Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. NTT DoCoMo, ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued its first-ever recall of a cell phone battery on Friday, sparking new concern about the safety of a gadget in the hands, pockets and purses of 155 ...

Kyocera Wireless on Thursday expanded from 40,000 to 1 million the number of possibly counterfeit cell phone batteries it began recalling in May, blaming the mushrooming impact on an allegedly ...

(SAN DIEGO, November 3rd, 2004) -- Kyocera Wireless Corp., a leading global manufacturer of CDMA wireless phones and devices, today announced a voluntary and precautionary recall of potentially ...

So we've all heard stories of certain mobile phone batteries exploding, and to no surprise, it has raised some alarm. Some of the recent incidents have occurred in airplanes while in flight. And while ...

What to do with batteries and electronics when they fail is fueling one of the biggest problems in the waste management industry. Lithium-ion batteries power more and more of our electronics and they ...

Kyocera Wireless has issued a recall of cell phone batteries used in one of its smart phones after discovering the batteries can explode, the company said Friday in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer ...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (WPVI) -- A man is suspected of stealing more than 4,000 cell phone tower batteries from across four states since September. Police say their suspect stole them from more than 500 ...

As we start Fire Prevention Week in North Carolina, the Clayton Fire Department wants to help you stay safe. This year, they're putting some emphasis on educating and warning people about lithium-ion ...

If there’s a power outage with no backup batteries in the tower, you may be without access to emergency services The recent thefts allegedly committed by one person put the safety of Maricopa County ...

Kyocera Wireless Corp. on Thursday launched a voluntary recall of potentially counterfeit batteries for its KE/KX 400 Series, 3200 Series and Slider Series cell phones, cautioning users that the ...