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TomTom, one of the big names in GPS technology, has released a navigation application for the Apple iPhone. On sale in the iTunes store, the $99.99 app includes maps of the United States and Can...

It’s a GPS navigator with phone capability—not the other way around. After a long wait, AT&T and Garmin today announced that the Nuvifone will finally go on sale October 4th. Ou...

On the face of it, competition in cell-phone service seems healthy enough, with most cities served by multiple carriers. But that picture is deceiving, according to a coalition of public-interest orga...

As we’ve previously reported, wise use of “free” cellular minutes—night and weekend, mobile-to-mobile, and calling-list minutes—can save you a bundle on national contr...

Text messaging has fast become a scourge on the asphalt, posing an even greater risk of driving accidents than talking on a cell phone. (Heck, even walking and texting is a recipe for disaster.) One f...

A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) indicates that while laws in New York, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. have reduced the practice of using hand-held cell phones whi...

The Motorola Droid, the spunky phone Verizon recently introduced as the anti-iPhone in a barrage of clever commercials, is now in our hands as a press sample. My initial impression? The Droid lives up...

For $9.99, watch up to four different camera angles at MLB.com. One great thing about baseball’s postseason is the almost daily gratification of watching a pivotal game. It can also be on...

The Motorola Droid, available today from Verizon for $200 after rebates, is the latest in series of phones, including the Blackberry Storm, T-Mobile G1, and Palm Pre, to be floated as a potential thre...