In the fourth quarter of 2007, American cellphone subscribers for the first time sent text messages more than they phoned.

Freescale Semiconductor said it was exploring strategic options for its cellphone chip business and intends to complete a sale or joint venture in the coming months.

GPS units were a big hit last year among those giving holiday gifts to the chronically lost. This year, a new cellphone could be a better idea.

The Nokia 5800, available near the end of the year for about $300, includes an eight-gigabyte memory card and is compatible with Windows Media Player and Nokia Music Store files

Verizon told companies that send out text messages that starting Nov. 1 it will impose a fee of 3 cents for each message it delivers to the phones of its subscribers.

The cellphone maker reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter sales and profits, but its outlook reassured jittery investors.

The cellphone has become the latest medium to feed the appetite for up-to-the-second celebrity gossip.

Mr. Joel was perhaps best known for a 1972 patent that allows a cellphone user to make an uninterrupted call while moving from one cell region to another.

The BlackBerry Flip and the BlackBerry Bold have arrived, each with a feature that shouts, ?Take that, iPhone.?

The cellphone maker lost $397 million in the quarter and warned investors that there was no quick fix to its problems.