You already knew your iPhone could take the place of your camera, calculator, alarm clock, …

Smartphone subscribers are hungry for data, and their appetites are growing, according to a study. Validas, a company that analyzes cell phone bills for consumers, looked at data over the past year, from July to June, and saw a dramatic increase in mobile data usage for smartphone subscribers at every major carrier except T-Mobile USA. Verizon Wireless smartphone users led …

If you were a bit shocked by Monday’s news that Google was shelling out a cool $12.5 billion for Motorola Mobility, we don’t blame you in the least. Indeed, the acquisition was unexpected considering Google has spend its life building anything other than hardware. The changes for consumers, Android’s Nexus line, the supply of mobile patents, and the smartphone market …