If you own a smartphone, you know what it's like to be trapped in a two-year contract. You probably also know that breaking that contract results in a staggering cancellation fee. That's why some ...

Gone are the days when the only way to get your hands on a high-end smartphone was to sign a multi-year agreement with a major carrier. Today, you can get top Android phones as well as the iPhone 5, ...

Typically, when consumers look to prepaid for their phone needs, it’s because they want to save as much as possible. T-Mobile wants to back up that way of thinking with its new promotion, which nets ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless on Thursday started giving smartphone users the option of paying for calls in advance instead of committing to long-term contracts, a move that pits it directly ...

Authorities around the world can use your cell phone to track your location and potentially access other sensitive private information about you. One possible protection from this data collection is a ...

Border agents in the US are dramatically stepping up searches of people coming into the country, even US citizens returning from trips. And they have the authority to search your personal devices.

If your summer travel plans involve entering the US, you may want to consider getting a "burner," a phone you use for basic communication and which doesn't include sensitive data. That's due to ...

Verizon said that the new 3G pay-as-you-go data package would enable customers to access unlimited data on select smartphones and other multimedia handsets for a regularly monthly fee of $30. In ...