The Light Phone III is a delightfully minimalist smartphone alternative, but it’s a big investment for what amounts to ...

Microsoft and Apple have long felt like the Montagues and the Capulets, but lately, it feels like that feud is gradually mellowing into a cordial, mutual understanding — without needing two young ...

Rhode Island is considering legislation to make communication free for incarcerated people. Advocates argue that current phone costs create a financial burden on families and increase tensions within ...

It was a progressive masterstroke: give Massachusetts inmates unlimited, free phone calls. What could go wrong? Two years and $12.5+ million taxpayer dollars later, the answer is: plenty. Gov. Maura ...

At a community center in Santa Monica, a group of seniors is getting hands-on with artificial intelligence – not on a laptop or smartphone, but over a traditional phone call. “AI is the most ...

Brendan Carr, the F.C.C. chairman, cited security concerns in rolling back most of the lower costs he voted for last year. By Ben Blatt Most inmates in American prisons now have a personal tablet ...

Republished on May 30 with further advice on staying safe as this fraud surges. Forget unpaid toll and undelivered package texts. The attack that’s now targeting your data and your money is much ...

When Skype debuted in 2003, it was the first time I remember feeling that an individual app—and not just the broader internet—was radically disrupting communications. Thanks to its implementation of ...

Update: Republished on April 23 with a new report into the massive scale of organized criminal gangs now pushing these threats to your phone. Your phone, your data and your money are at risk. There is ...

After months of fielding complaints for removing the service, Google is once again allowing Gmail users to make free telephone calls directly from their inbox, all without any kind of service contract ...

If you were disappointed that all those rumors about Facebook unveiling a phone this week came crashing down with the announcement of a creepy search engine that doesn't even really work yet, take ...

Viber is a mobile app that lets users make free phone calls or send free text messages to other Viber users over 3G or WiFi connections. The company offers an iPhone app, and for the past few months a ...