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Telecom News

Video: The New Droid 4 Latest Droid smartphone debuts Friday at Verizon

Telecard Marketers Pay $2.3 Million to Settle Federal Charges Deceived consumers about how many calling minutes they would get

Is That A Security Breach In Your Pocket? Security experts offer tips for keeping smartphone data safe

Apple Continues Its Hot Streak Profits surge as iPhone overtakes Android

AT&T Raises Prices for Smartphone, Tablet Data Spectrum in short supply after T-Mobile deal falls through

Supreme Court: Telemarketers Can Be Sued in Federal Court Decision makes it easier for consumers to go after abusive telemarketers, faxers

Samsung's Goal: An All-Day Smartphone Battery The trick is to extend battery life without compromising speed, reliability

Nokia, Microsoft Hoping Their New Smartphone Is a Hit Windows Phone 7.5 has a unique animated tile design that reviews swoon over

Extreme Smartphone Users Becoming More Extreme Study finds 1% of users now consuming half of all downloaded data

AT&T Turns Up More LTE Markets, Including NY, SF, LA Carrier says it will finish network upgrade by the end of 2013

Verizon Wireless Backs Off $2 'Convenience' Fee Consumer uprising forces company to retreat, following Bank of America's example

Verizon Explains 4G Outages ... Sort Of Vague yet boastful statement attributes outages to "growing pains"

Another Verizon 4G Outage Goes Unexplained Unexplained outages don't do much for "most reliable" ad claim

NTSB: Hand-Held Cell Phone Ban Doesn't Go Far Enough Truck and bus drivers should be banned from all cell phone use, board chair argues

Demise of AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Leaves Questions for Consumers AT&T still short of spectrum, T-Mobile's future remains hazy

Google Planning a Tablet to Compete with iPad Amazon's Fire blazing new trails in ad growth

Telemarketer to Pay $500,000 for Do Not Call Violations Americall Group purposely avoided requests to stop calling, FTC alleged

Consumers Lack Protections for Mobile Payments Consumers union wants wireless carriers to step up to the plate

Kindle Fire Takes Heat Over Usability Issues Usability guru labels it "disappointingly poor"

Google Launches Currents, a Digital Newstand for Phones & Tablets New ad-supported offering competes with Apple's Newsstand

Is Amazon Turning Shoppers Into Paid Spies? Online giant pays up to $5 to consumers who scan bar codes in local stores

States Join Fight Against Robocalls to Cell Phones Congress may weaken consumer protections

Arms Race Breaks Out as Giants Seek to Dominate Video Streaming Combatants include Netflix, HBO, Verizon

Verizon Blocks Google Wallet on Galaxy Nexus Phones Reasons unclear; Verizon reportedly working out security issues

Last Again! Once More, AT&T Places Dead Last in Customer Satisfaction Smaller companies rate higher than 'big 4' providers

Is Your Cell Phone Spying On You? Congress, consumer groups express concern about spyware on phones

Verizon Stakes Claim to Huge Spectrum Slice Deals a cruel blow to AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint

iPhone 4 Burns On Australian Airliner Filled cabin with 'dense, black smoke'

Are Android Phones More Vulnerable To Hackers? Researchers say EVO 4G may be especially so

What's On Your Mind? Verizon Wireless, Memory Lane, Kohl's Our daily look at consumer reviews

If Nothing Else, Consumers Still Sold on Technology Overall consumer sentiment is down but confidence in technology is up

Report: Telecoms Among Top Corporate Tax Dodgers AT&T, Verizon enjoyed $27 billion tax break, study finds

FCC Finds AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Anti-Competitive Justice Department lawsuit challenging the merger is also pending

What's On Your Mind? Boost Mobile, Bank of America, Hertz Our daily look at consumer reviews

Smartphone Battery Drain a Common Problem But a new 'super battery' may be on the way

Apple iPhone Battery Fix Not Working, Some Users Say Some, posting on message boards, say the problem is now worse

Union Defends AT&T/T-Mobile Merger CWA says deal will help counter Sprint's 'outsourcing and anti-worker record'

