DEL MAR, Calif. -- Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.

Age is just a number, which applies to both life and the best cell phone plans for seniors. You can certainly find plans strictly aimed at anyone 55 years or older, with T-Mobile 's offerings ...

From his home in Del Mar, the inventor of the mobile phone, now 96, watches. Of one thing Cooper is certain: The revolution has just begun.

SALISBURY TWP., Pa. - Starting Thursday, drivers in Pennsylvania can be pulled over simply for having a phone in hand while behind the wheel -- texting, emailing or even just holding it. Paul ...

The simple landlines once used to call friends or family evolved into omnipresent glossy screens that flood our brain with ...

Unlocked phones—those you pay for in total up-front, often directly from the manufacturer—are different. You can generally use an unlocked phone on almost any carrier and switch carriers at will.

It should be a cellular dead zone. But in my pocket, a Samsung phone alerts me to arriving texts, even though there's no cell ...

In April, T-Mobile and Starlink requested the government waive that requirement for their collaborative satellite texting method, which is available to everybody in America, regardless of carrier.

They're called burner phones because you can "burn" them, i.e., trash them after use, and the phone cannot be traced back to you, which makes them appealing to criminals.

Straight Talk is a cellphone service provider that offers fixed and unlimited monthly plans. Customers can choose a month-to-month option or save money by opting for a three-, six-, or 12-month ...

Here’s a list of icons you see at the top of your phone for the major services: AT&T: 5GE (which isn't actually 5G, but rather a sly marketing name for 4G LTE), 5G (low band), 5G Plus (mmWave ...