In New York city, a company called City24x7 is giving mostly-unused phone booths an upgrade: Gone is the phone; in its place is a 32-inch iPad-like touch screen that lets users see real-time news ...

If you still have a landline telephone, then you may be old enough to remember smelly phone booths and the rotary dial. That is one finding from a surprisingly deep trove of research on the ...

The pilot, who is still alive, got his wish. It all started in Japan 14 years ago when Itaru Sasaki installed an old-fashioned phone booth in his garden. His intention was too create an eclectic ...