Google is fixing the no-context problem in phone calls by adding an urgent-call indicator to the Phone app. The new “Call Reason” feature lets you flag a call as urgent so the recipient knows it ...

Buried within iOS 26 is a hidden history that lets you see every call you've ever exchanged with a specific contact, potentially going back years. You might not know it, but you can access this ...

Lately, I’ve been avoiding phone calls and texting people more than I used to. I might prefer to pick up a phone, but then I think calling someone will interrupt their day and be an unwelcome ...

Similar to the iPhone, the Google Phone and Contacts apps are introducing customizable “calling cards” that some beta users are beginning to see. Instead of just seeing a person’s profile picture at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The author of many tech books, Michael Ashley covers AI and Big Data. If you’re anything like me, your phone rings all day with ...

There was a time when your landline phone would ring and you automatically answered without knowing who was calling. Today, the introduction of cell phones, voicemail, and caller ID has allowed us to ...

Have you ever found yourself repeating the words "speak to a human please" while on the phone with customer service? If so, you're among the roughly 70% of Americans who find interacting with ...

A favorite Zen Buddhist story of mine—such a favorite, I confess, that I mentioned it once before—tells of a novice monk who, on his first day at the monastery, stands before the head monk to receive ...

Boston Calling announced on June 20 that it would be taking a “gap year” in 2026 and returning on June 4-6, 2027. Mayor Wu said it had to do with the amount of events coming to the city next year and ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...