EMG Technology has filed a patent suit against Apple in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The suit alleges that Apple is infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,441,196 in the way the iPhone navigates the Internet. The lawsuit seeks unspecified... 

It used to be that to dominate the market, all you needed to do was manufacturer cellphones that everybody wanted. That’s what Nokia has done for years. But with the phones becoming a conduit for everything from GPS functions to games and video,... 

Mobile banking is a “twice new” trend in the retail banking industry. It first came onto the banking scene five years ago, but after a few years with slow to no consumer adoption, most institutions abandoned mobile banking efforts. Reasons... 

Verizon Wireless has apologized to President-Elect Barack Obama after several employees took a peek at his cell-phone records, but privacy advocates say what happened to Obama is just an example of what is happening to thousands of Americans. Verizon,... 

There are so many new trends taking place in the call center and CRM markets — and so many of them are worth sharing. Mobility Perhaps the one with the most human interest is Salesgenie — I am sure you have seen the company’s ads on... 

They say sequels often fail to live up to the original. That’s not so with the second generation of Apple’s iPod touch. Apple has managed to make the touch look better, work better, and deliver more features — all for a $229 starting... 

Hewlett-Packard has taken the wraps off the TouchSmart tx2 — the PC maker’s first convertible notebook screen to include capacitive multi-touch technology. The machine’s touch-sensitive screen and MediaSmart software work together to... 

The BlackBerry Storm has been debuting around the world, but rumors are spreading about a possible shortage in the U.S. News reports also indicate Research In Motion discovered a security flaw in the Storm that has left Verizon Wireless scrambling to... 

Adobe and ARM announced Monday that the two companies will be collaborating on optimizing Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR to function on ARM-powered devices. The optimized software will focus specifically on devices powered by the ARM11 family of processors,... 

What kind of smart phone can $800 buy? The luxe Xperia X1 from Sony Ericsson. At this price, it probably appeals only to recession-resistant gadget lovers, but it says something about what some gadget makers think the rest of us would want if money were... 

Satoshi Tada pays for his purchases, wins free food and gets store discounts all by waving his mobile phone. “I use it pretty much every day,” the 25-year-old Japanese office worker said. “You can charge money on it right there if needed,... 

AT&T and Samsung on Monday introduced the Samsung Eternity, yet another touchscreen phone. The differentiator is that the phone supports AT&T Mobile TV, and the wireless carrier is offering a 30-day free trial for new subscribers. The black-and-chrome... 

The hype machine was churning Friday when The New York Times and others noted that Google had offered its voice-recognition technology to Apple’s iPhone before its own Android mobile platform. While Google employees even posed for photos showing... 

One of four methods Virginia Tech uses to alert students and faculty in an emergency failed Thursday when school administrators attempted to warn the campus about reports of gunfire in a dorm, the university said. This is the first time Virginia Tech... 

Many of the problems facing Advanced Micro Devices Inc. are of its own making. But the limited choices the chip maker has for solving its troubles are symptoms of an affliction sweeping through Silicon Valley. Slumping sales, big layoffs and devastated...