NEW YORK – There are only so many ways to lay out the keys on a cell phone for typing words, or so you’d think. There’s the traditional 10-number telephone keypad with the letters of the alphabet ...

In a World Without BlackBerry, Physical Keyboards on Phones Are Making a Comeback ...

Rare as they are in today's handsets, the enduring physical keyboard still pops up from time to time on a mobile phone. And with good reason -- for some users, there's nothing quite like pecking out ...

One2Touch has a new keyboard case for Android phones called SlimType that uses NFC technology in a unique way to connect to a phone. Most keyboard cases have a battery or physical connector that adds ...

A just-completed study by University of Florida environmental engineers found that electronic-age gizmos ranging from cell phones to computer mice often release enough lead in laboratory tests to be ...

Although they’re a very popular accessory for many tablet and phone users, even the best keyboard cases often end up languishing on the shelf at home — they’re just not portable enough. Enter Jorno, ...

Lusting for a physical keyboard on a smartphone? You’re not the only one. We’ve seen TCL’s success in licensing the BlackBerry brand name to create phones with keyboards again. But those devices at ...

No one really likes typing on a smartphone, but who wants to carry around a full-size keyboard accessory for when you have to bang out a long email? The TextBlade attempts to address this with a ...

My cell phone was in my shirt pocket and when I leaned over a sink full of soapy water it slipped out and SPLASH!—one drowned cell phone. I’ve had to replace it, but I wonder: Was there anything I ...

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The company released the news just ahead of the CTIA Wireless trade show that begins Monday in Las Vegas and includes RIM, Qualcomm, T-Mobile, Sprint, HTC and Skype. The two new smartphones are the ...

Last Friday night, I had the opportunity to test-drive a few leading edge Android-based mobile phones at T-Mobile and Verizon retail outlets. First off was the Motorola-designed Verizon Droid, which I ...