The search for the next big thing in technology gets a reality check.

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

RIM posted a 72 percent increase in quarterly profit but warned that income in the current quarter would be lower because of higher costs related to its newest BlackBerry smartphones.

Palm, which makes the Treo and Centro smart phones, said Thursday that its first-quarter net loss widened, but overall results were better than what Wall Street had expected.

Palm, which makes the Treo and Centro smart phones, said Thursday that its first-quarter net loss widened, but overall results were better than what Wall Street had expected.

The airline said Wi-Fi service would be offered for a fee to customers traveling throughout the continental United States.