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I used to repair phones — here’s the 3 things you should do when looking for a refurbished phone
There’s no getting past the fact that many of the best phones command top dollar — sometimes more than $1,00 when you’re talking about premium handsets like the Galaxy S25 Ultra or iPhone 16 Pro Max. However, there’s more than one way to get your hands on a great phone for less — and one of the easiest is to…
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Why you can’t make a Trump phone in the US (yet) – Computerworld
The alternative is to make smartphones that use components harvested from recycled devices, though doing so immediately means the devices might be dated, not as powerful, and potentially exposed to component-based security risks. Magical people Scientists, engineers, researchers, electronics experts, metallurgists, all of these skills are essential to the smartphone value chain. America just doesn’t have enough trained people to…
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There’s New Reason to Never Keep Screenshots of Private Information on Your Phone
If you keep screenshots of login credentials or cryptocurrency seed phrases—or any sensitive content, really—in your phone’s photo gallery, you should go through and remove them. A spyware campaign targeting images is spreading through apps found on the Apple App and Google Play stores as well as third-party sources. Identified by Kaspersky and reported by Bleeping Computer, SparkKitty malware gains…
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Supplier hack leaks UBS data – including CEO’s phone number
A hack of Chain IQ has led to the leak of data on 130,000 employees of many companies, notably banking giant UBS – including its CEO. Procurement service provider and UBS spin-off Chain IQ was reportedly attacked last week as part of a wider spate of hacks by ransomware group Worldleaks that targeted 20 companies, with 1.9 million files leaked.…
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My favorite midrange phone is now available for the same low price that made me fall in love with it
I’m a big fan of the R Series phones from OnePlus, which takes many of the premium features found in that company’s flagship phones and repackages them in a more affordable device. The OnePlus 13R is certainly part of that fine tradition, even if it costs a little bit more than its predecessor. But thanks to a current smartphone deal,…
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Even Klarna is launching a mobile phone service now
Klarna, the buy-now-pay-later service, is launching a mobile phone service. The $40 per month phone plan is launching in the US in the “coming weeks,” offering unlimited 5G data, calls, and texts on AT&T’s network — making it yet another MVNO in an increasingly crowded space. MNVOs, or mobile virtual network operators, are companies that sell phone service on another…
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18 steps to a safer phone – Computerworld
Android security step #8: Peek in on your saved passwords One of the less frequently discussed parts of Google’s security system is its ability to save passwords for websites and apps accessed via your mobile devices, as part of what’s now known as Google Password Manager. So as part of your annual checkup, glance over the list of saved passwords…
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Google patched bug leaking phone numbers tied to accounts
A vulnerability allowed researchers to brute-force any Google account’s recovery phone number simply by knowing a their profile name and an easily retrieved partial phone number, creating a massive risk for phishing and SIM-swapping attacks. The attack method involves abusing a now-deprecated JavaScript-disabled version of the Google username recovery form, which lacked modern anti-abuse protections. The flaw was discovered by security…
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Vivo’s telephoto extender makes the world’s best phone camera better
When Xiaomi and Realme both rocked up to February’s Mobile World Congress with concept smartphones featuring attachable camera lenses, Vivo’s executives must have had a quiet chuckle knowing they were ready to launch the real thing just two months later. Its flagship X200 Ultra went on sale in China a few weeks ago. Even by itself, it’s probably the best…
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Apple could show off revamped Phone, Safari, and Camera apps next week
Apple is planning some significant design changes across its core apps, including Phone, Camera, and Safari, that it will announce at WWDC next week, according to a report from Bloomberg. For its Phone app, Apple will reportedly add a new view that puts favorite contacts, recent calls, and voicemails into a “single, scrollable window.” Bloomberg notes that this new view…
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