Safaricom sends promotional messages and marketing SMS to millions of its subscribers, keeping them updated on new offers, ...

There was once a time in which many people couldn't wait to toss their smartphone aside every two years (and sometimes even more frequently) in order to get the latest model as soon as it hit shelves.

These days, scams are pretty much everywhere you look, and they target users through any means necessary. In text messages, through phone calls, via online chat forums, through emails, and the list ...

Biometric authentication—the ability to unlock your devices by using just your face or fingerprint—is one of the few smartphone features that, even today, leave me feeling like we’re living in the ...

Give it a go before you give it up. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac For the first time in 18 years, Apple redesigned the oft-overlooked Phone app. The overhaul in iOS 26 simplifies the Phone app’s ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque Police Department stated they’re getting reports of people receiving texts and calls from others claiming to be from the cartel. According to APD, the scammers are ...

If you want to use your phone as a speaker for a Windows 11/10 PC, this post will help you. You can turn your phone into a virtual speaker or microphone using AudioRelay, a free Android app. Bluetooth ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. I talk to my daughter about the “good old days” when we were forced to do everything without our cellphones, which, although helpful in myriad ...

Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the unwanted ...

Source: Pexels/Anna Shvets Here’s a modern dating dilemma that your grandparents didn’t have to deal with: After a first date, when should you text? The answer isn’t obvious. If you text too soon, you ...

A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on iPhones and turn off "Emergency Calls Only" on Samsung/Android phones.

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