Samantha Murphy

The study, which surveyed more than 1,300 app-engaged smartphone owners between the ages of 13 and 64, investigated the underlying psychology and behaviors surrounding app adoption and which charact...

Apple made some big gains in the global mobile phone market year-over-year, thanks to a record-breaking number of iPhone 4 shipments in the second quarter.Although Apple maintained its number four pos...

The personal computer has overtaken the family dog as "man's best friend," a new study suggests.According to an online poll of British adults conducted by Computeractive magazine and animal charity RS...

From the mastermind that brought us the iPod comes the Nest, a new intuitive thermostat that automatically adjusts your home’s heating and cooling based on your schedule and lifestyle — all while ...

Austin Wierschke, 16, took home $50,000 for being the fastest texter in the country. The prize money was presented by actress Ashley Tisdale (right). NEW YORK CITY – Whoever said constant texting is...

Facebook members will have the chance to listen and chat about music in real-time with their friends via virtual listening rooms through a new social Internet radio service.Facebook will be offering a...

The majority of Americans believe that Apple is the high-tech company with the brightest future, according to a new poll.They survey by Poll Position – which asked 1,066 registered U.S. voters over ...

Although the health effects of radiation from mobile phones has long been up for debate, a new study from Denmark found that cellphones do not increase the risk of cancerous brain tumors.Following a 1...

Smartphone users are more addicted to their devices than they think, a new study suggests.According to a recently published report in the journal Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, people are most add...

Parents who play smartphone video games such as "Angry Birds" and "Bejeweled Blitz" with their kids report that gaming has increased the quality of bonding within the family, a new study suggests.A st...

Can a physical keyboard texting champ still dominate on a touchscreen?We reached out to 14-year-old Brianna Hendrickson of Brooklyn, N.Y.—the winner of  the 2010 LG U.S. National Texting Championsh...

Apple on Wednesday paid respect to the life of its former CEO Steve Jobs in various ways, from temporarily closing stores to launching a tribute website.Apple held a private celebration on Wednesday f...

NEW YORK CITY — Crowds gathered at various Apple stores across Manhattan on Thursday to pay their respects to tech visionary Steve Jobs, with many placing apples, notes and flowers outside entrances...

Credit: Dreamstime The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Tuesday launched cell phone and data service at certain subway stations in Manhattan, giving a few lucky riders the ability to ...

Nearly 18 months after the introduction of the iPad, one in 10 U.S. adults now owns a tablet computer and uses it an average of 90 minutes a day.A new study conducted by Pew Research Center's Project ...

Many might assume that California’s Silicon Valley is the top place looking to fill high-tech jobs, but according to a new report, Michigan is the place to be.A report by the TechAmerica Foundation ...

Mobile app downloads are on the rise — so much so that half of adult cellphone owners have apps on their devices, according to a new study.A survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & Americ...

A new Japanese toy wants you to slap your friends to make music. The Ningen Gakki musical device by toy company Takara Tomy turns the human body into an instrument when you tap, poke, squeeze and slap...

AT&T and Apple customers are less happy with the companies’ customer service performance than they have been in the past, a new study suggests.The National Customer Service Survey conducted by V...

Going without the Internet and other modern technologies, even for a short amount of time, can be as harrowing as giving up smoking or drinking, a new study suggests.A new report from British consumer...

Android devices may be topping overall smartphone sales, but when it comes to staying connected at 30,000 feet in the air, the iPhone rules the sky.Apple iPhone users account for 65 percent of those a...

Apple's new iCloud service is the latest platform to allow users to stream media files from iTunes to mobile devices and share files to with others. But despite existing offerings from Amazon, Googl...

Missouri has passed a law making it illegal for state teachers to friend their students on Facebook.Governor Jay Nixon signed Missouri State Bill 54, which bans students and teachers from communicatin...

Google is taking another shot at its smart TV platform with revamped software including an improved interface, a more unified view of Internet video content and the inclusion of apps from its Android ...

Apple announced on Thursday that its latest software upgrade Mac OS X Lion was downloaded over a million times in just 24 hours after its launch.The highly anticipated operating system – which is pr...