Over the past decade or so, smartphones have exploded in popularity and seamlessly integrated themselves into nearly every aspect of most people’s lives. Although that comes with a few downsides as ...

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Imagine being able to build your own fully functional mobile phone, make it uniquely yours with customized apps, all while learning the basics of programming languages and electronics. Imagine ...

With the latest and greatest 5G cellular networks right around the corner, it can be difficult to believe that it wasn’t so long ago that cell phones relied on analog networks. They aren’t used ...

In honor of the Maker Faire going on this weekend in nearby San Mateo, here’s a DIY project to track someone from an ordinary cellphone. Using the $100 kit from Mologogo and a $6 a month data plan, a ...

Not every new cellphone has a 6+ inch display, an amazing camera or… a touchscreen display. Justine Haupt’s Rotary Cellphone puts some decidedly old-school tech into a modern mobile device that’s ...

There’s something of the hacker in all IT people … there has to be because you spend so much of your time figuring out how things work and how to fix said things when they break (which is usually far ...

Q: I need every penny I can get my hands on to buy Christmas gifts. The last thing I want is to replace older electronics, such as my five-year-old iPad. Any suggestions for DIY? A: Murphy's Law says ...