Phones are increasingly central to our lives, but in their original role — as a means of making and receiving voice calls — they’ve become as much an annoyance as a conveni… Read More
If you are someone who gets spammy, scammy calls, you are not alone. You also know that they can be very annoying. Thankfully, there are a number of apps out there that can help. Here are a… Read More
With any new form of communication comes the potential for scammers. Spam texts and text scams can be an unwelcome privacy intrusion and, if you fall for them, they could potentially create… Read More
The great thing about the modern era of smartphones and excellent cellular service is that you can always be in touch, all the time, almost everywhere. The terrible thing about the mod… Read More
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy.
The app industry is as ho… Read More
Constantly hassled by incoming calls on your iPhone that promise riches for filling out a survey, claim the IRS will arrest you if you don’t wire a payment (to Costa Rica), or say they… Read More