New FCC certifications, identified in January 2026 reporting, indicate that the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra support satellite standards for texting, SOS, and possibly calling when there’s no ...

My calendar updates itself from messages and screenshots, and I haven’t missed a thing since.

Mudita's e-paper phone is surprisingly useable ...

A lawsuit alleges WhatsApp may expose more data than people realize. We compare Signal, iMessage, Google Messages, and RCS as ...

When I swapped my iPhone for a Nokia, Walkman, film camera and physical map, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But my life soon started to change ...

When it comes to mobile devices, there are still only two main alternatives, and the iPhone (with iOS) and Android each have ...

A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and ...

Subscribers will get a text message when the credit is available. They'll then need to redeem the credit in the My Verizon app; it won't be automatically applied to a future bill.

The bank's AI-based virtual assistant, which began development 10 years ago, is now used by 42 million customers and more than 200,000 employees. It does everything from sending wire transfers to ...

In 2024, Apple made a gesture of goodwill to European regulators and opened iOS 18 to RCS, the evolution of the old SMS.

Finding 5G on phones under $100 is pretty rare. Most budget phones will have good 4G (LTE) service, which is still fast enough for most everyday tasks like streaming videos and browsing the web. If 5G ...

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