If it seems like you’re being inundated with spam calls and texts these days, you’re not alone. There are the text messages about supposed unpaid traffic tickets, those encouraging us to apply for ...

Instead of you trying to decide whether to answer, this assistant will pick up the call itself. Using voice-to-voice and agentic AI skills, the receptionist will then ask questions to determine if the ...

iOS 26 introduces a robust set of tools designed to help you manage incoming phone calls with greater efficiency and precision. With features such as real-time call screening, live voicemail ...

Discover how iOS 26's call screening lets you silence, screen, and transcribe calls for better control and fewer interruptions.

Samsung's One UI 8.5 is expected to be the next big software upgrade for Galaxy smartphones. Although a beta of the software ...

Blocking an unknown number or reporting a suspicious text message may feel like a small win against the spam menace. But behind every promotional call or unwanted message is a tangled ecosystem—a web ...

AT&T is testing out an agentic AI tool that can identify and filter out robocallers. The “digital receptionist” screens calls to determine if the caller is human, how urgent the call is, and whether ...

AT&T claims the digital assistant answers incoming calls and asks questions such as “Who may I say is calling?” and “What is ...

The network-based assistant will automatically screen calls from unknown numbers. The network-based assistant will automatically screen calls from unknown numbers. is a news writer who covers the ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes an anti-spam service to mistakenly block Exchange Online and Microsoft Teams users from opening URLs and quarantine some of their emails. In a ...

Your phone buzzes — it's extended family you haven't talked to in a while, or maybe it's your boss with an important update. Whatever the case, you want to record the conversation so you can listen ...