Nokia unveils three new phone models

Nokia unveiled on Thursday three new cellphone models, including the successor to its slim hit model Nokia 6300, as the world's top handset vendor pushes to win a larger share of a shrinking market.

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Children, cell phones and traffic don't mix: study

Children chatting on mobile telephones are more likely to get hit by cars while crossing the street, according to study results released by US university researchers.

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• LG recalls cellphones
• Cellphones safe for children: Agency
• Car key blocks mobile phone use while driving
• Scientist urges more study into cellphone-cancer link

EU scientific body raises health alarm on MP3s

Up to 10 million young Europeans are in danger of damaging their hearing by playing their MP3 personal music players too loud, a European Union body on health risks told a conference on Tuesday.

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Web-connected TVs expanding entertainment offerings

That oldest of questions -- "Anything good on TV?" -- may soon get a new answer: Music. A new generation of Internet-connected TV sets are emerging as potentially useful tools for the recording industry...

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Obama wins first battle -- to keep BlackBerry

Barack Obama celebrated the first triumph of his presidency, revealing he will get to keep his beloved BlackBerry.

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New music services wow cellphone users

After Apple's hit iPhone revolutionized the mobile music scene, a slew of new services are being rolled out around the world by major cellphone makers who believe there are huge possibilities on the horizon...

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LG's Watch Phone also entertains

Move over Dick Tracy. After a teaser prototype last year, LG Electronics took the wraps off a market-ready 3G touch watch phone at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Coming as a follow-up ...

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Potted plants nod to lonely Japanese

Nobody listens to you in the office or at home? A little potted friend will be there for you, always nodding to you with encouragement.

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Sony Ericsson launches new mobile entertainment service

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson launched a new service Wednesday where handphone users in the Asia Pacific region can download the latest movies, TV series, games and music from its retail stores.

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Retro tech also on display at CES

There's high-tech and then there's retro tech, and both were on display this week at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

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• Glitz stripped from electronics show
• TVs, toys, and translators at CES
• Sony unveils new gadgets in celebrity revue at CES
• Breakthrough toy can read your mind, move objects

GPS child locator lets parents know kids' whereabouts

Children may not like it but a British technology firm has invented an electronic babysitter -- a wristwatch-like device that lets parents know where their children are at all times.

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• Netbooks take center stage at CES
• Glitz stripped from Consumer Electronics Show
• Breakthrough toy can read your mind, move objects
• Sony unveils new gadgets in celebrity revue at CES

Sony unveils new gadgets in celebrity revue at CES

Sony Corp introduced on Thursday a bendable video screen, a Wi-Fi camera and eyeglasses that display movies, saying the industry must keep innovating in the midst of a severe economic slump.

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