Nokia and Sony Ericsson are looking to crack the unlocked phone market in the U.S., but their quest will be an uphill battle. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...

Handset makers in the U.S. are dabbling in selling phones directly to consumers, but will the model be attractive enough to consumers? Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network that's different than the network the phone was designed to work on. An ...

There was a time when getting a new cellphone felt like signing a mortgage — except with worse terms. You'd walk into a carrier store, pick out a shiny new phone, and they'd practically hand it over ...

A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut down a service that facilitated the unlocking of more than 1.2 million stolen or lost mobile phones so they could be used by someone other than ...