A Georgia hospital is using Quick Response code in its advertising to make it easier for women to schedule mammograms, yet another way mobile technology is being used to streamline patient care.

Athens Regional Medical Center uses the code in a small, scannable square in its print advertising. When a woman clicks on the code with a her smartphone, she's linked directly to the hospital's website, where she can learn about breast cancer and preventative measures and schedule a mammogram,...

Smartphones and mobile technology has created a space where people can be "always on," and do more than ever before with the tap of a finger, prompting one writer to explore how that simple fact has complicated society, for better and worse.

In the new book "Always On: How the iPhone Unlocked the Anything-Anytime-Anywhere Future -- and Locked Us In," Brian X. Chen takes a look at the implications of the increasing prevalence of an uninterrupted connection to the Internet and how...

Research in Motion revealed its first QNX smartphone yesterday, prompting more questions than praise for a device set to usher in the company's big rebound.

RIM's first QNX-based device will be the BlackBerry Colt, similar in design to the recently announced BlackBerry 9900. The device is reportedly deep into the testing process and is on track for its scheduled release in the first quarter of 2012.

The announcement of RIM's first QNX phone assures the devices are coming, but...

RadioShack, which discounted the iPhone 4 last week, is reportedly slashing prices further to $170, in the latest sign retailers are clearing inventory to prepare for the iPhone 5 in the coming months.

The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer will cut $30 off all versions of the iPhone 4, ranging from $170 for the 16-gigabyte model to $200 for the top-end 32-gigabyte...

Facebook is the top smartphone destination in Europe, as the company makes inroads on its evolving mobile strategy.

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based social network is now among the top three mobile messaging platforms in Europe and is poised to be a major destination for watching video clips, according to a study by CCS Insight. Facebook's popularity goes well beyond social networking, with its Messages, Chat and Photos features as some of the most popular mobile services across...