The case involved “geofence” searches, which allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphones near crime scenes.

A dead phone battery is usually just an inconvenience. When it's a phone you've also lost, it starts to feel like a genuine disaster, because the app you'd normally use to find it requires the phone ...

QR codes, short for Quick-Response codes, are pretty neat. You scan the code using your device's camera, which picks up embedded information, often to share details or direct you to a website. The ...

As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority ...

Apple now lets you limit location sharing with your mobile carrier if your device and provider support this service. Here's exactly how to tweak your iPhone settings to optimize your privacy.

Nicola Jones is a freelance writer in Pemberton, Canada. Last year, climate researcher Zeke Hausfather was playing around with climate-data visualizations, trying to find new and shocking ways to show ...

As you arrive at the Lethe Library in Hell is Us, you'll not only find a locked safe in a dumpster within the parking lot, but also a Book Restoration room needing a code within the building itself.

Right now, over a billion phones are running without security updates, and hackers know it. Your phone is probably fine. But you should check. Takes 30 seconds. ⚡ TL;DR: Key takeaways Every phone has ...

Android‘s Find Hub now lets you share your lost luggage’s precise location directly with airlines. The feature arrives just as holiday travel hits its peak and bags inevitably go missing. You generate ...

Briauna Brown is a digital content producer for CBS Texas and the South region. A longtime and versatile journalist, Briauna writes, edits and produces social media content for all CBS Texas digital ...

Apple's satellite features are designed for situations where cellular and Wi-Fi coverage are unavailable. In supported regions, compatible iPhone 14 or later models can connect directly to a satellite ...