It was time for a family photo at a recent holiday gathering in Flat Rock when a young person whipped out a portable ...

On Wednesday afternoon, I noticed that my phone was no longer sitting flush in its case. It took me a few minutes to realize that this was a big, honking sign of danger. The battery in my smartphone ...

It took me a few minutes to realize that this was a big, honking sign of danger. The battery in my smartphone had probably started to swell — a possibility with any rechargeable electronic device. In ...