As the rise of artificial intelligence continues to confuse even the most chronically online with what’s real and what’s not, law enforcement agencies are warning it’s more important than ever to be ...

Ms. Angwin, a contributing Opinion writer, is an investigative journalist. I have long been skeptical of the current hysteria about how our phones are addictive machines destroying our previously ...

If you tap Ask Reason for Calling, your iPhone will ask anyone who calls you from an unsaved number why they are calling you without ringing your iPhone. After the caller answers a few questions, your ...

Think spyware is only for billionaires? Think again. In this issue of The Current, Kim Komando breaks down the 7 red flags of a phone infection, from battery drain to weird texts. Plus, get the latest ...

How often do people replace their phone? It really depends on who you ask. Some surveys, like those of Reviews.org, say it's about every 2.5 years. Informal polls across the web show different results ...

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SMS blasters are portable devices which impersonate a mobile phone network tower and are used by cybercriminals.

It's happened to all of us. You can't find your phone and calling it doesn't help because it's out of earshot. Did you leave it somewhere? Did it fall out of your pocket or purse? Or, even worse, did ...

San Diego Police are warning the public about the dangers of swatting after a series of fake emergency calls caused lockdowns at four different schools, resulting in wasted resources and manpower.

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. To be clear, just because it is safe does ...

During a tour of West Africa, where she was performing Shakespeare, a young Judi Dench was seized by a sudden premonition. 'This was in the middle of lunch,' she said, 'and it was so strong that I ...