Mobile News

Virtual grocery stores won customers over in Philadelphia and Seoul, but the newest Chicago iteration has yet to catch on with commuters.

The CTIA Wireless show will kick off in New Orleans next week, presenting an opportunity for smaller smartphone makers and cell carriers to make a splash.

Phones come in handy in a crisis, as long as they work, and Japan is striving to build networks that work in the most extreme of conditions.

Two-thirds of Americans say they are unwilling to pay more than $50 per month for a mobile data plan, but eventually they'll have to eat those words or change the way they use their smartphones.

The graphics of video game on smartphones could reach the level of home consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 by 2013, as gaming on mobile handsets continues to evolve.

A new app for autistic children points to the growing role mobile technology plays in education and highlights its potential to encourage meaningful communication.

Apple CEO Tim Cook was spotted at Valve Software's headquarters, sparking speculation that the iPhone maker is making a serious run at gaming titans like Microsoft and Sony.

The federal government, book publishers and the technology industry are considering a large-scale effort to push tablets into public schools, raising questions about hidden costs to implement such a program.

"Angry Birds" are launching themselves into an animated video series, the next step in Rovio's push to make the international gaming success into an all-out franchise.

"Girls Around Me," a controversial girl-tracking app, was pulled from Apple's online store, highlighting the dangers of tracking programs and importance of online privacy.

Police throughout the U.S. are increasingly tracking suspects' whereabouts without their knowledge, thanks to the omnipresent smartphone and its location-tracking technology.

Carriers lean on prepaid markets as they race to build next-generation networks, a recent survey shows, highlighting the changing habits of mobile consumers.

"Angry Birds Space" is well on its way to invade the app universe, with 10 million downloads in just three days.

Apple's new iPad sold well despite a few glitches while Google dealt with privacy lawsuits and fickle app developers. Meanwhile, Twitter turned six years-old and social networking got less private.

FreedomPop, a new service promising cheap unlimited data, plans to upend the wireless broadband market by giving away broadband and making money elsewhere.