Phones

Practical, affordable phones take center stage at MWC 2013 CNET With heavy hitters HTC announcing its flagship HTC One days before MWC, and Samsung saving its Galaxy S4 announcement for March 14, it was the sensible, midrange Android phones made up the bulk of the announcements. However, it was the outlier ... See all stories on this topic »

Former guards accused of smuggling cell phones into Texas prison CNN International (CNN) -- How were inmates inside a Texas prison allegedly able to make cell phone calls, plot crimes and acquire drugs? With the help of 17 former corrections officers who once worked at the prison, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed ... See all stories on this topic »

Only in Barcelona: Dual Screens and Phones That Translate All Things Digital The phones ranged from the large-screen Galaxy Grand to the very entry-level Galaxy Fame and the ruggedized Galaxy Xcover 2. Also on display was the Galaxy Express, a model that seemed to bear a good deal of resemblance to the soon-to-be-updated ... See all stories on this topic » All Things Digital

Adobe brings updated Photoshop to phones NBCNews.com (blog) Mobile photographers will be happy to learn that Adobe has released a new and improved version of Photoshop to iOS and Android phones — one that shares many features with the well-received tablet app. The miniaturized Photoshop Touch app offers the ... See all stories on this topic »

SpareOne Plus CNET That's the company's pricing gambit, but strip it away and the SpareOne Plus is one of the most simple cell phones I've ever seen, but a unique one at that. For starters, it doesn't have a screen. In its place is a window to a single AA battery, an ... See all stories on this topic »

Allen County Jail upgrading phones LimaOhio.com Allen County Commissioners approved a new, five-year contract with Securus Technologies during their Wednesday morning meeting. Along with the new contract, the company will install 29 visitationphone monitoring sets with recording capabilities, which ... See all stories on this topic »

Cigarettes, SUVs and smart phones to cost more New York Daily News New Delhi, Feb 28 — In a bid to mobilise revenue, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday raised the excise duty on cigarettes, cigars, sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and mobile phones. Presenting the union budget 2013-14 to the lower house of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Nigeria, Ten Million Mobile Phones for Farmers AllAfrica.com THE recently announced Ministry of Agriculture's plan to distribute 10 million mobile phones to rural farmers has generated a lot of debate and criticisms. For Many Nigerians, it is a controversial gesture and a misplacement of priorities. For the ... See all stories on this topic »

Activists seek to restore right to unlock cellphone USA TODAY (blog) "This is an issue of property rights — whether you own your phone or not," Khanna says. "This is an issue of crony capitalism where two companies (AT&T and Verizon) asked for the laws to be changed to their benefit. And this really is an issue about ... See all stories on this topic »

Petitioners seek right to unlock cell phones. USA TODAY (blog) Activists behind a White House petitionn want President Obama or Congress to unlock cell phonesfor easier use overseas, or to switch carriers. Post to Facebook. Petitioners seek right to unlock cellphones. on USAToday.com: http://usat.ly/15judf0 ... See all stories on this topic »