Jenna Wortham

After firing up the Foursquare application on their phones, users see a list of nearby bars, restaurants and other places, select their location and "check in," sending an alert to friends using the service.

The Federal Communications Commission is proposing an ambitious 10-year plan that will reimagine the nation's media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country's dominant communication network. The plan, which will be submitted to Congress on Tuesday, is likely to generate debate in Washington and a lobbying battle among the telecommunication giants, which over time may face new competition for customers.

For many Americans, having high-speed access to the Internet at home is as vital as electricity, heat and water. And yet about one-third of the population, 93 million people, have...

Apple has started banning many applications for its iPhone that feature sexually suggestive material, including photos of women in bikinis and lingerie, a move that came as an abrupt surprise to developers who had been profiting from such programs.

John Anderson and Sharon Rapoport estimate they spend $400 a month, or close to $5,000 a year, keeping their family of four entertained at home.

There is a coming tsunami of mobile devices, from tablets to smartphones, that will guzzle data and consume scarce bandwidth. But how much more data will these devices consume?

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Most consumers still do not use smartphones, so firms are building apps that allow "feature phones" to act like smartphones.

As the Apple App Store evolves, it is changing the goals of developers, bolstering sales of iPhones and causing competitors to overhaul their product lines.

The iPhone is the Hummer of cellphones. It's a data guzzler.