Justice Department 'Ready and Eager' to Go After AT&T Attorney General Holder dashes talk of AT&T/T-Mobile settlement

Bill Would Allow Robo-Calls To Cell Phones Indiana Attorney General leads effort against it

Illinois Sues Marketers Of Pre-Paid Calling Cards Consumers claim cards short change them on minutes

Best Buy Buys Out Its Mobile Partner Cell phones and tablets are the chain's growth leaders

Apple Pinpoints Battery Problem In iPhone 4s Bug found in operating system, fix promised within weeks

States Want Feds to Crack Down on Cramming FCC should adopt tougher rules to protect consumers

Judge Upholds Cell Phone Radiation Disclosure Requirements San Francisco city ordinance is upheld over industry's objections

Does the iPhone 4S Have a Battery-Life Problem? Software bug may be to blame but so far Apple's not talking

Study: Limits Of Wireless Capacity Fast Approaching Under the best of circumstances, wireless networks have far less capacity than land lines

Danish Study Finds No Increased Cancer Risk in Cellphone Users Risks could go up with longer-term usage, however

iPhone 4S Off To Strong Sales Start But a few launch hiccups reported

Wireless Providers To Provide 'Bill Shock' Warnings Voluntary agreement between government and wireless providers

Study: Cell Phones Exceed Exposure Limits For Children Current standards for radiation set for large adults

Best Place to Buy an iPhone 4S? Best Apple service doesn't fall far from the tree, mystery shoppers find

Blackberry CEO Apologizes For Outage Can't give estimated time for restoration

Beware The Fake Netflix Android App Backdoor malware steals users' log-in information

Class Action Disputes Frontier Internet Fees Suit claims Frontier defrauds Internet customers

What's On Your Mind? Verizon, Capital Accounts, Magic Chef, Allied Cash Advance Our daily look at consumer reviews

Survey: U.S. Has More Cell Phones Than People And why consumers should prepare for higher bills

FrostWire Settles Charges Its Software Exposed Consumers' Files Company agrees to change its default settings

Cheaper Ways To Text Are Coming New apps allow consumers to bypass costly text charges

Class Action RICO Complaint Seeks to Swat Flycell Monthly charges for ringtones amount to cramming, suit alleges

Apple After Steve Jobs May Not Seem The Same Tech titan's death casts shadow over latest product launch

Samsung Seeks Injunction to Block Sales of iPhone 4S in France, Italy Patent infringement battle heats up; Apple seeking a "free ride?"

Apple Unveils Next Generation iPhone iPhone 4S to be available on Sprint for the first time

'The Daily' Plans an Android Edition Soon HuffPost buys grassroots site, tops 1 billion pageviews

Feds Ban Spammer Who Sent 'Mind-Boggling' Number of Messages Text messages offered supposed help with mortgage modification

Looking for AT&T Supporters? Just Follow the Money Campaign contributions go to politicians who toe the line, Free Press reports

Kindle Hopes Its Fire Will Singe the iPad Tablet war heats up as giant retailer soups up its ereader

What's On Your Mind? AT&T, Hertz, Lenovo, Chase Our daily look at consumer reviews

Insider Predicts October iPhone 5 Release Speculation builds that new phone will be out next month

Google Introduces Wallet App on Sprint Pay for your grande latte with your phone

New Invention Could Prolong Smartphone Battery Life Researchers say it could extend battery life an average of 54 percent

Seven States Sue to Block AT&T's T-Mobile Takedown Transaction would "substantially lessen competition," states argue

Is Your Employer-Provided Cell Phone Taxable? Latest IRS guidance is that it's not, in most cases

AT&T Responds To Justice Department Lawsuit Argues deal won't hurt consumers

Video: Motorola Droid Bionic Debuts Today Latest smartphone entry aimed at the iPhone

FTC: 'Acne Cure' Mobile App Claims Are Baseless The apps generate colored lights that supposedly cure acne

Sprint Sues To Block AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Action follows similar suit by Justice Department

AT&T, Sprint Battle May Go Into Extra Innings With Congress back in session, both sides take off the gloves

