Boston News

When law enforcement seeks information about a suspect, a subpoena to Facebook may give investigators a wealth of evidence, proving online history is permanent, and unprotected.

Boston police settled a lawsuit with a man charged for filming an arrest on his phone, underscoring law enforcement's embattled relationship with mobile technology.

Shoppers will use their smartphones to discover deals and routes in busy shopping malls, as navigation technology shifts focus from driving into other arenas.

Twitter released user data to the Boston Police Department during a criminal investigation, fueling the online privacy rights debate.

Nurses will get iPhones to communicate and manage work at a major Boston-area hospital, underscoring increasing use of mobile devices in clinical settings.

Cell phone service jammed after an earthquake rattled the eastern seaboard, suggesting providers may need to better ensure mobile phone lines remain open during emergencies.

New services are using cell phones as distributed sensors to solve problems that would otherwise require expensive infrastructure, highlighting the potential for crowd-sourced data from the army of smartphone users.

Smartphone apps are changing the face of transportation, according to research firm Latitude, giving users the kind of on-the-go data that already informs their shopping and social habits.