The Droid Razr Maxx and other Motorola devices face a U.S. import ban for violating a Microsoft patent.

The U.S. International Trade Commission awarded Microsoft what could be a significant patent victory on Friday by deciding that all of Motorola Mobility’s Android phones and tablets should face an American import...

An ad-supported Kindle Fire could spur impulse buys.

Whether we like it or not, advertising pays for a bunch of stuff we enjoy. Network TV, magazines and web sites that don’t have multi-billion-dollar IPOs all depend on advertising dollars to make their profit margins — or even survive. And now Amazon is...

Nokia's share prices from May 2007 to today.

Curious about how to burn through $2.5 billion in less than a year? Nokia might have some suggestions. According to a Reuters poll of analysts, Nokia is on track to lose 2 billion euros, or $2.5 billion, of its cash pile in the next three quarters — after already losing...

The augmented reality power ring. 

Head-mounted wearable computers present a bit of an interface problem. Voice-based head-mounted systems impart the impression that a person is murmuring to him or herself, and accelerometer-based systems that rely on head movement make users look like they have a nervous tic.

Your new phone booth. 

Whether you want it or not, phone calls are coming to commercial airplane flights. But like any new service, there are technical limitations, a premium price point, and a chance someone is going to be upset sitting next to a Chatty Kathy.

The Etcher iPad case turns your iPad into a classic Etch A Sketch toy.

One of the best things about the iPad is its ability to become an entirely new gadget every time you open a new app, or even connect it to an accessory. We’ve seen arcade-style cabinet docks that turn the iPad into a platform for playing Atari classics.

Samsung brought the Galaxy S III, in "marble white" and "pebble blue," to the CTIA Wireless show in New Orleans. 

NEW ORLEANS — Samsung’s next iPhone fighter, the Galaxy S III, has finally made it to the United States. Well, sort of. The phone is on display at the CTIA Wireless show, but t...

In this Feb. 21, 2012 photo, an orangutan works with an iPad at Jungle Island in Miami.

The iPad is by far the most adored tablet in the human world. The numbers speak for themselves. But what you may not know is that members of the animal kingdom dig the 9.7-inch tablet too — particularly a clan of six orangutans at...

The augmented-reality mode in Nokia City Lens overlays information about local businesses on top of a live camera view.

Nokia wants to turn your Windows Phone into an augmented-reality-based discovery tool. On Tuesday, the company released a beta version of its Nokia City Lens app, helping Lumia smartphone users find...

The HP Envy Spectre XT has an all-metal body and weighs only 3.07 pounds.

HP has expanded its ever-slimming laptop line with the introduction of five new devices. The company introduced on Wednesday new ultrabooks that are thinner and lighter than their predecessors, and also unveiled a pair of “Sleekbooks,” a new HP term to...

Mozilla came to the CTIA Wireless show in New Orleans with phones running its in-development Boot2Gecko operating system. 

NEW ORLEANS — Mozilla is most famous for its desktop software, so seeing the non-profit, open-source-oriented company at a trade show for the wireless industry initially seems odd, even...

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