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Is your phone listening to you?

Apr 22, 2019
Marketplace reporter Jack Stewart is trying to find out and needs your help.
Smartphones are a part of everyday life, but do they listen in on our conversations?
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Are super expensive new cellphones worth the price?

Feb 22, 2019
Wednesday, Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy Fold, which will arrive in April and start at $1,980.
DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division of Samsung Electronics, announces the new Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone during the Samsung Unpacked event on February 20, 2019 in San Francisco, California.
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Cell phones are competition for an industry whose product is creating experiences for people to enjoy in the here and now, says Art Markman, University of Texas at Austin psychologist.
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Blackberry users don't care what analysts say

Dec 19, 2018
Mock it all you want. Blackberry has staying power.
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Sprint and T-Mobile have to sell $26.5 billion deal to antitrust cops

A merger between the two companies could mean higher prices for you.
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To send or not to send the emergency alert

Dec 7, 2017
Limitations mean officials have to be judicious with the warnings they send to phones.
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For public good, not for profit.

The FCC wants to move the U.S. to 5G. Here's what that means.

Feb 18, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission just wrapped up a public comment period on 5G

Using a cell phone while trapped on a plane (yes, seriously)

Nov 21, 2013
This week's sign that the apocalypse is upon us.

The end of area codes: Why (212) won't mean anything

Mar 7, 2013
The FCC may allow Internet phone providers to assign any area code regardless of the customer’s actual geographic location. Do area codes still matter? How has our relationship with area codes evolved?