Caller and sender IDs can be useful, showing you a number or name when you get a call or text. But four in 10 adults don't ...

With "No Caller ID," the caller has used a feature that hides their identity at the network level. Because of that, there's ...

Scammers have all sorts of new tricks to steal your information. Phone makers, carriers and software developers are upping ...

Has your phone been ringing more often recently? You might be alarmed to discover your phone number is readily available on Google, social media, and other websites you’re registered with. This ...

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It's not always easy to tell if an Android device is locked to a cellular/wireless provider, but there are methods to retrieve this information. If your device is locked, it will only take SIM cards ...

By entering certain strings of numbers and symbols into your phone's dialer, you can gain access to a world of hidden ...

France’s telecommunications regulatory authority, Arcep, has published a draft decision for public consultation aimed at strengthening measures against caller ID spoofing, a technique used to mask ...

According to a well-known tipster, multiple unnamed Chinese phone makers have started internally testing devices with under-display 3D facial recognition technology. We may soon see the first crop of ...

Our phones are a direct line to us, but sometimes we don’t want to give our numbers out to just anyone. They have more information attached to them than we might realize. Instead of giving your real ...

That smartphone in your pocket is home to your favorite apps, personal accounts, and sensitive data. That means your device should have the strongest security protection available to prevent the wrong ...