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In this edition of Ask Maggie, I help one reader figure out if she can give her old iPhone to her daughter without subscribing to a data plan. And I offer advice on finding a reliable smartphone.

AT&T’s decision to drop its bid for T-Mobile is a victory for the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission, which steadfastly opposed a deal that would have locked the wireless market into a duopoly and been bad for consumers. But the battle to defend competition in tel...

AT&T’s decision to drop its bid for T-Mobile is a victory for the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission, which steadfastly opposed a deal that would have locked the wireless market into a duopoly and been bad for consumers. But the battle to defend competition in tel...

About 1,000 Volkswagen employees in Germany will stop receiving after-hours e-mails on their company-issued BlackBerrys. Is it a fluke or the dawn of a new day?

The phenomenal growth rate of Google’s Android continues to increase, according to Android chief Andy Rubin. The Google vice president announced in on Google+ and Twitter this evening that “There are now over 700,000 Android devices activated every day,” clarifying later on ...