With one of the longest lasting batteries on the market – up to 25 days of standby time – the Jitterbug Plus provides the luxury of not running out of power frequently. The new handset also retains ...

The Jitterbug Smart2 for GreatCall may be an Android smartphone, but the interface has been simplified so your older relatives can handle it. It also gives the elderly access to select healthcare ...

Smartphone is a misnomer. What we’re all carrying around in our pockets are computers—small, complex computers, with so much capability, making calls is just a minor detail. But the truth is some ...

Fresh off the news of its acquisition by Best Buy, aging in place tech company GreatCall has announced the Jitterbug Smart2, the first update since 2016 to its line of smartphones for seniors. It was ...

Despite GreatCall's custom user interface, the lock screen behaves more or less like every other Android phone out there. A single press of the screen lock button wakes the display and shows the time, ...

GreatCall has utilized the popular and well-received Kyocera Milano as the perfect choice for its customers. With its distinct round shape and soft-touch finish, it has a low profile that makes it ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2006--GreatCall announced today that "Jitterbug," a unique combination of handset and service targeted towards baby boomers and their parents, was selected as the ...

When his parents denied him a Super NES, he got mad. When they traded a prize Sega Genesis for a 2400 baud modem, he got even. Years of Internet shareware, eBay'd possessions and video game testing ...

Yesterday, Best Buy announced that it paid $800 million to acquire GreatCall, the company that makes the senior-friendly JitterBug phones. Perhaps more importantly, it has an emergency response ...

The progression from landlines to smartphones is generally seen as a positive thing, but older generations can be overwhelmed by the bells, whistles, and multiple functions of a cutting-edge ...

Best Buy announced late yesterday that it has acquired GreatCall, the company behind the JitterBug phone for seniors, for $800 million. The company currently focuses primarily on its emergency ...