Florida Man Ran Cramming Scheme From His Jail Cell Telephone customers bilked out of $35 million

What's On Your Mind? T-Mobile, Citibank, Dish Network Our daily look at consumer reviews

Sprint Disputes AT&T Jobs Claims Says merger will reduce, not add, American jobs

Feds Sue To Block AT&T Acquisition Of T-Mobile Justice Department says consumers would be harmed by the deal

Consumers Leading Opposition To AT&T T-Mobile Merger The people who use the products haven't been enthusiastic about the deal

Bay Area Cities Gang Up to Warn About Cell Phone Radiation San Francisco Mayor Signs Nation's First Cell Safety Ordinance

The Droid Bionic Is Coming ... Or Not Never mind that Tweet, Motorola and Verizon say it's a hoax

Cell Phone Carriers Brace for Hurricane Irene A perfect storm: high winds, floods, power outages, heavy usage

Recharge Your Cell Phone By Walking Engineers find a way to capture energy from footsteps

Is The iPhone Next Headed For Sprint/Nextel? Rumor has it Sprint will be the third carrier to get it

Verizon Strikers Return to Work ... for Now But union members could hit the bricks again if talks don't go well

AT&T Deletes Entry Level Texting Plan New subscribers to be offered unlimited text plans

Overtime Case Against AT&T Moves Forward Mid-level managers claim AT&T owes them $1 billion in unpaid overtime

Pew Finds Cell Phones Ubiquitous ... and Useful Cell phones have become an essential element of modern life, study finds

What's On Your Mind? T-Mobile, Amazon.com, Miracle Ear, American Home Shield Our daily look at consumer reviews

AT&T Filings May Cast Doubt On Its Main Pro-Merger Argument Documents filed with the FCC weaken claim that merger is needed to expand 4G nationwide

Critics Step Up Attacks On AT&T Merger Plans Company accused of trying to kill off competition

BART Pulls the Plug on San Francisco Protestors Transit agency disrupts cell phone service to stymie protestors

Smartphone Race Heats Up as Google Buys Motorola Mobility The purchase strengthens Google's ability to compete with Apple

Apple's iPad Leaves Other Tablets in the Dust Samsung, H-P, Motorola, Blackberry can't make a dent in iPad

What's On Your Mind? AT&T, PNC Bank, DIRECTV, Orbitz Our daily look at consumer reviews

Apple Enthusiasts Beware! iPhones Attract Scam Artists and Crooks Scams and thefts swirl around the popular devices; victims find little help

New Facebook App Bypasses Texting Charges Facebook Messenger already top app at iTunes

10 Year-Old Shows Hacking Can Be Child's Play Pre-teen exposes security flaw in smartphones

Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone? Survey finds smartphone addiction is increasing rapidly

45,000 Verizon Workers Go On Strike Workers from Virginia to New England hit the bricks

FBI Develops iPhone App to Help Find Missing Children Child ID stores identity information to speed up the search when children go missing

What's On Your Mind? Sprint, Toyota, Pearle Vision, MyLife.com Our daily look at consumer reviews

iPhone Is Now Top-Selling Smartphone Samsung a close second in IDC rankings for second quarter

Your Cell Phone Knows Where You Are; Who Else Does? ACLU files 379 requests for more data on police tracking of citizens

American Express, Verizon Team On Phone Payment System Will your smartphone replace plastic?

10 Attorneys General Back T-Mobile Acquisition By AT&T Break from other consumer advocates who oppose the deal

Reassuring Findings in Study of Cell Phone Use by Children But analysis of underlying data reveals "quite troubling" trends

Apple Is Top Smartphone Manufacturer In U.S. Android remains the most popular mobile platform

What's On Your Mind? Virgin Mobile, Sirius XM, Experian Our daily look at consumer reviews

Senator Urges Regulators To Nix AT&T Merger With T-Mobile Al Franken says merger would harm consumers

Survey: Mobile News Sites Too Sluggish 94 percent of sites take longer than five seconds

