Smartphone vs virus, is privacy always going to be the loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
Apr 4, 2020
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Privacy-mad Germany turns to app to track virus spread
Personal data protection is a thorny subject in privacy-loving Germany, but the country is nevertheless considering using a smartphone app to help manage the spread of the new coronavirus.
Apr 2, 2020
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Some mobile phone apps may contain hidden behaviors that users never see
A team of cybersecurity researchers has discovered that a large number of cell phone applications contain hardcoded secrets allowing others to access private data or block content provided by users.
Mar 31, 2020
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Microsoft renames 365, throws in new Word, Excel features and more
Microsoft is overhauling its Office 365 subscription with a new focus on consumers, changing the name to Microsoft 365 and throwing in tons of new features for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Skype.
Mar 31, 2020
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Huawei flagship phone goes Google-free
Huawei drove into its post-Google era Thursday with a flagship smartphone that uses none of the Android maker's apps now that the Chinese group has been blacklisted by US authorities.
Mar 26, 2020
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Apps could take up less space on your phone, thanks to new 'streaming' software
If you resort to deleting apps when your phone's storage space is full, researchers have a solution.
Feb 6, 2020
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Huawei races to replace Google apps for next smartphone
If you can make smartphone apps, Chinese tech giant Huawei wants you.
Jan 30, 2020
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How to prevent car break-ins: Turn off your Bluetooth
Those apps that scan for devices using Bluetooth could sound great. The AirPods have fallen out of the ear and they're somewhere in the house. Whip open the app to find them. Or that lost phone, missing tablet or even camera. ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Dating apps: How to protect your personal data from hackers, advertisers
Setting up a profile on most dating apps is simple.
Jan 22, 2020
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Hey, Google, be my Spanish translator
In January, Google announced a cool new feature that turns the Google Assistant into a two-way language interpreter, but it only worked visually on smart displays, which generally aren't used in the real world, when people ...
Dec 13, 2019
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