Pocket calling, the accidental dialing of a cell phone, is an all-too-common 21st-century phenomenon. It's not hard to find anecdotes of pocket calls placed during the most embarrassing — and intimate — moments.

The rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the Internet, a leading academic has warned in a new book.

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday formally announced that the North Carolina TV market on would be the first to switch from analog signals to an all-digital format.

When it comes to printers and printing, some of you are going green and saving green. That’s what you said in e-mail responses to questions about whether you’re printing more now at home than you did a year ago, or even five years ago.

With a growing number of  young people plugged into digital music players, hearing loss is a concern. A number of companies have come up with earphones that are safer to use.

You can take your pick when it comes to a mouse in your house,  on the road or in the workplace.

Rocker Neil Young plans to release his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, a sign that the discs' capabilities are building appeal among musicians as well as movie studios.

Microsoft Corp. said late Monday it will now sell TV shows, including popular NBC series, on the Zune Marketplace, a move that brings its selection of content for the digital media player a step closer to what Apple Inc.'s iTunes offers for Apple's much more popular iPod.

Digital photo frames are high on the wish lists of many moms for Mother’s Day, and there are more choices now than ever for delivering a picture-perfect gift.

Like previous "digital ink" pens, the Livescribe Pulse converts your writing to searchable computer files. The Pulse, though, adds audio recording synchronized to your handwriting.

T-Mobile USA has fired up its third-generation wireless network in the U.S., announcing Monday that it's now live in New York City — though few phones can use it.

Apple Inc. said on Thursday it would begin selling movie downloads on its iTunes service on the same day as the titles are released in DVD form, under an agreement with top Hollywood studios.

A startup is betting that people are tired enough of their cable and satellite bills to take a look at an alternative pay TV system that combines a number of different technologies to deliver programming.

Little ones have lots of tech-related toys from which to choose, from pretend cell phones to night vision goggles.

Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven't been helped by maker Toshiba's capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday.

Welcome to the era of the budget phone. Here's a look at 10 cell phones from around the world that cost less than $100 — no service plan necessary.

New handheld medical scanners coupled with regular cell phones resemble "Star Trek" tricorders and could see what ails you with a push of a button.

A small, but growing, market for personal laser printers is bringing a smaller version of the  corporate staple into homes.

Chip and electronics makers Intel, Infineon, Texas Instruments and Panasonic have formed an alliance to promote home networks for movies, music and pictures using domestic wiring.

Thinking of throwing out your old cell phone? Think again. Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver, copper and a host of other metals embedded in the electronics -- many of which are enjoying near-record prices.

Research in Motion shares fell about 4 percent on Friday after a Fortune.com story said that a high-speed wireless version of its BlackBerry smartphone for top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc. is facing delays.

Filmmaker Spike Lee has linked up with Nokia to direct a movie made with cell phone footage from everyday people in what he calls the democratization of film.

Microsoft Corp. chief executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday offered a glimmer of hope to fans of the company's XP operating system, saying customer demand may see the company reconsider a decision to stop selling XP in June.

A wall-mounted gadget designed to drive away loiterers with a shrill, piercing noise audible only to teens and young adults is infuriating civil liberties groups and tormenting young people after being introduced into the United States.

The government wants to expand a coupon program meant to ease the transition to digital television broadcasting to cover nursing home residents and users of post office boxes.