What's On Your Mind? Verizon Wireless, Match.com, Cash Yes Our daily look at consumer reviews

iPhone Sales Jump 1.2% From February To May Android remains the most popular mobile platform

Europe Set To Slash Those Staggering Roaming Charges Roaming market would be opened to competition

Apple Sues to Stop Samsung from Releasing New Products Says it is "no accident" that new Samsung phones, tablets resemble Apple products

Report: Verizon Wireless To End Unlimited Data Thursday Apple Insider confirms move to take place Thursday

Skype Adds Video Calling for Android Phones Video calls can be made to iPhones, Macs, Windows PCs and televisions

Consumers Form Personal Attachments To Smartphones, Study Finds It's more than just a device, it's like part of the family

Can Police Search Your Computer? Can They Demand Your Password? Consumers still have rights, even in the digital age, but don't always assert them

Analyst: Two New iPhones On The Way Apple said to be preparing September roll-out

Legislation Would Provide Standard Definition Of 4G Lawmaker says consumers near clarity on speed, coverage and price

Android Smartphones Have Highest Failure Rate, Blackberry the Lowest Too many manufacturers, not enough oversight, spells hardware trouble for Androidf

FCC Seeks $12 Million in Fines Against Crammers Companies sell services most customers never use and don't know they have

What's On Your Mind? Verizon Wireless, Sears, Expedia Our daily look at consumer reviews

What's On Your Mind? Time Warner, Michigan Bulb Company, Sirius Our daily look at consumer reviews

Oregon Boots Telecom Provider Over 'Slamming' United Telecom sent packing in settlement

What's On Your Mind? Grasshopper, Target, Verizon, Vizio Our daily look at consumer reviews

Facebook Weighs In Behind AT&T Joins Microsoft, Yahoo, rural interests and organized labor in supporting T-Mobile takeover

Family Data Plans May Be Next Wireless Push Pooling plans may offset resistance to tiered pricing

Indiana Do Not Call Law Now Covers Cell Phones State allows consumers to block telemarketing calls to mobile numbers

Microsoft To Buy Skype For $8.5 Billion Will the service remain free?

Teenager On Your Cellphone Account? Read This Make sure everyone understands how expensive international calls are

What's On Your Mind? ILD, Legal Helpers, T-Mobile Our daily look at consumer reviews

'To Catch a Predator' Catches One of Its Own Computer programmer convicted of unleashing botnet attack on his former allies

Video: iPhone Buyers Favor Verizon, Survey Says But customer satisfaction is about even

Smartphone Apps Get Closer Official Scrutiny Two states object to DUI-avoidance apps

New York to Probe AT&T/T-Mobile Deal Acquisition would create a duopoly that would dominate the airwaves

AT&T T-Mobile Merger Far From Done Deal The deal is likely to face strong headwinds in Washington

Does Cell Phone Exposure Weaken Bone Density? Men who wear their cell phone on their belt may be weakening their hip bone

AT&T Introduces 'Glasses-Free' 3D Smartphone Carrier continues to add to its line-up

AT&T Buys T-Mobile, Leaving Sprint a Weak Third $39 billion deal was a bolt from the blue; AT&T promises expanded 4G LTE service

Video: Android Beats iPhone In Download Speed Test But the results may be misleading

Obama Administration Vows to Protect Privacy Online tracking by advertisers a clear and present danger to the Union?

Verizon Wireless, Content Provider, In Legal Stalemate Company accused of 'cramming' mounts counter-offensive

Is Netflix the Next HBO? Fast-growing video streamer negotiating to produce original series

Sen. Franken Says Corporations Gunning For Internet Urges artists, consumers, to speak up

Verizon Launching Its First 4G Smartphone Has something the iPhone doesn't

FTC: 10-Day 'Opt-Out' Doesn't Do It Chitika's Opt-Out Expired After Only 10 Days

AT&T Imposes Data Limits on Broadband Customers Big telecoms not happy with "cord-cutting" home customers

Study Says AT&T's iPhone Faster Than Verizon's But it depends on how consumers use it

Skype Skips Into AdLand Internet telephony service adds ads to its nearly-free service

