For all the glitz that surrounds first models of high-profile tech products, it often behooves consumers to wait awhile. Exhibit A: the new Kindle e-readers from Amazon. Compared with previous models (which I liked), new, smaller and lighter Kindles ...

U.S. regulators are seeking public input on what rules should apply to wireless Internet access and specialized services that aren't part of the Internet but are delivered over wired broadband connections. The move by the Federal Communications Commi ...

Research firm Pew Research has released highlights from a report on adults and how they use their cell phone. The study shows that the number of adults sending and receiving text messages has increased from 65 percent to 72 percent since this time la ...

At the 2010 IFA consumer electronics show in Germany, Samsung Mobile head J.K. Shin said that his company expects to sell a total of 25 million phones for calendar year 2010, up significantly from earlier estimates of 18 million. Mr. Shin also said t ...

Apple has posted a page on its website that highlights some of the new features that Apple iPad users can expect when the iOS 4.2 operating system for their devices becomes available in October. The new features mentioned are multitasking support, ho ...

Record companies are in talks with Google about developing an online music service, with the hopes that the company can take on Apple's dominance over the digital music market.

Concerns about spying by U.S. and Israeli agents spurred the recent crackdown on BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said.

There's a good video on the BBC website which takes a look at the new 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab we covered yesterday. There's a hands-on and a wry smile from Carey McGregor (Senior Product Manager at Samsung) when BBC reporter Rory Cellan-Jones states, ...

Last month we spotted a Samsung prototype running Windows Phone 7. Samsung are confirmed as hardware partners for the new OS alongside LG, HTC, Asus and Dell. However, after Motorola decided not to take part it's a little worrying to see Samsung now ...

Almost as a side note to Verizon's earlier announcement today that it is offering two new pre-paid data packages for select smartphones and multimedia feature phones, Verizon told us that these new smartphones and multimedia devices will also be avai ...