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Verizon Wireless customers with "advanced" cell phones, will see a much higher early termination fee when they renew their contracts.

One of the city's most popular shopping districts has a new way for drivers to pay for on-street parking, just in time for the holiday shopping season.

The US investigation into insider trading in America's hedge fund community deepened as federal agents charged 14 more defendants with running a previously undetected ring and added 13 additional individuals and companies to the original charges against Galleon Group.

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Olympus has announced the E-P2, the second generation of its Micro Four Thirds camera combining the form factor of a compact point-and-shoot with the interchangeable lenses and high-quality image sensor of an SLR.

Share + Nov 6, 2009 5:07 pm US/Eastern SAN FRANCISCO Next time you're enjoying the big, bright picture from your HDTV, remember that it is indeed like a giant light -- and it consumes energy like one.

Sales of smartphones are set to out-strip sales of mobile phones by 2012, according to new industry figures Photo: GETTY According to a study by Infonetics Research, smartphones now account for an increasing percentage of worldwide mobile phone revenue.

The longer you live with someone, the more you notice their quirks - both good and bad.

The inventor of the mobile phone says the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first wireless call more than three decades ago.

Satellite TV operator DirecTV Group Inc. was one of the few pay-TV companies to gain subscribers in the third quarter, though earnings stayed steady because of the higher costs it incurred attracting and serving those new customers.

World Series television ratings bounced back from last year's record lows. The Yankees' six-game victory over the Phillies on Fox averaged an 11.7 rating and 19 share.

DirecTV Group Inc. -- which John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. plans to spin off this month -- saw a small increase in third-quarter profits, as a 10 percent jump in revenue could not overcome higher costs for the satellite television provider.

The global smart phone market set a record for shipments in the third quarter as it continues to weather the economic turmoil, research firm IDC said Thursday.

Sirius XM surprised analysts by breaking even on an adjusted basis in the third quarter, as the company added radio subscribers on a sequential basis.

Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. reported a 24 percent increase in third-quarter profit as lower costs offset a drop in sales.

Chunnu Biswas opened his tiny two-room tin-roofed post office in the morning as usual, but another long day stretched ahead without any letters for him to sort or deliver.

Sacdiyo Sheeq used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone.

Online activities such as e-mail, blogging and frequenting Internet hangouts can even lead to larger, more diverse social networks, according to the study released Wednesday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons Wednesday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover.

Nokia unveiled five new mobile phones for emerging markets. The five new Nokia phones are comprised of the Nokia 1280, Nokia 1616, Nokia 1800, Nokia 2220 slide and Nokia 2690.

Business workers use their BlackBerry devices during a meeting in Canary Wharf in central London March 6, 2008.[Agencies] LONDON - Men have become so openly affectionate with each other using mobile technology they've taken to signing off text messages to male friends with a kiss , giving rise to a new generation dubbed "Metrotextuals." New ...