Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this column neglected to note that calling *77 on your mobile phone may instead connect you with law enforcement. The moment you hear that ...

Thanks to Android smartphones, getting in touch with family and friends is faster and easier. Not all calls are welcomed, though. Spammers, strangers, telemarketers, and other unwanted callers can get ...

Don't worry about downloading apps -- your iPhone already has several tools to block all those annoying calls and texts from random numbers. Feeling buried under a flood of unwanted calls and texts on ...