Cellphones News

Microsoft and cellphone maker Nokia were in advanced talks about an acquisition of the Finnish company's device business, but the discussions have broken down, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Intel said Wednesday that is has joined the board of directors of the Alliance for Wireless Power , a consortium developing technology for wirelessly charging electronic devices.

To ensure safe and flexible communication over long distances is of utmost importance, especially in potentially explosive areas.

The study, from the Citizens Utilities Board and Texas-based wireless research firm Validas, said that Illinoisans each spend about $30 a year on unused data on wireless phones and almost $200 a year on unused data on smartphones, totaling more than $1 billion a year on data that no one uses.

Clement Wong, Global Go-to-market director for Huawei, speaks at the global launch of the new Huawei Ascend P6 smartphone in London on June 18, 2013.

Advertising ad nauseam can be annoying, but sometimes it's good for society. These marketing campaigns took top honors at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy will soon be flaunting what all others have had all this while - the ubiquitous mobile phone.

Chinese network equipment and cellphone maker Huawei Technologies Co said it "has no plans to acquire Nokia", responding to a Financial Times report that it would consider buying the Finnish phone maker.

New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy, which wiped out power and forced residents to walk miles to charge their phones.

The so-called "Obama phone" has caught the ire of American conservatives for quite some time .

Sprint Nextel is suing to stop Dish Network's buyout offer for wireless data network operator Clearwire.

Jay-Z's partnership with Samsung for his new album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," is another sign of how musicians are finding new ways to push, sell and promote their music, and how the multiplatinum performer - whose famously rapped "I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" - continues to leverage his enduring popularity into a successful brand.

This May 1, 2013 file photo shows Jay-Z at "The Great Gatsby" world premiere at Avery Fisher Hall in New York.

Verizon Communications Inc is looking to enter Canada's cellular telephone business, potentially fulfilling the government's hopes of having a fourth major wireless company, the Globe and Mail reported on Monday.

Two former HTC executives have launched a new UK-based mobile phone company called Kazam, which the pair hope will provide "quality smartphones that are accessible to everyone".

Submarines have used sonar for decades. Bats and dolphins have used it for millions of years.

New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday announced reduction in the national mobile phone roaming charges, but said there will be no free national roaming as of now.

Former intelligence worker Edward Snowden , 29, revealed himself as the source of documents outlining a massive effort by the NSA to track cell phone calls and monitor the e-mail and Internet traffic of virtually all Americans.

Dubai eGovernment Department , has announced its readiness for its transformation into a smart government in line with the initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and its commitment to the instructions of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al ... (more)

The sectoral regulator has also come out with conditional free national roaming plans, a move that will bring down cellphone roaming charges.