Jennifer Wunder, an associate English professor at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Ga., says she likes to keep her college-provided cell phone handy to send text messages and e-mails to students. Wunder, 38, says her interaction with students... 

Here’s a word of warning for the new year. If you get a hankering for one of those fancy new iPhones, pause and think twice, maybe three times. The question to think about is not whether to buy but where. The Apple phones are nifty but there is... 

PCs are so 2008. Computer users are warming to personal computer alternatives, including netbooks, handheld mobile devices — and in a growing number of cases, machines that work in tandem with so-called virtual desktop software, a technology that... 

They’re called the iPod Generation — all those kids wired to earbuds and MP3 players this holiday season as they hunker down to endure long road trips or relatives that visit even longer. But they’re at risk of becoming the “Huh?... 

The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens this week in Las Vegas with a full slate of giant TVs and inventive gadgets, despite the pall of a recession hanging over the industry. The economic downturn will temper... 

Palm’s next-generation Nova operating system has been in the works for more than a year and is expected to be released this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Also rumored is one more surprise — a new smartphone using Nova.... 

Freescale Semiconductor is entering the fast-growing netbook market with a solution that promises to make possible portable devices that feature 8.9-inch displays, eight hours of battery life, and prices under $200. Freescale’s solution is based... 

Lenovo has released a new mobile workstation expressly designed to eliminate the user compromise of having only one display available on the go. Called the ThinkPad W700ds, the new dual-screen machine sports a primary screen with 1920×1200-pixel... 

Google’s Android App Market will begin selling applications early this year. Google had promised a way for developers to earn cash for their applications. Apple’s App Store lets developers keep 70 percent of the revenue generated from application... 

A proposed British database intended to store details of every phone call, e-mail and Web site visit made in the U.K. could be managed by a private sector contractor under government plans, the Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday. Such outsourcing would... 

The U.S. semiconductor industry, notoriously volatile even without the shock of a global economic downturn, was badly hurt in 2008 as prices for memory chips continued their dizzyingly rapid fall and demand for PC microprocessors dropped off amid weaker... 

Macworld wouldn’t be Macworld if it didn’t stir up the rumor mill just days before the much-anticipated event. Apple fans enjoy thinking up fun devices and gadgets that Apple engineers should be developing, and this year is no different. “As... 

It wouldn’t be a good ending to the year without speculation about yet another new Apple product. Rumors of an Apple iPhone nano have run rampant in recent months and resurfaced as silicone-mold cases designed for iPhone nanos have appeared on the... 

Advanced Micro Devices told the Securities and Exchange Commission this week that it will be recording a $70 million charge in the year ahead due to its implementation of a new restructuring plan that includes the termination of 600 employees —... 

Verizon to cybersquatters: Can you hear me now? Verizon Communications sent a clear message this week after the telecom giant won a lawsuit against OnlineNIC, a San Francisco-based domain-registration company. OnlineNIC, which has more than 1.18 million...