Mobile Phones

With the rise of low-cost broadband, the new FCC proposal could certainly help. But the way the subsidy works might mean giving up mobile phone service in the process.

• By Rick Paulas

New research finds they also contain more negative words than Web-based tweets.

• By Tom Jacobs

In a unanimous decision that went far further than most anticipated, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant before searching a cell phone—even after arresting its owner.

• By Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

You know the $21 billion mobile gaming industry you contributed to by purchasing the latest iteration of Angry Birds? Look to it for clues about how we’ll soon consume all digital content.

• By Kyle Chayka

(The point is the limits of mental multitasking.)

• By Lauren Kirchner