We live in a world driven by acronyms. Every day there seems to be another one invented. LOL, TGIF, BYOB, WYSIWYG (I had to look this one up!)... It only stands to reason that at first glance, SOS ...

Morse code transmits information through sequences of dots, dashes, and spaces, allowing messages to travel long distances without spoken language. Samuel F.B. Morse developed the original system in ...

An issue with Verizon on Monday led many cellphone users to look for calling alternatives. The company advised customers to access Wi-Fi communications, but iPhone users without service or internet ...

Thousands of customers woke up Thursday morning to an SOS symbol at the top of their iPhones and no service due to a nationwide telecommunications outage. The outages were impacting AT&T customers the ...

Following Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida, here's how to make sure you can send messages via satellite if you have no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology ...

Editors' Note: Verizon appears to be suffering an outage in the U.S. on January 14, 2026, which may explain the appearance of the SOS alert on your iPhone. See our Verizon outage live blog for more ...

(KRON) — There are ongoing reports of a widespread outage impacting multiple cellphone and internet providers Monday morning. According to Downdetector.com, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile users have all ...