Cell phones keep getting sleeker and smaller, which means they are also getting easier to lose or misplace. For instance, Motorola's latest model, the SLVR, is so thin and light, you'd hardly notice ...

A neat idea to back up your contacts from both your SIM card and cell phone memory in one fell swoop, the Back-Up Pal keeps safe all your contact info, whilst ignoring ringtones and SMS messages ...

Since many smartphones require you to use a touch screen to perform most functions, you might not be able to do much with the phone when the screen goes blank and stops working. It's even more of a ...

I don’t know about you, but I am so tired of typing contact numbers into phones. Be it cell phone or landline, I’ve spent way too much time on such a mundane task. So, as if reading my mind, Panasonic ...

Wondering how to transfer contacts from one Android device to another? You're in luck, because the software developers at Google have made it incredibly easy to sync and transfer contacts between ...

Your phone’s contacts app can be easy to treat as a simple address book. But the default versions usually included in Apple’s iOS 15 and Google’s Android 12 can ...

After years of neglect, Apple has finally begun to take the Contacts app seriously on iPhone. It’s strange to think that an app built around phone numbers would be so neglected by Apple's first phone.

Google is testing a new Contacts Picker in Android 17 that stops apps from automatically pulling your entire address book. Instead of handing everything over, you’ll be able to choose exactly which ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. You may not know this, but many phones let you add information about yourself that's accessible even when the phone is locked — ...