A researcher at the Def Con security conference in Las Vegas demonstrated that he could impersonate a GSM cell tower and intercept mobile phone calls using only $1500 worth of equipment. The ...

Flaws in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones and instruct them to send text messages or make calls, according to an expert on mobile phone security.

Computer security researchers say that the GSM phones used by the majority of the world’s mobile-phone users can be listened in on with just a few thousand dollars worth of hardware and some free open ...

MetroPCS unveiled its Bring Your Own Phone program, which lets you use your unlocked GSM phone. I’m PCMag’s executive editor of reviews, steering our coverage to make sure we're testing the products ...

NEC has announced a new GSM/GPRS phone that supports all four GSM frequncy bands, including the new US GSM 850 band. The world phone also sports a folder design, 65,000 color 14-line display, EMS and ...

New phones are bridging a major standards gap between the world's cellular carriers, which could ease mobile communications for globetrotters and send upheavals through the wireless industry.

Two security researchers on Wednesday will demonstrate methods for intercepting and decoding calls and data transmitted over the popular GSM mobile network technology. Security researchers Karsten ...

Wondering what GSM Unlocked means? This short article will make it clear for you so read on. What does GSM unlocked mean? GSM stands for Global System for Mobile communications. It is one of the two ...

I just put an iPhone dock in my dash, about 2-3" above my stereo, and a few inches in front of various audio cables which sit above the stereo. Being a Verizon user for the last 6 years or so, I ...

Carriers around the world are converging on 2017 as the year to turn off their GSM networks, with three operators in Singapore announcing Monday their plans to reuse their GSM spectrum for other ...

I'm thinking it's T-mobile. My family currently has 4 phones with Verizon. My mother has dropped her StarTac in the toilet, and my dad and I want to get her a new phone for Mom's day. We hate to stick ...

Computer security researchers say that the GSM phones used by the majority of the world’s mobile-phone users can be listened in on with just a few thousand dollars worth of hardware and some free open ...