One pesky state law means many new smartphone buyers could pay more than three times as much in sales tax as they would for the same phone from the same retailer in any other state. [Read more]

Network equipment maker’s CEO tells reporters that joint venture is looking to unload noncore units to focus on mobile network equipment. [Read more]

A pumped-up Zuckerberg speaks about Facebook’s mobile future and how he is still focused getting the mission and the business in sync. [Read more]

The Australian Department of Defense says that the Taliban is creating fake Facebook profiles with photos of attractive women to lure in and acquire information from soldiers. [Read more]

Despite iPhone’s inroads in enterprise execs are excited about the potential of Windows 8 devices. [Read more]

It doesn’t take long to grok that the NBA Baller Beats game for Xbox 360 and its Kinect motion-tracking camera gizmo could cause a problem or two around the house. [Read more]

New app from Expect Labs is designed to listen to what is discussed in a conversation and instantly deliver relevant information based on what people talk about. [Read more]

Apple’s alerts in OS X are useful but can be a bit intrusive. There are a few things you can do about it though. [Read more]