None of Verizon's new 4G LTE smartphones offers global roaming. Ask Maggie explains why.

Consumers worldwide bought 419.1 million mobile devices in the first quarter of 2012, according to Gartner. That’s down 2 percent annually, marking the first time since the second quarter of 2009 that the market exhibited a decline. Anshul Gupta, principal

IT should view the bring-your-own-device phenomenon as less of a threat and more as an opportunity. Here's why.

In a webinar on BYOD that I just did, a survey of the 500-plus participants showed that security is the way-out-in-front, lead concern of IT managers when it comes to implementing a bring-your-own-device program. More than 60% of those people voting reiterated what I hear every day. "Is it safe? Can we really trust users and their personal handsets with enterprise secrets?"

Security is, of course, the one part of IT where one can never be "done". Each week brings new concerns, new threats, and some previously unknown and unforeseeable challenge. Perhaps it's news of yet another IT breach, or, even worse, a discovery, not yet public, that something has gone terribly wrong and confidential information might be compromised. With security constantly under fire, then, aren't we just making things worse by allowing essentially any device on the corporate network? Aren't we just waving the proverbial red flag in front of the hacker community, daring them to do their worst once again?

Intel says it's ready to apply its considerable development and manufacturing resources to smartphones. What took it so long?

When iPhone 4S users ask Apple's virtual personal assistant Siri which smartphone is the best ever, the Nokia Lumia 900 takes the victory.

A quarterly review of six U.S. carriers shows T-Mobile outperforming three, including the top-tier Sprint.

Verizon will launch an $80 off-contract plan for a single phone -- the Samsung Illusion -- and for its 4G LTE Jetpack hot spot.

Research In Motion's developer and partner conference gets underway April 30. Here's what RIM needs to show everyone to silence the BlackBerry naysayers and doomspellers.

Evidence at the Oracle v. Google trial reveals what the original Google Phone prototype looked like, before Apple's iPhone moved the goal posts. Related Android revenue information is also enlightening.

Ericsson managed to double its first-quarter profits despite slumping sales after its divestiture of its smartphone business buoyed its bottom line.

From medication reminders to wearable body sensors, mobile health solutions will become a vital part of our lives and many organizations' services.

Sprint launches its preorder page for the mighty Evo 4G heir.

The rumor mill starts up for Motorola's first 4G LTE handset on the Now Network. Specs are unknown at this point, but it could be the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE.

Samsung's coveted Nexus-class Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich handset can be yours today. It promises Google Wallet and 4G LTE data speeds -- but there's a catch.

Research In Motion needs to explore strategic options, one of which could be licensing out BlackBerry OS 10.

This won't save the company. Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins, in the job only three months, seems to be doing everything he can to turn the ailing smartphone maker around. He's promised significant changes, new leadership, and a plan to make it all come together. That means RIM is considering multiple options. One of them, according to sources cited by Bloomberg, is licensing out its BlackBerry operating system.