Despite all the warnings about using a cell phone behind the wheel, many drivers, especially younger ones, still seem to be clueless about the danger, or willing to risk it anyway. A majority of 63 percent of people under 30 admitted to using a cell phone while driving in the past 30 days, according to …

Could the Wi-Fi Xoom soon land in Sam’s Club stores? Motorola Consumers eager to pick up a version of Motorola’s new Xoom tablet without the pricey data plan and two-year contract could get their wish courtesy of Sam’s Club. A series of photos and news reportedly coming from the retail chain’s annual “Year Beginning” meeting this week point to the …

Google, Apple, and RIM are all vying for the top spot among the smartphones. But which one is dominant depends on whether you look at operating systems or devices, according to new data from Nielsen. Among mobile operating systems, Google’s Android has surged into first place in the United States, grabbing 29 percent of the market, compared with 27 percent …

Just how many subscribers have ditched AT&T since the carrier lost its exclusive hold on the iPhone to Verizon? AT&T is mum on specific numbers, but a top executive has offered this hazy assessment: the company isn’t surprised by the level of defections. Speaking yesterday at a Morgan Stanley technology conference in San Francisco, Ralph de la Vega, head of …

Handmark iPhone users now have another Twitter app to consider. Developed by Handmark, TweetCaster offers a free ad-supported version and a non-ad $4.99 professional version. Designed for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users, the app made its debut in the App Store this week following its one-year anniversary in the Android Market. Opening the app initially displays a screen where …

Google apparently has used a kill switch to remove 21 malware-infected apps from both its Android Market and from people’s Android devices. Calling the Trojan the “mother of all Android malware,” enthusiast site Android Police said yesterday the infected apps were discovered by a Reddit user. That Reddit user found that pirated versions of legitimate apps were infected by a …

Legitimate Android apps are being compromised by phony versions that masquerade as the real thing but deliver a payload of malware, according to a Symantec blog published yesterday. Found on unregulated third-party Android markets, malicious versions of legitimate apps like Steamy Window are difficult to distinguish except for their tendency to request permissions that are more excessive than usual, says …

Google Android users can now grab e-books from Google’s Android Market, and some clues show that movies and music may be on the horizon. Tapping into Google’s own eBookstore, which launched in December, the Android Market is offering a wide range of titles to browse, buy, and download. People can hunt for books among different categories, such as biographies, mysteries, …

A new iPhone app from Hipmunk aims to make it easier to find and book your next flight on the go. Hipmunk Known for its travel search site, the Hipmunk crew just launched its first app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch crowd. Letting you find and compare all the available flights to your destination, the free app aims …

Motorola’s Xoom Motorola Consumers who buy Motorola’s new Xoom tablet when it hits stores today will have to send their tablets back to Motorola if they want to upgrade to 4G LTE, according to Verizon Wireless. Support information posted on Verizon’s site details the steps a Xoom owner must go through to make the leap from the current 3G connectivity …