The phone number that Houston rap great Mike Jones recited iconically in his song "Back Then" is etched into the minds of an entire generation of Houstonians and hip-hop fans. So much so that there's ...

Type in a few numbers and symbols on your dialer and discover powerful tools, system info, and settings buried deep in your phone.

Venezuelans are circumventing the government’s expanded crackdown on dissent by speaking in code, not mentioning political leaders, constantly deleting content from their phones and refusing to ...

They say that replying "STOP" will get the texts to cease. But it can often make things worse. Here's a better way to staunch ...

This is exactly where private messaging apps come to the rescue. These programs are designed to reduce how much of your communication exists beyond your device. They do this by encrypting messages end ...

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When Motorola introduced its first mobile phone in 1984, the company hoped for a buying frenzy. But even the best marketers couldn’t have predicted the success of mobile phones. Today, mobile phones ...

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There are plenty of technological ways to cut down on spam calls, but this is the one that works best. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to ...

Your phone comes with strong built-in spam protection—you just need to turn it on. Here's how to do it on both iPhone and Android. I review privacy tools like ...