Federal officials sent out email alerts last week about the prevalence of Medicare scams, warning about fraudsters calling out of the blue and asking if you are on the federal health insurance system ...

The first telephone call was made 150 years ago. Cincinnati was one of the first cities to embrace the invention that changed how we communicate.

Better safe than sorry.

A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his ...

IRS tax scam calls are on the rise. Learn how to identify fake calls about back taxes and what to do if you get one.

With its twirly cord and landline-like features, the Tin Can is giving kids a crash course in phone etiquette. For example: Talk!

Some parents say that bringing back landlines is benefiting their kids. This retro technology is delaying social media use ...

Though the tactic itself isn't new, both the timing and level of detail have evolved, Smith said. The attackers contact their victims almost immediately after they receive a new device. They cite the ...

Think AI-powered tools like Gemini and ChatGPT are only good with text-based input? Think again. They’ve now gotten significantly better at understanding and reacting to human speech − and the ...

My elderly father is extremely deaf and struggles to hear people, particularly on the landline phone. So I built this — a Raspberry Pi with a 10" touchscreen that sits next to his phone and ...