A friend recently dropped his phone and ended up with a cracked display. That isn’t always a death knell for a smartphone, but in this case it meant that he couldn’t unlock the phone because the ...

How do you get the data off your phone if you have accidentally dropped it and smashed the screen? Find out what's possible and what isn't.

Dropping your phone is almost a rite of passage. One slip from your pocket, and suddenly you’re staring at a spiderweb of cracks—or worse, a completely black display. But don’t panic: a shattered ...