New phone? How to get your old one ready to pass on
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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US-Canada military center 'tracks' Santa for 68th year
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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Mind the gap: Travel apps need human help to bridge digital divide
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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Elon Musk teases audio and video calls at X
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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Why do I get so much spam and unwanted email in my inbox? And how can I get rid of it?
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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Temu: China's answer to Amazon is already Australia's most popular free app—what makes it so addictive?
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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Social media platform X to offer video, audio calls: Musk
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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Researchers uncover privacy risks in cellphones purchased at police auctions
Law enforcement agencies nationwide regularly sell items that are seized in criminal investigations or are unclaimed from lost-and-found inventories. Many of these items—vehicles, jewelry, watches and electronic devices ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Banks' growing reliance on chatbots to handle customer service tasks worries consumer watchdog
Can you trust Erica, or Sandi or Amy to increasingly control parts of your financial life without giving you inaccurate information or sending money to the wrong place?
Jun 6, 2023
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Twitter verification reappears, but some disavow Musk's mark
Celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why the blue check marks reappeared—nor do they seem too happy about it.
Apr 24, 2023
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