Apple reinvents the act of making, taking and dodging phone calls with the updated Phone app in iOS 26, thanks to a bold new design and the addition of several cutting-edge features. They include Call ...

Are expensive phone plans draining your wallet? Free calling and texting apps offer a practical solution for staying connected without the need for traditional phone services. These apps rely on Wi-Fi ...

With iPadOS 26, Apple added a dedicated Phone app to the iPad for the first time. It doesn't turn the tablet into a standalone phone, but it gives you access to your iPhone's line through Continuity.

A controversial app that claims to pay people for recordings of their phone calls, which are then used to train AI models, could soon return after being disabled due to a significant security flaw.

Give it a go before you give it up. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac For the first time in 18 years, Apple redesigned the oft-overlooked Phone app. The overhaul in iOS 26 simplifies the Phone app’s ...

After years of hiding behind FaceTime, phone calls on the Mac are getting their own spotlight. Here's all you need to know about the Phone app in macOS Tahoe. Apple finally gave the Mac a dedicated ...

A new app is paying users to record their phone calls for AI training purposes. Credit: Neon Mobile Get paid to record your phone calls and hand them over to third parties? It may seem a bit dystopian ...

Apple's Phone app for macOS 26 means you don't need to pick up your iPhone to take a phone call while you're hard at work on your Mac. Here's how it works, and what it looks like in action. With the ...

The app stirred privacy and security questions offering to pay people for recordings of their phone calls to train AI models. A security flaw didn't help. The Neon app for iOS and Android promises ...