New Ting cell phone service turns contracts on their head

Ting's online calculator challenges the status quo of contract wireless providers. (Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) How about this for a crazy idea: a cell phone plan that charges you separately for each voice minute, message, and megabyte. Meet Ting , launched yesterday by Tucows . The new cell phone service for U.S. customers turns the conventional contract on its head by offering ...

Judge: Blogger not a reporter, must turn over information

A Cook County judge ruled today that a California technology blogger doesn’t qualify as a reporter and ordered him to turn over information on the tipster who leaked information about a Motorola cell phone.

Judge: Blogger Not a Reporter, Must Turn Over Leaked Motorola Info

A Cook County, Ill., judge ruled today that a California technology blogger doesn't qualify as a reporter and ordered him to turn over information on the tipster who leaked information about a Motorola cell phone.

Is Gorilla Glass on a smartphone really all that?

How an old-school manufacturer is making a name for itself strengthening smartphone screens.

Sony Ericsson's Xperia Active Billabong Edition is another wasted opportunity

Sony Ericsson has announced a limited edition of its Xperia Active smartphone, after teaming up with extreme sports clothing brand Billabong.