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WASHINGTON-A newly published study concludes the risk of injury from a vehicular accident is four times higher when the driver is using a hand-held cell phone, regardless of whether hands-free …

Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java technology is 10 years old this year, a milestone the company is using to highlight Java’s widespread influence throughout the electronics and computer industries. When Sun …

WASHINGTON-A newly published study says talking on a cell phone while driving is risky business because the brain simultaneously cannot give complete attention to both the visual requirements of driving …

WASHINGTON-A newly published study says talking on a cell phone while driving is risky business because the brain cannot give complete attention simultaneously to both the visual requirements of driving …

WASHINGTON-The International Association of Fire Fighters, the union representing more than 85 percent of firefighters and emergency medics in United States and Canada, today formalized plans to solicit funding for …

WASHINGTON-The International Association of Fire Fighters, the union representing more than 85 percent of firefighters and emergency medics in United States and Canada, today formalized plans to solicit funding for …

T-Mobile USA Inc. suspended sales of the Hewlett-Packard Co. iPAQ h6315 smart phone due to unexplained software bugs, a move that illustrates the extremely advanced levels of technology packed into …

Danger said it plans to put “fixes in place” to restore Sidekick users’ data functions, Danger and carrier partner T-Mobile USA Inc. said in a statement. “Danger and T-Mobile regret …

Some users of Danger’s innovative Hiptop device are experiencing a “degradation of service” and are unable to use various functions, including e-mail and other data services, according to information on …

Not the name of a new horror film, but an addition to the tech vernacular and a horror of its own kind, the term “evil twin” popped onto the scene …

WASHINGTON-A U.K. health group said there is no solid evidence mobile phones pose health risks, but recommended cell-phone use by children and others be minimized and urged the public to …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-More than 3 billion mobile instant messages were sent and received through Danger’s Hiptop devices last year, the developer and manufacturer said Wednesday. Danger’s line of Hiptop handsets, …

WASHINGTON-A U.K. health group today said there is no solid evidence mobile phones pose health risks, but recommended cell-phone use by children and others be minimized and urged the public …

WASHINGTON-European researchers have found DNA breaks and chromosomal aberrations from radio-frequency radiation like that emitted from mobile phones, but they said new data does not prove handsets pose a health …

WASHINGTON-Inter-Tel Technologies Inc. said Wednesday it had reached a settlement with the Department of Justice regarding crimes involving E-rate abuses. The settlement will cost Inter-Tel Technologies about $9.5 million including …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s decision that it has jurisdiction over Voice over Internet Protocol matters will increase pressure on Congress to pass legislation next year to reform the universal-service program, …

WASHINGTON-A ruling Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission to declare it has jurisdiction over Voice over Internet Protocol because VoIP is interstate will increase the pressure on Congress to pass …

WASHINGTON-A new World Health Organization-backed study says long-term mobile-phone use increases the risk of cancer, but scientists said follow-up research is needed before it can be determined whether wireless handsets …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Two research firms presented two related pictures about the short-range technology ZigBee. West Technology Research Solutions said the ZigBee market will be fragmented and dominated by proprietary solutions, …

Danger Inc. has made its Hiptop II device available as the T-Mobile Sidekick II at T-Mobile stores. The new version of the Sidekick, which was announced this summer, is 25 …

Vision- and hearing-impaired consumers can get some assistance from their wireless devices with two announcements this week. Danger Inc. has added new features to make its hiptop2 device useful for …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Public wireless local area network services are in danger of caving under third-generation services as carriers are offering all-you-can-eat services and replicating WLAN pricing, according to analyst firm …

Mobile instant messaging is going mainstream. Maybe. Wireless IM use is growing, with 32 percent of all mobile messaging using an IM service in addition to, or instead of, short …

Mobile instant messaging is going mainstream. Maybe. Wireless IM use is growing, with 32 percent of all mobile messaging using an IM service in addition to, or instead of, short …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intellisync Corp.’s synchronization technology is now available through Triton PCS-operating under the SunCom brand name in the southeastern United States-Cable & Wireless in the Caribbean, Germany’s E-Plus and …