DirecTV Subscribers Still Face Unexplained Porn Charges Bills sent to collections if customers don't agree to pay

AT&T Fined In Connecticut For Slow Repair Service Regulators rule company failed to meet standard of service

Android Pulls Ahead In Smartphone Race System has been growing quickly since the summer

Network Shortcomings Plague T-Mobile Too much speed, too little spectrum stymie growth

Apple Said To Be Making Smaller, Cheaper iPhone Electronics firm hasn't commented

Report Recommends Expanding Free Cell Phone Service for the Poor Cell phones help poor Americans find jobs, generate economic growth, study finds

Nokia And Microsoft Team Up Duo hope to create new 'global mobile ecosystem'

Verizon Begins Selling iPhone, But Where Are The Crowds? Business as usual at most Verizon Wireless stores

Verizon iPhone May Feature Some Improvements Market researchers conduct a 'tear down' inspection

Comcast Settles Oregon Late-Fee Suit Cable provider agrees to provide $16 per illegal fee

Verizon iPhone Sales Set One-Day Record Company reports ordering process went smoothly

Verizon Wireless Reveals iPhone Pricing Sales start Thursday for existing customers

iPhone 4 Glass Prone To Shatter: Lawsuit Litigation is latest development in widely-discussed 'Glassgate'

iPhone Suit Says AT&T Overcharges for Data Use Carrier also accused of billing for phantom data traffic

A Successful Valentine's Day Starts With Turning Off the Phone Romance experts say happy relationships do not include texts, tweets, or wall posts

Consumers Union Rankled By Changes In Wireless Plans Group presses companies to step up effort to notify consumers

Comcast Completes Takeover of NBC Universal No more peacocks or spaces. It's now NBCUniversal

'Cramming' Forum Scheduled for May The Federal Trade Commission will examine ways to protect consumers from third-party charges

Verizon Says It's Ready for the iPhone Crush But unlimited data plan is only temporary

Woman Who Fell in Fountain While Texting Sues Mall Says security guards should have come to her rescue

Cell Phones and Winter Weather Don't Mix Extreme cold can disable cell phones, or possibly make them 'explode'

Sprint Raising Data Fees for Smartphones All smartphone data plans get hit with new $10 fee

Feds Green Light NBC-Comcast Merger Deal approved, with conditions after "thorough review"

Verizon Ditches "New Every 2" Upgrade Perk Sunday If you're switching to Verizon for the iPhone, it might be the last new phone you can afford

At Verizon Wireless, It's Apple Vs. Android Yes, you can buy an iPhone, but should you?

Verizon Makes It Official, Announces iPhone Device available to Verizon customers Feb. 10

Verizon To Announce iPhone Tuesday Is this the end of AT&T's iPhone monopoly?

Your Tweets Might Expose Where You Live New study finds regional slang and dialects apparent in many Twitter messages

AT&T Offers $49 iPhone Older model price cut by 50 percent

Five Must-Sees At the Consumer Electronics Show Consumer Reports runs down the gadgets it expects will blow you away

iPhone Still Leads Smartphone Race But Blackberry and Android phones are close behind

10 Ways To Make Your Smartphone More Secure When it comes to security, treat your phone like your PC

Could Google Become Your Telephone Company? Some think the search giant is angling to become a wireless carrier

Missouri Restrains Florida Telemarketer Suit claims company called residents on Do Not Call list

Cold Weather Tips For Your Mobile Phone How to keep your smartphone working in frigid temperatures

Community Forums Make eBay Users Savvier Shoppers The auction site's forums prompt users to buy/sell less, opposite of what eBay may have hoped

Android Users Use The Most Bandwidth Mobile communication world rapidly changing, report finds

Video Chatting is Becoming More Popular as it Gets Easier to Do Once the purview of computers, more cell phones allow video chatting

Feds Looking to Strengthen Telemarketing Sales Rule Technologies that hide callers' identities are the main focus

AT&T 'Wins' Worst Cell Phone Derby Consumer Reports rates U.S. Cellular tops in service, ahead of Verizon Wireless

