Until just a couple of years ago, the rugged phone category was almost exclusively about military-grade durability and water resistance for use in the field. Nowadays, you can expect giant batteries ...

Minimalist gadgets like the new Light Phone III, a smartphone that barely does anything, promise to help us focus. The trade-offs are big. Our personal tech columnist tried swapping out his iPhone for ...

Rapidly evolving are perhaps the two most apt words to describe cell phone technology. This tool didn't exist until the 1970s, and since then, it has transformed the entire concept of communication.

People are using fewer cell phone minutes, research shows. Aug. 9, 2010— -- Is this the end of the line for the cherished telephone call? For decades, it's played a starring role in our lives and ...

Here are some best practices for safeguarding sensitive personal data. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is the lead consumer technology writer for The New York Times and author of Tech Fix, a weekly ...

Almost all phone-makers, including Apple, Samsung and Google, refresh their products every single year. This now-standard product cycle is a problem and it needs to stop. The manufacturing and ...

In September, the Department of Homeland Security (D.H.S.) signed a two-million-dollar contract with Paragon, an Israeli firm whose spyware product Graphite focusses on breaching encrypted-messaging ...

Kids today are growing up in a world where screens, apps and social platforms are part of everyday life. From homework to gaming to group chats, their digital lives can move faster than parents can ...