preventing people from chatting on the phone while driving. Daniel Sieberg has more.

How The New Google Phone Compares To The iPhone

The Google phone goes on sale nationwide tomorrow. But tonight, one store in San Francisco is selling them early, CNet's Kara Tsuboi reports

Soaked Smart Phones Not Necessarily a Lost Cause

Just because you've dropped your smart phone in a puddle, doesn't mean your electronic device is doomed to a waterlogged death.

Text message service finds food bargains

Shoppers in Italy are using a text message service to find the best prices on staples like produce and milk.

On the new Apple MacBook

Walt Mossberg weighs in on the new Apple MacBook, saying, "I like it a lot." Among the latest features: an innovative track pad.

German ministers agreed to update data protection laws in the wake of scandals

Growth in worldwide sales of mobile telephones will slow sharply in 2008 as consumers face increased economic difficulties

Jeep and Dodge vehicles into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, a move we can soon expect to see copied by other carmakers

TRAI pitches for domestic phone calls via Net

Our Bureau Consumers can avail Net telephony services by using any device with which one can access the Internet. It may be a PC or a laptop with a headset, a Web-enabled mobile phone such as smart phones or one with GPRS or 3G connectivity. To make the ca...