NEW YORK CITY -- On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper stood on a sidewalk on sixth avenue in Manhattan with a device the size of a brick and made the first public call from a cell phone to one of the men ...

Most people know to call 911 in an emergency, but what if it’s not safe, or you can’t speak, or a cell phone call won’t go through? In Minnesota, you still have a lifeline: you can text . Quiet, fast, ...

The law that bans holding a cell phone to talk or text while driving doesn’t take effect in Washington state for a couple of months, but one mom has learned the hard way that no call is worth it. “I ...

MALONE – Franklin County’s E-911 office can figure out where people are with most cell phone calls, but not all of them yet. In 2012, the number of calls from cellular phones to 911 started to eclipse ...

Do you feel like your calls are dropping more frequently or more of your calls are not connecting? Don’t throw your cell phone on the ground in frustration and start cursing the phone’s poorly ...