On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper, an engineer from Motorola, made the first-ever call on a mobile phone to another engineer at a telecommunications rival company. Fifty years later, the mobile phone is ...

The mobile revolution is nothing like the gold rush, companies like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung have already made tons of money from it, while other like Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) stand to ...

When Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946, Marty Cooper never forgot it. The Chicago boy became a star engineer who ran Motorola’s research and development arm when the hometown ...

Less than two decades ago, mobile phones were the epitome of class. Then, subscribers would display the gadgets in public and heads would turn. To say the least, a phone gave the owner bragging rights ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it. The Chicago boy became a star engineer who ran Motorola’s research and development arm ...

The mobile-phone revolution that is transforming the world could also turn into a banking revolution. In many countries, mobile phones are already used on a small scale for deposits and remittances.