Smartphone makre RIM has said it will help police investigate BlackBerry users who have used its messenger service to aid the London riots.
A new study from ViaForensics uncovered how most apps on iOS and Android don't properly protect consumer data.
Much of the current rioting and looting in London for the past three days has been coordinated not just via Facebook and Twitter, but also via BlackBerry smartphones that use encrypted communications, according to British authorities.
After 21 years working with Microsoft and spearheading development for Windows Phone, Charlie Kindel has suddenly resigned, leaving Microsoft to start a new company on his own.
A child hacker presented her findings at the annual DefCon conference.
Following three nights of rioting and looting in London, some police, politicians and media organizations singled out Blackberry's messaging network as being a useful aid for UK troublemakers.
Visa Inc said it would accelerate the move to chip technology and speed up the use of mobile payments in the United States, as the world's largest payment processor tries to corner a share in the nascent smartphone payments market.
A recent study showed that teens who use Facebook heavily show more narcissistic tendencies while young adults who have a strong Facebook presence show signs of other psychological disorders.
A 10-year-old girl, who goes by the handle of CyFi, found that the gaming prowess of many a smartphone can be undermined by some serious security holes.
The riots, currently, have continued for the third consecutive day and have spread to other parts of UK.
RIM may be releasing its first QNX-based BlackBerry, the Colt, in the first quarter, according to a report by Boy Genius Report.
Since the launch of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, the market share of Windows-powered smartphones has fallen 38 percent, something unusual to happen following the debut of a new product.
The smartphone will run on Android 2.2 (Froyo) which can upgraded to Gingerbread.
Mobile ad network Jumptap has put out a report with a map reflecting the geographical mobile makeup in the United States.
Shares of Research in Motion are at a yearly low. But they could recover with new Blackberry products. Or attract a bidder.
Luxury goods maker Pierre Cardin took a plunge into the tablet landscape with a 7-inch Android tablet under the moniker PC-7006.
According to research firm, International Data Corporation, Apple's sales of 20.3 million iPhones worldwide during the second quarter of 2011 helped the company secure 19.1 percent of the market share and lead all other vendors.
Here's more fodder for the iPhone 5 rumor mill: Word of an "ultra-thin" iPhone 5 was spread by a French Twitter user who posted online the picture of what he claims is Apple's upcoming smartphone.
In the fierce battle to rule the smartphone landscape, Google's Android platform has not only maintained, but extended its lead against Apple and others.
A recent survey from TeleNav takes a look at the dedication of smartphone users, the iPhone in particular.
Smartphones may have good looks and a lot of whiz-bang features, but this week they just have a bad reputation.
A recap of the feud that has developed between Google and Microsoft/Apple over patents.