Ads are one of the ways to keep some websites and app developers afloat. They keep costs down and enable free content. Some ...

There was an old ad campaign that went something like, "It's not nice to fool with mother nature." And I believe the perpetrator of this crime was quickly zapped by lightening. Google's rumored Google ...

The ads on my phone were getting too personal. I could look up headphones once and then see them everywhere, from YouTube to random free games. Even after I stopped shopping, the same product ...

Microsoft has started placing ads on MSN Mobile, a portal that connects mobile phone users with Hotmail, instant messaging, search, news and other Web content, reports the Associated Press. The news ...

Your phone isn’t secretly listening to you, but the truth is more disturbing Perhaps one of the most pervasive longstanding technology conspiracy theories is that your smartphone is constantly ...

Android smartphones are usually available to purchase prepaid or on a contract. The former makes sense if you don’t want to be tied to a cellular network and don’t mind spending a big chunk of cash, ...

However, we wondered whether consumers would be willing to buy a phone with ads if it were cheaper (e.g. 20% cheaper). We posed this question to our readers and they gave us a firm answer. Our poll ...

MaryBeth is a writer intern with the CNET Home team covering a wide array of topics such as appliances, tech, money, wellness and health. She is finishing her undergraduate degree in political science ...