I'm not buying the eSIM hype — physical SIM cards are more reliable and make you less dependent on your cellular carrier.

A SIM card is a necessity for connecting your phone to a cellular network. Unfortunately, that necessity can come with a very big risk. Criminals use a tactic called SIM fraud or SIM swapping to gain ...

a person's finger holding up a SIM card with a phone in the background - Towfiqu Ahamed/Getty Images A SIM card is a necessity for connecting your phone to a cellular network. Unfortunately, that ...

How do you creatively limit your phone use? We asked NPR's audience this question last week in a story about how to resist the urge to keep checking your phone. Experts shared practical tips, like ...

Oppo is back with another high-spec foldable phone you may never see outside a tech journalist's hands. The Find N6 is its new, sub-9mm device that is headed to Asian markets and, for now, not many ...

It used to be common wisdom that leaving your phone charging overnight degrades the battery. But handset design has evolved to mitigate the harm caused by constant charging. You may have heard that ...

Life Kit spoke to experts in behavioral science, psychology and technology for real-world advice. The key, they say, is to find effective ways to resist that constant urge to keep picking up your ...

Samsung is exploring bringing vibe coding to future Galaxy phones, which would let users create custom apps or modify their phone’s experience using simple AI prompts. While no launch date has been ...

Update your phone, apps, and security settings before traveling abroad. Use a VPN on public Wi-Fi and avoid logging into financial accounts on shared networks. Enable device tracking, strong passcodes ...

Many of us have a lot of digital data locked away in our Google accounts: emails, photos, chats, documents, schedules, restaurant reviews. Losing access to that data is likely to be fairly high on the ...

It’s only February, and “going analog” to escape your screens has emerged as one of the year’s defining trends. If completely unplugging isn’t realistic, hands-on hobbies like knitting, crocheting or ...