Nida is a tech and telecom journalist with more than five years of writing experience. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in journalism. Your phone number is likely an essential ...

If you want to ditch your home service but keep your number, you can park it at Google for a one-time fee. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts ...

Q: Can I transfer my landline telephone number — one I’ve had for years — to a new wireless smartphone? A: Moving your landline telephone number to a mobile phone is possible if you are staying in the ...

NEW YORK --The coming freedom to keep your cell-phone number when changing wireless companies has overshadowed a possibly more revolutionary change also due this fall: the power to move a number from ...

How does WhatsApp use your phone number? That’s a question on people’s minds as the messaging giant continues to dominate mobile devices. As a Facebook-owned entity, privacy-conscious people wouldn’t ...

Welcome to the 2014 edition of the Ultimate Google Voice How-To Guide, presented by ZDNet's DIY-IT blog.In this article, and the baker's dozen that accompany it, you'll learn just about everything you ...