technology
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US congressman calls for investigation into vulnerability that lets hackers spy on every phoneVulnerabilities within SS7 mobile phone network brokerage system allow attackers to listen to calls, read messages and track location using just a phone number -
Apple's new iOS, MacOS and more expected on 13 JuneDate set for WWDC, latest developer event, as tech giant announces updates to MacBook range
privacy
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Your phone number is all a hacker needs to read texts, listen to calls and track youWeaknesses within mobile phone network interconnection system allows criminals or governments to remotely snoop on anyone with a phone
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Sim-swap fraud claims another mobile banking victimChris Sims’ account emptied and loan for £8,000 taken out as fraudsters continue to exploit way banks use customers’ mobiles
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analysis & opinion
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Microsoft may have sold fewer than 20m Xbox Ones, EA revealsIf an accidental disclosure from EA is correct, the PS4 has outsold Xbox One almost two to one
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reviews
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Huawei P9 review: aiming for the big boys but just missing on softwareLatest flagship smartphone from Chinese manufacturer has premium build, excellent Leica camera, fast fingerprint scanner – but its EMUI software is not quite up to scratch
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Marin Fairfax SC6 DLX: bike reviewMarin is a leading name in the world of mountain biking, but this commuter bike tames the city streets, too, says Martin Love
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devices
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WearablesWearablesEight technologies that could change healthcare beyond recognitionSmartphones, genome sequencing and wearable technology will bring benefits but also challenges to health and social care
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SmartphonesSmartphonesGoogle Now turns Siri on after being prodded by Alexa in virtual threesomeThis is how you can get Amazon’s Alexa talking to Google’s Now to activate Apple’s Siri, in a voice-assistant Rube Goldberg machine
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TabletsTabletsYouTube Kids, BBC iPlayer Kids and more: the best TV apps for childrenVideo-on-demand apps competing with Sky Kids, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, DisneyLife, Hopster and PlayKids: how do they compare?
in depth
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A toxic web: what the Victorians can teach us about online abuseIn the 1850s, adulterated food was causing widespread malnutrition. Campaigners, scientists, governments and industry leaders worked together to eventually put it right. Let’s learn from this history
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The price of failure: Yahoo's Marissa Mayer could leave with $137m