Customers of Salt River Project can now view power outage maps from their smartphones and tablets.

As smartphones, iPads and other portable devices allow consumers to literally join themselves at the hip to the Internet, it's increasingly common to catch people checking email, updating Facebook or even peeking at X-rated sites just about anywhere.

CARSON CITY, Nev. - It won't be long before gamblers are shooting dice while queued up waiting to see their favorite comedian. Or playing poker and roulette under a poolside umbrella.

NEW YORK - Cell phone maker Motorola Inc. and Internet search engine operator Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday said they are teaming up to offer Yahoo's online content and services on mobile devices made by Motorola, including the company's upcoming iRadio product.

Arizonans who have a tendency to speed are going to get a bit of a reprieve from being caught on cameras.

Q: At a recent dinner, the hostess's cousin rudely spent most of the evening thumbing through his BlackBerry. Upon returning home, I received an e-mail from an acquaintance: "How was dinner at Elaine's?" When I asked how he knew I was there, he said Elaine's cousin had Twittered my presence. (I'm known for my business accomplishments, but I'm a private person, and felt violated).

Arizona counties won’t have to get rid of touch-screen voting machines they are purchasing for the blind and disabled.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Research in Motion Ltd. said Tuesday it will use Intel Corp.'s cellular microprocessors in upcoming BlackBerry devices as it tries to boost performance without sacrificing battery life.

Anyone willing to stage a protest outdoors in the East Valley on an August afternoon at least should be appreciated for steadfast adherence to their cause.

In one of the nation’s worst metropolitan areas for auto theft, authorities will soon have an all-seeing set of eyes on their side.

In one of the nation’s worst metropolitan areas for auto theft, authorities will soon have an all-seeing set of eyes on their side.

A tiny blue reminder note drew a mix of rolling eyeballs and sighs last week as Mountain Pointe High School students picked up their books and schedules for the new school year.

NEW YORK - T-Mobile USA on Tuesday will launch the first cell phone in the U.S. to come with Microsoft's latest version of Windows Mobile, with improved handling of e-mail and tougher security.

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This school in Tempe doesn’t have a football team, cheerleaders or a marching band. But it does provide an unusual service in a world of high-tech education: teaching its students to provide mobile entertainment.

LOS ANGELES - When someone dials Leah Balecha's mobile phone, it doesn't ring. It jams with the sounds of 50 Cent, OutKast, Gwen Stefani and Kelly Clarkson.

Although it costs $117.50 more than paying for one photo speed ticket, a Gilbert man thinks the speed camera detectors his company sells are worth far more than what they cost.

Q. Why does my cell phone create a sound like static interference when it is laid near the speakers and the monitor on my desk? Off and on all morning I could hear the interference come and go. If I shut the speakers off, the sound stopped. Or was that coincidental? - Carol

Taser International, the Scottsdale-based stun gun maker, unveiled a miniature audio-video system Friday the company says will help police officers record incidents as they unfold and could help determine the truth in legal proceedings.