1/04/2009

A touch-screen phone that taps into the Internet

AT&T's HomeManager is hardly the first touch-screen phone that taps into the Internet to monitor e-mail and dig up the latest news. But it does all that while connected to a home phone service, sprucing up what your landline can do.

12/01/2008

How To Get Out Of Your Cell Phone Contract For Free

Cell phone contracts might seem iron-clad, but loopholes may let you get out of your plan without paying a dime.

Cell Phone Keeps Tabs on Blood Sugar

Cell phones can do amazing things these days, and now one phone is helping to treat people with diabetes.

11/03/2008

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.

10/28/2008

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.

10/26/2008

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.