Though more mobile apps are finding their way onto cell phones, their owners aren’t all necessarily using them. Among the 2,252 U.S. adults surveyed for a new Pew Internet study, 1,917 said they use cell phones. Out of those people, 35 percent have mobile apps on their devices. However, only 24 percent of the 1,917 …

Mobile phone customers thinking of switching to a different carrier are pinning the blame on dropped calls, which have grown over the past six months, according to a new survey from J.D. Power and Associates. For its survey, the market researcher questioned wireless customers across the U.S. to gauge the quality of cell phone calls. The study focused on different …

The global smartphone market of 2014 could see Android in second place with a 25 percent share, followed by BlackBerry, Apple, and Windows Mobile, according to IDC’s new “Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.” Though annual growth in the hot smartphone market may slow in another four years, certain key players will continue to drive sales and grab more market share. …

Though our cell phones make us feel safer and more connected, we’re not so crazy about how they interrupt our daily lives. A majority of the people surveyed by Pew Internet for a report released Thursday said owning a cell phone makes them feel safer because they can always use it to call for assistance. A large number (88 percent) …

Ford Ford will tap into the power of Wi-Fi by wirelessly sending its Sync in-car software to vehicles as they’re built on the assembly line. Touting itself as the first automaker to use Wi-Fi on the assembly line, Ford said Thursday that the new process will cut out the need to build and store Sync modules for each car, helping …

The number of people who subscribe to LTE next-generation wireless broadband services is expected to reach 300 million by 2015, compared with 500,000 this year, according to a report released Wednesday by Juniper Research. As the mobile industry attempts to ramp up deployments of LTE, short for Long Term Evolution, the real surge probably won’t sink in until 2012, says …

Nokia announced Friday that it will acquire Motally, a small, privately held mobile analytics firm in San Francisco. Staffed by a team of only eight people, Motally offers mobile app developers a service for tracking the usage of their software. The goal is to help developers enhance and optimize their apps by understanding how people use them. Looking to support …

Nokia X3 Nokia Nokia announced Tuesday that its X3 smartphone will hit the European consumer market sometime in the third quarter and sell for around 125 euros ($160). The Finnish mobile phone maker is touting the X3 as a “Touch and Type” model, offering users both a touch screen and traditional keypad. The 2.2-inch touch screen offers a resolution of …

Wireless company WiLAN has settled with another company, UTStarcom, over a 2008 patent lawsuit launched against several handset makers. The Ottawa-based WiLAN, which patents wireless products, announced the settlement Wednesday, though terms were kept confidential. Filed by WiLAN in June 2008, the suit alleges that the companies named violated WiLAN’s U.S. patent that covers a method for wireless transceivers, such …

Taking a bite out of Apple’s playbook, Research In Motion has unveiled a new podcast service for its BlackBerry mobile customers. You can now catch podcasts on your BlackBerry. Research In Motion Launched on Wednesday, the free BlackBerry Podcast service lets BlackBerry users find, download, and subscribe to audio and video podcasts created by a host of providers, said the …