Scammers are reviving the wrong number scam, using text messages to trick people into engaging with them and potentially revealing personal information.The Federal Trade Commission says as many as 98% ...

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 ...

Burger King has announced that U.S. customers can directly call or text its U.S. and Canada President Tom Curtis, whenever they like, to share their real-time feedback. Burger King said that customers ...

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 ...

Turning your phone into a mobile hotspot by sharing its data connection is an undeniably useful feature, but it does come with certain drawbacks when compared to using a dedicated mobile router. I ...

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Booth is a reporter at TIME. Close-up of a digital microchip featuring a glowing red warning icon. Network security risk, system breach, or cyber threat. Booth is a reporter at TIME. With the ...

In 2026, all school districts in California will be required to adopt policies restricting or prohibiting students’ use of smartphones during the school day. The new law also requires the policy to be ...

The father of a teenage girl who deputies say was kidnapped on Christmas Day found her using his phone’s parental controls, according to authorities in Texas. A 15-year-old girl was reported kidnapped ...

USB-C chargers are increasingly becoming a common way to charge most mobile devices, from smartphones to laptops. This shift has led many smartphone makers to stop including a power brick in the ...