Microsoft Corp. confirmed Wednesday that it is developing a version of its main Windows operating system that will run on cell phone chips, providing an alternative for the first time in many years to the chips based on Intel technology.

After years of preparation, consumer-electronics pioneer Motorola Inc. formally split into two companies on Tuesday — one for its consumer-oriented businesses such as cell phones, and the other for police radios and other products targeted at professionals.
Many iPhone customers had some explaining to do after they overslept to start the new year, due to a glitch in the gadget's alarm clock feature.
What do you call it when you have 120,000 people and an elephant in the room?
Many iPhone customers had some explaining to do after they overslept to start the new year because of a glitch in the gadget's alarm clock feature.
A new version of the free iPhone app for Skype SA will let users make and receive video calls.
Victor Pauca will have plenty of presents to unwrap on Christmas, but the 5-year-old Winston-Salem boy has already received the best gift he'll get this year: the ability to communicate.
Foursquare, a popular location-sharing service for smart phones, is now letting you upload a photo of that tasty burger you're about to bite into. You can also let your friend know, through a comment on his recent check-in at a bar around the corner, that you'll meet him when you're done chowing down.
When The Walt Disney Co. bought mobile game maker Tapulous Inc. in July, Disney wanted the startup's cofounders to build upon the popular "Tap Tap Revenge" franchise of music apps for iPhones and other gadgets and set the strategy for its fledgling mobile games division.