My mom needed a phone to stay connected in her new assisted living apartment, but most smartphones were too complex for her.

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Apple has introduced a new call screening feature for iPhone users to combat nuisance calls. This tool, part of the iOS 26 update, allows users to screen calls from unknown numbers.

T he latest episode published by tech channel The Serial Port began with an interesting question: Is it possible to stream ...

The YouTube channel The Serial Port has pulled off something few imagined possible in the broadband era: streaming YouTube over a dial-up connection. In their latest ...

The ‘you’ve got mail’ era already feels like a lifetime ago, but in the week dial-up connections are finally turned off by AOL, Liam Murphy-Robledo talks to the pioneers of commercial dial-up internet ...

Apple has added eight new Background Sounds in iOS 26, including Babble, Steam, Airplane, Boat, Bus, Train, Rain On Roof, and ...

This is horology's foundational paradox. Cheaper watches are powered by quartz – crystals that vibrate at a set frequency, ...

Google’s design team in Japan seems to be on a roll. They have more dial-based devices in mind, including keyboards for DJs, pets, and even Daikagura performers, Japan’s traditional juggling ...

In the days of yore, computers would scream strange sounds as they spoke with each other over phone lines. Of course, this is ...

But the man didn’t have a vast network of personal shoppers on his speed dial. Lisa Sizow did. She made one phone call and scored the purse in Naples. It was the last one available in Italy.