Since January, it has been illegal to "unlock" your cell phone — or decouple it electronically from the service provider that sold it to you. That's because in October, the Librarian of Congress ...

Walmart Inc. is testing technology in stores that would let people open security locks for products from their cellphones, a ...

A TikToker and electrician showed off a locked shelf mechanism in what seems to be an effort to curtail wire theft.

Cell phones often distract us from work, our families, and the world around us. But that distraction can be especially ...

From lending your phone to kids to protecting against theft, Android's new features include app locking and AI-powered theft detection to keep your data safe.

Stardew Valley 1.6 added a hidden experimental multiplayer feature to the mobile version of the game, developer Eric ...

You could already talk to the AI and ask it questions when your phone is locked, but currently, only Google Assistant can ...

Gemini will most likely let users soon make calls or text someone without unlocking their phone. Here are all the details!

Others, like T-Mobile, won’t let you unlock your phone until you’ve stayed on their network for a certain number of days, even if the device is paid off. Earlier this year, the FCC proposed ...

Police generally need a warrant to search your phone. The details, though, are a legal and practical minefield.

Phones hold so much of our digital lives — emails, social media, bank accounts and more — that if they go missing, it can ...