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 ...

My Calling Card allows you to personalize how your own Calling Card appears when you call others. Here's how it works.

When Brandeis University student Ivy Tran walked into the dining hall on a wintery evening last year, she was, as always, dismayed by the mundane silence flooding the room. She sat with a few ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Google has come under fire for releasing upgrades and feature updates ...

E-SIM-only phones represent a shift in mobile technology, replacing physical SIM trays with digital profiles that store carrier information directly on the device. The iPhone 14+ (US) spearheads the ...

New Delhi — India's government revoked an order on Wednesday that had directed smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung to install a state-developed and owned security app on all new devices. The ...

In a nutshell: Indian authorities and major smartphone makers are at odds over a state-backed security app aimed at curbing stolen and counterfeit phones. While Android brands continue to review the ...

Apple reportedly won’t comply with a government order in India to preload iPhones with a state-run app that can track and block lost or stolen phones via a device’s International Mobile Equipment ...

This week, India's Department of Telecommunications ordered all smartphone makers to preload Sanchar Saathi, a non-removable government app designed to help users block stolen devices, report ...

The government said the rules were needed to prevent theft and other crime. Its opponents and privacy activists regard the app as a tool of mass surveillance. By Alex Travelli and Pragati K.B.

The Indian government has ordered Apple and other smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a state-owned “security” app on all phones before they are sold to users. Update: As we predicted, Apple has ...

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