In late December, the 21st to be exact, my friends Amos and Clara called me 17 times. On December 22 it was eight times. The calls were short—sometimes only 30 to 45 seconds, and they usually arrived ...

If you’re looking for the best dump phone for kids (or, if you prefer, the best phones for kids), then you’re making a sensible decision. Because in a world where the best smartphones reign supreme, ...

Lauren Zobec compared her kids’ first experience with a landline phone, a turquoise cylinder device that arrived at her east Denver home in December, to aliens learning how to talk. “They were holding ...