Security
One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it was out of cell service. I couldn't make calls or texts.
Jul 14, 2024
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Security
SIM-swapping is a growing form of identity theft that goes beyond hacking into an email or social media account. In this case, the thieves take over your phone number. Any calls or texts go to them, not to you.
Jul 14, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Google said Tuesday it has chosen Brazil, a country where nearly two cellphones are pilfered every minute, to test a new Artificial Intelligence system to automatically block stolen Android smartphones.
Jun 12, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Does the act of removing the sim card from an old phone prevent anyone from accessing any of the personal information that might still be recoverable?
Feb 14, 2024
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Internet
The joint US-Canadian military monitoring agency has continued its decades-long Christmas tradition of tracking Santa's whereabouts, helping children around the globe find out when his reindeer-powered, present-filled sleigh ...
Dec 25, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
When Inez Rastovac, who works for the Dutch municipality of Tilburg, asked 30 women of migrant background in 2021 about gaps in technologies for using local transport, she wasn't expecting them to request cycling lessons.
Nov 10, 2023
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Internet
X is tinkering with video and audio calling at the platform formerly known as Twitter, according to a post Wednesday by owner Elon Musk.
Oct 26, 2023
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Internet
Spam might not have brought an end to the internet or email, as some dire predictions in the early 2000s claimed it could—but it's still a massive pain.
Sep 21, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
If you spend much time online you've probably seen one of Temu's colorful ads—punctuated by its catchy tagline: "shopping like a billionaire."
Sep 6, 2023
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Internet
The social media platform X will begin offering video and audio calling, owner Elon Musk announced on Thursday, a step towards turning the former Twitter into an "everything app."
Aug 31, 2023
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