Articles On:smartphones

August 20, 2026

Smartphone Features That Help Seniors Stay Safe and Independent

The right smartphone can serve as a connection tool, reminder system, health organizer, magnifier, navigation ...

Smartphone features for seniors can be fun and entertaining as well as useful. Credit: Commonwealth Senior Living

Smoke Screen: Two Addictions Decades Apart

Whether you lit up or detested the smell of cigarettes, you probably recall the ubiquity ...

A modern-day smoke screen as a red-faced smartphone is surrounded by smoke

Beware the SIM Swapping Smartphone Scam

You don’t even know your phone has been hijacked – and possibly your bank and ...

Two women looking in disbelief at a smartphone. You don’t know your phone's been hijacked till it loses service and you lose money. You’re the victim of SIM swapping, aka SIM hijacking. Yuri Arcurs

The Best Smartphones for Seniors: Accessibility, Ease of Use, and Security

Today’s smartphones can do far more than make phone calls. They can help older adults ...

A young woman helping a senior woman use a smartphone - by Robert Kneschke. The best smartphones for seniors combine three key qualities: accessibility, user-friendliness, and security.

August 25, 2023

Healthy Eating Apps for Your Smart Device

Can you improve how you eat with merely the tap of a button? Matthew Kadey ...

senior using healthy eating app on phone

Ask Amy: Cellphone Etiquette Issues

In this edition of “Ask Amy,” advice columnist Amy Dickinson addresses a 60-something woman who ...

Woman talking on a cellphone by her car, for Ask Amy column: In this “Ask Amy,” advice columnist Amy Dickinson addresses a 60-something woman who is offended by her siblings’ lack of cellphone etiquette.