Your Web Browsing Habits Could Make You Vulnerable To Scammers Study finds many popular sites use "history sniffing" to see which links users click on

Lawsuit Says Mississippi Anti-Spoofing Law Unconstitutional Suit takes on one of technology's many gray areas

4G Cell Phone May Not Be a Good Investment A new report says 4G is a myth

'New Password' Phishing Scam Email Targets Facebook Users Email claims attached file contains 'new password' but actually contains info-stealing Trojan

Smartphones Lead Mobile Phone Sales Higher More cell phone customers are upgrading

Think You Have an STD? Check Your Phone New technology hopes to make it easier and less embarrassing to test for sexually transmitted diseases

Lawsuit Takes on iPhone Software Upgrade Apple tricked consumers into upgrading to iOS4 operating system, plaintiffs say

No-Contract Cell Phones May Be Growing Trend Survey finds wide interest among contract customers in switching

Industry 'Chatter' Points To Verizon iPhone In January Tech pundits predict Verizon will soon begin selling the iconic cell phone

Verizon Pays Up To Settle Mystery Charges Will pay fine and offer refunds to current and former customers

Don't Reject That Stranger's Friend Request! Large, diverse social networks on Facebook can pay off

Want Your Teen To Talk To You? Try Texting Her. Teens send and receive over 3,000 texts a month

Consumer Reports: One In Five Hit By Cellular Bill Shock The FCC is finally stepping in to straighten out the confusion

Feds Investigating Wireless Firms Billing Practices Move follows complaints about 'mystery charges' and 'bill shock'

Verizon Making 'iPhone Friendly' Changes To Its Network Reports of an iPhone for the Verizon network after the first of the year pick up momentum

Sprint Settles Cell Phone Cramming Charges In Florida Last of the wireless providers to make amends

Cell Phone 'Mystery Charges' Get FCC's Attention Consumers complain about unexpected, confusing charges

Missouri Gets 'Do Not Call' Injunction Against Satellite Radio Telemarketers Sirius XM called 'trial' customers who were on Do Not Call list

Verizon Wireless To Refund $90 Million in Cell Phone Charges Many consumers hit with incorrect Internet access charges

Toshiba To Offer No-Glasses 3D TV But improvement in technology still has its limitations

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Free Long Distance Service; It Sounds Good but There's a Catch Make sure the local access number is a free call, watch for texting charges

AT&T Gouged Long Distance Customers for 'Universal Connectivity' Fees, Court Finds AT&T charged consumers extra, pocketed the difference

Wireless Broadband Plan Would Create 'Super WiFi' FCC wants to crack open 'white space' in TV signals

Mobile Content Providers Settle Cramming Suits Resolves class action lawsuits over unauthorized charges

Few Cell Phone Users Actually Use Apps Men and young adults most likely users.

Vishing Scam Hits FDIC Scammers use delinquent loans ruse to collect personal information.

Wal-Mart Offers No-Contract 'Post-Paid' Cell Phone Plan Consumers get unlimited talk, texting for $45 per month.

J.D. Power: Incidence of Dropped Calls Increases Among Wireless Provider Switchers Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular rank highest in wireless call quality performance

'Highly Disruptive' Service Offers Live TV on the Web ivi has no licensing agreement with networks or stations but forges ahead anyway

Scammers Creating 57,000 Fake Web Sites A Week Phony web pages can snag consumers when they show up in search

Caller ID 'Spoofing' a Growing Threat It's very easy for con artists to display a false Caller ID.

Amazon.com Users Growing Targets of Phishing Scams Scammers seek to steal customers' log-in information.

Amazon Still Struggling With 'Wrap Rage' Now enlisting consumers to help pressure manufacturers.

Illinois Accuses California Company Of 'Cramming' Firm selling ID protection service used third party relationship to add charges to consumers' bills.

Gartner: Worldwide PC Shipments To Grow In 2010 Overall shipments are seen rising 19 percent, with growth slowing in the second half of the year.

