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Several brokerage firms trimmed their price targets on Research in Motion shares and questioned the BlackBerry maker's ability to recover, after the company further delayed the release of its new line of smartphones.

European consumers show little interest in Nokia's first smartphone using Microsoft's Windows Phone software, a survey by Exane BNP Paribas showed on Friday.

Holiday shoppers are increasingly pulling out their phones instead of their debit cards when it comes time to pay for a purchase, but what risks are they exposing themselves to when they do that?

T-Mobile USA, the No. 4 U.S. mobile service, plans to market the Lumia 710 phone from Nokia to first-time smartphone buyers as the two companies push to recoup market share losses of recent years.

A nationwide cell phone ban will likely go into effect by the Federal National Transportation Safety Board, after a 2010 crash in Missouri in which the driver sent 11 texts in 11 minutes before the collision.

While the rule may be clear as day, the answer is decidedly foggy.

But while most states have been willing to address texting while driving in some way or another, there's lingering doubt whether all will jump on board with the strict regulations recommendations.

NTSB wants the 50 states and the District of Columbia to ban the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices if they aren't designed for supporting the task of driving.

The recommended national ban wouldn't apply to hands-free devices or to passengers of vehicles. In the past, the NTSB has recommended bans for cell phones and messaging devices for novice drivers, school bus drivers and commercial truck drivers, but this is far more reaching -- potentially impacting every driver on the road.

Microsoft Corp appointed a new head for its mobile phone software group on Monday, as the company continues to search for ways to extend its dominance in the PC market to the fast-growing and highly-competitive smartphone business.

Charlie Sheen had a big Oops moment last Thursday when he accidentally gave his private phone number publicly on Twitter intended for Justin Bieber.

Let's face it, until Verizon makes an official announcement, there is no real way of knowing when the Galaxy Nexus will arrive in the United States. There has already been four rumored release dates, and all have been a no-show.

Panasonic Corp, which has warned it will post a $5.5 billion annual loss, will launch a smartphone in Europe next year, the latest Japanese maker to tiptoe late into a fiercely competitive market dominated by Samsung and Apple.

Panasonic Corp will launch a smartphone in Europe next year, the latest Japanese maker to tiptoe late into a fiercely competitive market dominated by Samsung Electronics and Apple.

Those who are habitually hooked on to their mobile phones while driving and whom warnings and punishments cannot deter, can now bank on a technology that can literally shut phones down when the owner is at the wheel.

With around 40,000 apps and growing, the Microsoft Marketplace has only a fraction of the choices available to Android and Apple users. The best apps are the ones that do what you want, look cool and make things easier. There may not be 300,000 apps in the Marketplace, but it's good to have somebody who can curate a list for you, so that's what this is.

The treacherous Verizon Galaxy Nexus tease continues as the phone has made a debut online, flaunting its speedy 4G connectivity and exclusive accessories. But there is still no real way of knowing when the phone will officially be released, only the signs suggest that it will be soon.

Apple prides itself on making its mobile devices easy to use and intuitive to operate. Their newest mobile software update, iOS 5, has several new features that are meant to simplify the interface, but also make it more powerful and productive

Nokia shares jumped on Monday as fears eased over a slump in a phone demand after signs of strong Black Friday sales in the United States, coupled with loss-making Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) dismissing some expectations it would need to raise more money from its parents.

Galaxy Nexus from Verizon, does not have an announced price yet, but it will likely be in the $200 to $400 range. Droid Bionic is $200 on contract now, but the price could go down when the Nexus is released because it would hard to justify paying almost as much for the Bionic as for the next generation Nexus.

German patent firm IPCom said on Friday it plans to ban as quickly as possible the sale and distribution of all HTC 3G devices in Germany following an earlier ruling against the Taiwanese firm.