Apple released urgent iOS updates, including iOS 12.5.8 for older iPhones, after emergency-call issues in Australia and a ...

No one has managed to make a fully free software smartphone. Open-source and free software projects have had limited success. The problem is proprietary tech with no public documentation. Zoë Kooyman, ...

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced the Librephone project with the objective of bringing full freedom to the mobile computing environment. It’s a strategic shift for the organization ...

Most modern phones have big displays and access to millions of apps. But there are a growing number of niche phones aimed at folks looking for mobile devices that are a little less capable. The idea ...

Having a Web connection on a cellphone seemed like a good thing for Ron Geatz — until he tried to use it. A business traveler, Geatz often found himself in strange cities, searching for things like ...

You may not need all the features and expense of an unlimited plan from the big carriers. A prepaid plan with fixed costs could be a better choice.

Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek Inc. said it paid US$13 million for a number of mobile phone software applications in a bid to expand the acceptance of its communications chips. The deal with Beijing ...

LONDON/AMSTERDAM - Vodafone on Monday said it would use just three software systems for handsets on its network in future, none of which is dominant at the moment, in a move to limit costs when ...