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The problem isn’t that people are seriously inconvenienced when their phone buzzes for an Amber Alert, because they’re not. It’s that the system will desensitize them entirely, harming emergency preparedness in general.

Parents are turning to devices to keep tabs on their children, affording the youngsters much-needed independence. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

Opinion: On their own, smartphones aren’t necessarily a problem. It’s how they’re being used that’s troubling—and who is making us use them that way

Whether they’re on Facebook, checking messages or even playing video games, mobile device use in the House is out of control

A better battery would be sweet relief for smartphone users. But there’s another industry that might benefit even more from it.

From the brick-like Motorola to today’s concerns about spying, Elizabeth Woyke’s fascinating book traces the history of smartphones

A quick look at BlackBerry’s financial statement confirms the tale of a company trying to shrink its way to profitability

BlackBerry’s "death spiral" appears set to resume. The troubled maker of smartphones has ditched plans to go private in a...

Is there such thing as a mercy takeover?

Who will be willing to buy BlackBerry now?