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Lexington police are tracing former state Rep. Steve Nunn's digital footprints as part of their investigation into the slaying of his ex-fiance Amanda Ross, whom Nunn is accused of killing in September.

Nokia Corp. announced Monday that some 14 million mobile phone chargers could be dangerous for users and said it will replace them free of charge .

Nintendo has moved to end speculation that it is to release a high definition version of the Wii next year.

Two U.S. lawmakers have proposed legislation that would allow money from a huge fund that subsidizes telephone and mobile service to parts of the U.S. to also be used for broadband deployment.

India is still adding a staggering 15 million new mobile phone connections a month but the world's fastest-growing cellular market has hit rough waters.

When Microsoft first started talking about building mobile-phone software back in the late 1990s, handset makers that had been in the market for years scoffed.

They have been blamed for isolating people and shrinking their circle of friends.

Droid, the so-called iPhone killer that uses the Android 2.0 operating system from Google, goes on sale this morning at Verizon Wireless stores.

Photo: Giancarlo Yerkes, a 30-year-old advertising employee, crosses a street in downtown Chicago while text-messaging with his cell phone.

Sprint announced today it will add the new BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone to the wireless industry's best lineup of devices.

The telecom giant buys Centennial in a $2.7 billion deal. A sign is displayed in the window of an AT&T store in New York.

Verizon Wireless customers with "advanced" cell phones, will see a much higher early termination fee when they renew their contracts.

One of the city's most popular shopping districts has a new way for drivers to pay for on-street parking, just in time for the holiday shopping season.

The US investigation into insider trading in America's hedge fund community deepened as federal agents charged 14 more defendants with running a previously undetected ring and added 13 additional individuals and companies to the original charges against Galleon Group.

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Olympus has announced the E-P2, the second generation of its Micro Four Thirds camera combining the form factor of a compact point-and-shoot with the interchangeable lenses and high-quality image sensor of an SLR.

Share + Nov 6, 2009 5:07 pm US/Eastern SAN FRANCISCO Next time you're enjoying the big, bright picture from your HDTV, remember that it is indeed like a giant light -- and it consumes energy like one.

Sales of smartphones are set to out-strip sales of mobile phones by 2012, according to new industry figures Photo: GETTY According to a study by Infonetics Research, smartphones now account for an increasing percentage of worldwide mobile phone revenue.

The longer you live with someone, the more you notice their quirks - both good and bad.

The inventor of the mobile phone says the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first wireless call more than three decades ago.

Satellite TV operator DirecTV Group Inc. was one of the few pay-TV companies to gain subscribers in the third quarter, though earnings stayed steady because of the higher costs it incurred attracting and serving those new customers.