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Text vs. phone data: Which is more valuable to the government?
Queena Kim Jun 7, 2013
Government tracking of Verizon telephone records raises the question of just how valuable phone information really is. Would it be more useful to track text message records?
How is the government going to find anything in the Verizon phone data?
Mark Garrison Jun 6, 2013
Verizon is reportedly handing the National Security Agency data on every customer's calls. So how does the government go about finding needles on the digital haystack?
Dinner time: Surrender your cell phones to dad
Janell Burley Hofmann May 13, 2013
The story of how one family makes time for each other at dinner in our high tech, interconnected world.
Media, cell phone companies exploring ways to lower data costs
David Gura May 10, 2013
Media companies are considering subsidizing data-plan costs so smartphone users will keep watching video, wireless carriers will keep data revenue, and streaming shows can sell more ads.
Siri, meet your new competitor, Google Now
Queena Kim Apr 30, 2013
Siri has some stiff competition in Google's Google Now, which just hit iPhone.
'Facebook Home'? A new Facebook flavored smartphone
David Brancaccio Apr 2, 2013
Lindsey Turrentine, editor-in-chief of CNET Reviews joins Marketplace Tech host David Brancaccio to discuss what a Facebook smartphone would look like and why it might sell.
Is BlackBerry on its way to a comeback?
Kai Ryssdal Mar 28, 2013
With a quarterly profit and one million Z10 phones sold, BlackBerry could be making a comeback.
BlackBerry is back in the black
Queena Kim Mar 28, 2013
BlackBerry posted a surprise profit for the quarter today. The Canadian company’s been struggling to stay relevant in the smartphone market but while the news is hopeful, it’s still too early to declare a turnaround.
Medical apps get the once over from the FDA
Dan Gorenstein Mar 29, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration is putting together clearer guidelines for medical apps that need to be approved.
What to do with an old cell phone: Sell it!
Kai Ryssdal Feb 19, 2013
Consumers are sitting on $33 billion worth of old, unused mobile phones.
