NEW ORLEANS–Cricket’s booth was a still, calm field of familiar phones here at CTIA, but …

Apple has ditched half of its legal challenges in the courtroom war with Samsung. The two companies are locked in battle over alleged similarities between the iPhone and iPad and Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets, and are narrowing down the focus of their fight to beat the ticking clock. Apple’s concessions come just days after the Samsung Galaxy S3 kicked …

Emergencies come in all shapes and sizes. It might be a tornado that’s bearing down on your location, a finger that gets burned on a hot stove, or even just a fender bender in a parking lot. To paraphrase the Boy Scout motto: be prepared — with apps! The iTunes App Store is home to countless apps that can help …