Facebook Offer To 'Test' Apple Gadgets Is A Scam Scammer promises use of iPad or iPhone to lure victims.

How Safe Are Online Financial Transactions? Survey shows overwhelming majority of consumers worry about.

Facebook 'Dislike' Button A Scam Rogue app allows hackers to post spam on Facebook pages.

Pre-Paid Phone Card Seller Settles With Maryland Company accused of failing to provide advertised minutes.

AGs Bring Antitrust Charges Against LCD Panel Makers Officials claim special meetings and 'hotlines' were used to fix prices.

Dangerous Computer Virus Emptying Bank Accounts Thousands of British bank customers find their accounts have been cleaned out.

Consumer Confusion Drove Intelius, Says Washington AG Online provider of background searches to pay $1.3 million to settle claims.

FTC Halts Cross-Border Domain Name Registration Scam Thousands of small businesses and non-profits billed for bogus renewal fees.

Topix Reaches Settlement With 34 States Firm drops fee for 'priority' review of nasty posts.

Suit: T-Mobile Places Limits on 'Unlimited' Data Plan Class action mirrors Verizon suit settled in 2007.

Consumer Reports Finds Top Computer Performers At Affordable Prices Magazine offers ratings of over 200 desktops, laptops, netbooks and printers.

FTC Settles Anticompetitive Conduct Charges With Intel Provisions are designed to foster competition in the computer chip business.

Google's Android Leads Smartphone Market Andoid sales grow more than 800 percent in a year.

Electronic Payments Association Warns Of New Phishing Scam Email warns of 'unauthorized ACH transaction'.

The Potential Pitfalls of Pre-Paid Calling Cards Government agencies warn hidden fees can greatly reduce value of cards.

Mariposa Botnet Creator, Operators Arrested International police officials estimate millions of computers were compromised.

iPad Overheats in Sunlight, Suit Says Plaintiffs say iPad not 'just like a book' after all.

Second National Distracted Driving Summit Set Variety of officials, advocates scheduled to meet in September.

Government Says Consumers Free To 'Unlock' Their Cell Phones Exclusive agreements between manufacturers and wireless carriers have nothing to do with copyright.

Bi-Partisan Lawmakers Introduce Universal Reform Bill Broadband would be classified as universal service.

Facebook Flops In ACSI E-Business Report Google loses luster; Bing debuts big; FOXNews.com wins best-in-show.

Amazon.com Says E-Books Outselling Hardcovers Trend is reflected in industry data as well, online retailer says.

T-Mobile Settles Cramming Charges With Florida Will take additional steps to protect consumers.

Not Quite a Miracle: Jobs Throws a Bone to iPhone4 Users His infallibility challenged, Apple CEO admits to lacking a solution to signal loss.

iPhone4 Fiasco Puts Apple at Risk of Losing Devotees Microsoft official uses opening to poke fun at competitor.

Company That Promised Web Hits Will Reboot Its Sales Tactics Visible.net and Captures.com settle with Washington State attorney general's office.

Palm Treo Phones Defective, Suit Says Suit contains similar allegations to 2005 complaint.

Consumer Reports: Apple Should Pay for iPhone Fix Magazine says antenna problem is company's responsibility.

Don't Be Scared By 'Scareware' Fear should not be a motivating factor in protecting your computer.

Consumer Reports: Can't Recommend iPhone 4< Disputes Apple's explanation of so-called 'death grip' problem.

Protecting Wireless Customers From Bill Shock Federal Communications Commission urged to re-time notification of additional charges.

'Tabnabbing' Or 'Tabnapping' -- A New Twist On Phishing How to keep yourself safe from a more sophisticated hacking attack.

Suit Contesting iPhone, AT&T Exclusivity Agreement Moves Forward Class certification granted to action covering nationwide group of consumers.

Health Net Settles Connecticut Data Breach Case Data lapse compromised private medical and financial info.

iPhone 4 Antenna Defective, Several Suits Allege Holding the phone a certain way can lead to no bars, dropped calls.

Pennsylvania Sues BlueHippo Despite suits at federal and state levels, officials say computer marketer still ripping off consumers.

