A new government rule will automatically register all phones on Bangladesh's networks by 16 December. After that, any legally imported phones will continue to register automatically, but illegally ...

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Despite laws meant to regulate robocalls by the Federal Communications Commission (as well as several state-specific laws), the problem isn’t going away. In August of this year alone, people in the ...

You’ve probably figured it out, but here’s confirmation: That random job opportunity, packed with attractive pay and benefits, that you received via text message from a “recruiter” isn’t legitimate.

Google may soon let you ditch the ‘Hey Google’ hotword entirely. A new patent reveals the company is working on a system that uses your phone’s screen sensors to detect face proximity. This smarter, ...

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo this week advised residents to buy a burner phone and use encrypted messaging apps to avoid being tracked by immigration officers and federal agents. In a ...

A new feature for iPhones screens calls, similar to a technology available for Android users. Here’s how to activate it. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer ...

Apple has an official fix for users who can't activate iMessage after updating to iOS 26. The issue has to do with an inactive SIM or eSIM following the update. Removing or deleting the inactive SIM ...

Students are banding together against the ban — in the most millennial way possible. Displeased Gen Zers are keeping the lines of communication open amid new cell phone bans in schools, chatting with ...