President Barack Obama. Martin LaMonica/CNET The days of the National Security Agency’s bulk phone record collecting could be coming to an end. According to The New York Times, the Obama administration is planning to reveal new legislative proposals this week that could curb some of the NSA’s most controversial practices. Civil liberty activists, tech companies, …

As wireless frequencies become increasingly clogged from more people chatting with friends, texting, and hopping on apps, the US government has been thinking of ways to open up the airwaves. One such method could be allowing the public to use frequencies typically assigned to military radars. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced Monday that is he pushing forward an …

Could this be the beginning of a Fitbit rash-gate? After company apologies, medical investigations, a full recall, and putting an end to sales of the Fitbit Force activity-tracking device — some users still aren’t satisfied. A lawsuit against Fitbit, which is seeking class-action status, was filed on Monday in the Superior Court of California in San Diego County, according to …

Some side effects can come with activity monitoring with a Fitbit Force health tracker, but they’re not sore muscles or an accelerated heart rate — rather, they involve skin irritation around the wrist. More than 10,000 people have reported skin irritation — including redness, rashes, itchy and dry patches, and blistering — from their Fitbit Force, according to the US …

Amazon’s online MP3 store could soon host a music streaming service. Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET Amazon is said to be looking to create its own version of Apple’s popular iTunes Radio. According to The Wall Street Journal, the e-commerce giant has reportedly been in talks with major record labels to create its own music-streaming service. The service would reportedly be …

Samsung is letting loose its extra-large Galaxy TabPro 12.2 tablet this month and has released some more details about perks, price, and shipping date. The TabPro 12.2 is expected to start shipping on March 9; it will be available on Samsung’s Web site, along with a host of retailers, like Best Buy, Walmart, Newegg, and Amazon, according to Engadget. Related …

HTC is looking to harness the power of users’ cell phones to engage in some altruistic pursuits, like finding a cure for cancer, researching climate change, and bringing food to the world’s hungry. Working to solve complex world issues often means crunching massive amounts of data. Analyzing this data takes supercomputers and time — and this is where smartphone-maker HTC …

Sprint has come under fire from the US government over claims that it tacked on excessive charges for court-ordered wiretaps. The government filed a complaint against Sprint in US District Court in San Francisco on Monday. The complaint says that government agencies, like the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration, were allegedly overcharged $21 million for wiretaps by Sprint. “Sprint …

Texting or chatting on the phone while driving is illegal in California, but the law seems still to be catching up with technology when it comes to other aspects of smartphone use behind the wheel. A court of appeals has reversed an earlier court decision that ruled map reading on a cell phone was taboo under the law, according to …

Some have feared that Lenovo buying Motorola from Google meant the end to the company’s popular low-cost phones, such as Moto X and Moto G. But it appears the Moto X will stay the same at least for a while longer. During this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Motorola held a Q&A on Twitter letting people ask what’s …