Obtaining and using a true burner phone is hard—but not impossible. Here are the steps you need to take to protect your mobile communications based on the risks you face.

To control your Android phone with your PC, you can use apps like Microsoft Phone Link, Pushbullet, Scrcpy, AirDroid, AnyViewer, TeamViewer, and Vysor.

Don’t have the latest A.I.-powered model? There are still plenty of new features in Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 to ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it.

If you're traveling through an airport, you can save some time by having your passport on your phone. Here's what you need to ...

In an age of constant communication, receiving phone calls or messages from unknown numbers has become increasingly common. Whether it's a missed call from an unfamiliar number, a potential scam or a ...

Millions of iPhone owners can still use Siri with ChatGPT, even without Apple's official integration. Here's how to use ChatGPT on your older iPhone. It's important to note that the workarounds here ...

Google is working on its own version of Apple's Handoff feature between Android phones, tablets, and PCs. Here's how it might ...

This is the online edition of The Wiretap newsletter, your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. ICE is using all manner of ...

Until now, holograms have been created using lasers, but now researchers have used a new ensemble of components that could ...

A new study suggests that bringing your smartphone into the bathroom could raise your risk of hemorrhoids by nearly 50%. Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston found ...

There are some features that don't make headlines and are still quite valuable, such as Guided Frame on Pixel phones. Here's how to make the most of it.