Perhaps it was wishful thinking, but I thought by now I'd be able to sit at any city cafe, park bench or airport bar across the country and jump on the Internet via a free Wi-Fi connection. Such ...

NEW YORK - A small South Carolina company says it has a cure for the modern plague of budget-busting cell-phone charges racked up by teenagers: a gadget for text-messaging that isn't a cell phone.

Announced back in September, it looks like you can now purchase the Zipit Wi-Fi-powered messenger at your favorite retail outlet for around $100. Teens are the target here, but when I was a spry youth ...

Perfect for the IM addict, the Aeronix Zipit Wireless Messenger is a dedicated IM machine that supports all three major IM networks, and can handle up to 99 simultaneous conversations. It comes with a ...