The Democrat is sending letters Wednesday to the nation’s biggest wireless carriers questioning the industry’s decision to prohibit Samsung from pre-loading a “kill switch” application. The device can ...

The statistics are startling: Cell phone theft is on the rise across the country. In Los Angeles, cell phone thefts are up 27% year-over-year, and New York City’s crime rate rose last year due ...

Nearly one- third of robberies in the U.S. involve the theft of a smartphone, according to the F.C.C. In hopes of stopping the trend, phone makers and carriers are voluntarily agreeing to add optional ...