Carrier ID records the private things you do on a smart phones. Why is this a bad thing, and what do we surrender in order to wirelessly access the world from a pocket-sized device?

There's been an epidemic of viruses on Android smart phones this year – a 472 percent jump since July. Here's how to protect your phone, your privacy, your personal data and your piece of mind.

Tired of remembering dozens of online user names and passwords? SplashID not only helps you compile them into one secure place, but automatically fills in your account information for those Web sites.

You've probably been reading headlines and subheads like this for years now, haven't you? "Oh, my cell phone will replace my wallet?! Cool!" Every year, a new cell phone "wave-and-pay" story pops up like your BFF promising to return the hair dryer she borrowed three years ago.

This year it's finally happening. Really. I swear. No kidding.