Study Finds No Link Between Cell Towers And Cancer Researchers studied 7,000 British children.

How To Turn Down The Volume On Those World Cup VuvuzelasConsumer Reports tackles the task of eliminating the buzz heard 'round the world.

Pre-Order Supplies of iPhone 4s Go Quickly New phone may be hotter item than last year's model was.

iPad Buyer Email Addresses Compromised Security experts fault AT&T's 'poorly-designed' software.

Cuomo Investigating iPad's Alleged Anti-Asian Bias Smuggling fears cited as cause for possible discrimination.

Some Consumers Would Like To End Political Robo Calls Political calls not covered by Do Not Call list.

Apple Introduces iPhone 4 Introduces video calling and HD video recording.

AT&T Pulls Plug On Unlimited Mobile Data New smartphone customers will face limits on their Web surfing.

Should Cell Phone Bans Apply To Passengers? Half a conversation can be extremely distracting, study finds.

iPhone the 'Worst Phone Ever?' Website amassing data for dropped call class action suit.

Feds Streamline Food Safety Reporting Process FDA says new web portal will improve consumer safety.

FCC Finds Less Wireless Industry Competition But consumers have more smartphones to choose from.

FTC Settlement Reins in New York Prepaid Calling Card Distributor Consumers got only about half the advertised calling time.

FTC Shuts Down Notorious Rogue Internet Service Provider 3FN hosted sam-spewing botnets, phishing sites, child pornography, agency charged.

States Pressure Topix.com to Stop Charging for Abuse Review Newspaper-owned site charges $19.95 to review abusive, inappropriate postings.

WHO Study Inconclusive On Cell Phone, Cancer Link But author says 'premature' to say there is no link.

FCC Seeks to Regulate Broadband Like Telcom Sets out policy in response to Comcast court ruling.

States Subpoena Craigslist Records 'Blatant' prostitution ads still appear on site, attorneys general charge.

Phone App Designed to Empower Airline Passengers But law would need to be changed for passengers to make full use of it.

Beware of the Yahoo! Email Scam Message from Yahoo! may look authenic, but it's not.

FTC Warns Against Interest Rate Reduction Scams Agency cites a wave of 'robocallers' pitching scheme to consumers.

Facebook Set to Unveil 'Like' Button Privacy advocates worried that system is a Beacon-like intrusion.

Apple Blaming iPhone Problems on Water Damage, Suit Says Accuses company of using faulty technology to reach questionable conclusions.

Beware Of Facebook Gift Card Scams Scam not yet widespread but potential for harm is great.

DOT Launches Enforcement Crackdown Campaign on Distracted Driving Pilot programs in Hartford, CT and Syracuse, NY are latest effort in fight against distracted driving.

Appeals Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality Agency lacked authority from Congress to act, judges rule.

Latest Phishing Scam Relies On Telephone Calls Scammers 'reaching out and touching' their victims.

New Jersey-based Telephone Fundraisers Banned from Soliciting Donations Consumers tricked into believing all donations would help local police, firefighters, and vets.

Feds Propose Texting Ban for Truck and Bus Drivers DOT announces partnership with Cornell University to involve public in rulemaking process.

Few Drive Well While Yakking on Cell Phones However, study finds one in 40 are 'supertaskers' who can do both.

International Roaming Charges Can Be Shocking Consumers taken by surprise when they leave the country.

FCC's Broadband Plan: Who's For It, Who's Not Mid-sized broadband providers may have the most to gain.

Survey: 40 Percent of BlackBerry Users Want iPhone Users are also being tempted by the Droid.

Feds' Dream of Universal Broadband a Nightmare for Broadcasters But overall economic and societal impact could overcome any short-term costs.

Netflix Cancels Second Contest Over Privacy Concerns Lawsuit, FTC investigation spelled end for competition.

Are You Ready For 3D TV? Consumers might be well advised to be cautious.

Do Online Daters Love to Lie? Study finds everybody lies, some more than others.

New Jersey Drivers Ignoring Cell Phone Ban Poll shows texting while driving increasing.