Maneesha Panja, 30, joined Month Offline, a program that syncs smartphone data to a flip phone. She spent a month using her flip phone and meeting with other members of the group. She said she made ...

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 ...

When I bought the Nokia 2780 Flip—a bare-bones device frequently recommended by “dumb phone” devotees—I wanted it to be bad. Ideally, it would be clunky to hold, tediously slow, and devoid of the kind ...

If you just got a Galaxy S25 and need to insert or remove a SIM card, this guide shows the exact safe process. The main goal is to avoid bending the tray, damaging the SIM contacts, or inserting the ...

Calling cards in Phone by Google let you personalize calls to your contacts with a fullscreen image. The Google Phone app is now adding the ability to set “your calling card” that other people will ...

When foldable phones first hit the market in 2019, it was unclear whether they would stick around. The first mass-market folding phone, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold, had durability issues and was even ...

Physical SIM cards have long been synonymous with phone numbers. They've changed greatly from what they once used to be — giant cards you'd have to put in after removing your phone's battery – but ...

Samsung has filed for a unique flip phone design patent at WIPO. This shows a reversible front-and-back flip phone design. The patent images give an impression that the design doesn’t have a defined ...

Indie game developer and publisher Elegant Horse Studios recently announced their latest game in the works, called Flipping is Hard. You play as an old-school phone that has fallen into the sewers and ...

In an era where smartphones keep getting larger, both flip phones and compact smartphones have carved out a niche for users who prefer easier-to-hold devices. But since these two kinds of smartphones ...

I’m a sucker for small tech – specifically, small devices that include loads of cool features. Which is why I’ve been enamored with a resurgence in the flip phone market the past few years – that’s ...

These two ways of connecting your phone to a cellular network are very different. We tell you about each and how you can switch from one to another. I started my career with CNET all the way back in ...