Mobile apps

Facebook wants to be the Internet portal for mobile users. Those users won't likely have smartphones -- instead flip phones and text messages will connect them to the web.

If Google's acquisition of Waze is seen as purely anti-competitive, the Federal Trade Commission could break up the deal.

Prank calls -- which in 2013 are all but rooted out with caller ID -- may get new life with a new app called Burner. But the software may have legitimate privacy uses as well.

While some are calling Facebook's big announcement on Thursday 'the fanciest screensaver anyone's ever seen,' Farhad Manjoo at Slate Magazine thinks 'Home' will work for a lot of people, including teens.

The Food and Drug Administration is putting together clearer guidelines for medical apps that need to be approved.

Samsung's new phone operating system is called Tizen, and there are other rivals coming soon, including one from the browser maker, Firefox.

As ads shrink to fit our mobile screens, are they still effective?

Mindblown Life, a new mobile app, is designed to help young people achieve financial literacy by helping players make tough financial decisions.