That takes old-school to a new level. A space engineer who despises smartphones and text messaging built her own cell phone -- and it has a rotary dial. Justine Haupt, 34, spent three years creating ...

WASHINGTON — A space engineer is so against smartphones, she designed and built her own, functioning cell phone with an old-fashioned rotary dial. And now, she's showing the public how to do it, too.

And similar to the phones of yesteryear that ended a call when you physically hung them up, the dial keyboard’s designers ...

I can’t help but wonder how long it will be before the movie title “Dial M for Murder” becomes mysterious to most of the population. After all, who has seen a dial phone lately? Sure, there are a few ...

Rotary phones, once a staple in the typical mid-century living room, were largely relegated to dusty basements and landfills ...

She builds tools for space exploration — but her cellphone is strictly down to earth. Justine Haupt, 34, hates smartphones. She hates the way they work, and she hates the way they rule our lives. “I ...

Remember the days of dial-up internet, handwritten letters, and the thrill of waiting for your favorite TV show to air? In a ...

One of the useful side effects of the ubiquitous availability of cellular network data modules is that they can be used to create custom mobile phones. It’s surprising in a way that we don’t see as ...

There are moments in our shared histories that help us realize how far technology has advanced in a relatively short amount of time. A viral video originating from Orland Park may be one of those ...

How does the internet actually work? It can be difficult to visualize a system that includes a giant worldwide network, millions of servers, and billions of packets flying around. A group of students ...

There’s no power on in Puerto Rico, but one 94-year-old’s rotary dial phone is working just fine. Jose Lopez of Cohoes has been calling his grandmother every few hours since Hurricane Fiona began to ...