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Apple hit with ‘mercenary spyware attacks’ — iPhone users warned worldwide of ‘most advanced digital threats’

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Apple hit with ‘mercenary spyware attacks’ — iPhone users warned worldwide of ‘most advanced digital threats’

A terrifying and extremely advanced cyberattack has impacted iPhone users from at least 92 countries, including India, Reuters reported. Parent company Apple warned targeted users in an email that hackers aimed to “remotely compromise the iPhone” and updated its guidance about these cases of highly sophisticated device infiltration Wednesday. Called “mercenary attacks,” they actually don’t … Read more

The ultimate spring cleaning checklist for each zodiac sign

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The ultimate spring cleaning checklist for each zodiac sign

Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, daylight is going the extra mile — and Aries season is raging. Yes, friends, spring hath sprung and with it the ancient call to begin again. Human behavior is intrinsically tied to seasonal patterns and natural cycles. Our energy levels dip when less daylight is available as darkness triggers … Read more

What is ‘iPhone finger’ — and how dangerous is it?

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What is ‘iPhone finger’ — and how dangerous is it?

It’s handy to know what your iPhone is doing to your digits. Techies and smartphone users fear that their mobile devices, when pressing down on their pinky during normal phone use, are leaving a mark or indentation on the pinky — otherwise known as “iPhone finger.” The iOS-inspired conspiracy was recently discussed on “The TJ … Read more

My travel hack saves so much time and stress — I never have to look at airport screens

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My travel hack saves so much time and stress — I never have to look at airport screens

Now this will get your trip off to a flying start. Air travel, while often a pleasurable experience for avid vacationers, can come with a unique set of stressors.  The frustration of navigating foreign airports to find your gate, anxiously listening for announcements about flight delays and cancellations, and feverishly updating loved ones with last-minute changes to your … Read more

Silence your iPhone, order takeout and dive into the most thrilling new books of the season

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Silence your iPhone, order takeout and dive into the most thrilling new books of the season

When it’s frigid outside, it’s the best time of year to plop down on the couch and pick up a book that will scare the bejesus out of you. (For reasons we’ve never been able to quite work out, winter is the time of year that many thrillers are published.) Put your iPhone on Do … Read more

Abigail Shrier breaks down America’s teenage mental health crisis

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Abigail Shrier breaks down America’s teenage mental health crisis

Nora, 16, is a fairly typical teenager. A high-school student from Southern California, she lives on Snapchat, has a mouth full of braces, sings in the school choir and a “large majority” of her friends are clinically depressed. “I always have a friend who’s going through something super serious,” she told Abigail Shrier, author of … Read more

Miss your BlackBerry? You can turn your iPhone into one with this first-of-its-kind case

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Miss your BlackBerry? You can turn your iPhone into one with this first-of-its-kind case

If you miss your BlackBerry, you can have it back once again with the click of a button. Introducing Clicks, which is both a case and physical keyboard rolled into one, to turn your iPhone into a BlackBerry-like device. iPhone users — specifically owners of the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 … Read more

Android users less attractive than iPhone owners, women say: ‘Like, no’

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Android users less attractive than iPhone owners, women say: ‘Like, no’

Consider it a judgment call — some women find men who own a Google Android phone instead of an Apple iPhone less attractive. TikToker Travaine Barnett hit the streets in October to ask ladies what it is about Android devices, notorious for green text message bubbles that show up on iPhones, that give them the … Read more

TikTok is making users give their iPhone passwords for unclear reasons

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TikTok is making users give their iPhone passwords for unclear reasons

TikTok users are now frightened and confused as to why the viral video app is supposedly demanding they input their iPhone password to view content. Even more concerning, experts say the reasons why TikTok — which had reportedly been caught red-handed spying on journalists in the past — remains unclear. “TikTok itself doesn’t explicitly state … Read more

Mystery iPhone glitch causes woman’s alarm to go off at 9:25 a.m. every day: ‘Am I going to die?’

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Mystery iPhone glitch causes woman’s alarm to go off at 9:25 a.m. every day: ‘Am I going to die?’

Does she need to call a tech-corcist? A UK woman has been plagued by a “really annoying” iPhone glitch for five years that causes her alarm to go off at 9:25 a.m. every day like clockwork — despite the fact that she never scheduled it. She detailed this technological Groundhog Day problem, which even has … Read more

I’m the real Siri — I’ve been forced to change my name after Apple’s latest system update

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I’m the real Siri — I’ve been forced to change my name after Apple’s latest system update

Hey Siri — how do I change my name? A Scottish woman saw her life turned upside down after Apple made a small tweak to its digital assistant software in a recent update, leaving the Edinburgh-based personal trainer with no option but to take drastic measures. Siri Price, 26, was annoyed enough when Apple released their voice … Read more

Google puts ‘AI in your hand’ with release of new Pixel, plans to upgrade Bard

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Google puts ‘AI in your hand’ with release of new Pixel, plans to upgrade Bard

Google on Wednesday unveiled a next-generation Pixel smartphones lineup that will be infused with more artificial intelligence tools capable of writing captions about photos that can be altered by the technology, too. The injection of more artificial intelligence, or AI, into Google’s products marks another step in the company’s attempt to bring more of the … Read more

My teen texts me this gross emoji when they feel unsafe — it’s our secret bat-signal

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My teen texts me this gross emoji when they feel unsafe — it’s our secret bat-signal

Mom to the rescue. Jax Anderson and her 12-year-old daughter, Evelyn, have their own private distress signal. The secret “S-O-S” allows the preteen to quickly and discreetly telegraph the need for parental intervention, in case of uncomfortable or even life-threatening situations — without anybody knowing she’s calling for help. It’s the “poop” emoji.   “Whenever Evelyn … Read more

Samsung unveils new foldable phones, offerings in battle with Apple’s iPhone

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Samsung unveils new foldable phones, offerings in battle with Apple’s iPhone

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to bet on devices with bending screens, a budding market that has yet to fully take off because of high prices. The clamshell-designed Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5, a larger device that opens and folds like a book, will be … Read more

Woman runs over cheating husband, mistress: video

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Woman runs over cheating husband, mistress: video

Footage of the moment a car being driven by a Queensland, Australia woman crashed into her cheating husband and his mistress on a quiet Brisbane street has been revealed for the first time. Christie Lee Kennedy, 38, avoided serving any jail time for dangerous driving of a motor vehicle after her car was seen plowing into David … Read more

‘BlackBerry’ review: Geeky biopic recalls gadget the iPhone killed

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‘BlackBerry’ review: Geeky biopic recalls gadget the iPhone killed

In a year crowded with product biopics — there are films about Air Jordan sneakers and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, of all things — “BlackBerry” offers something different: tragedy. Like Romeo and Juliet, the BlackBerry is doomed to die from the very start.  The road to ruin, though, is a geeky good time — a “Revenge … Read more

I dropped my iPhone 12 Max in the sewer — so I jumped in to save it

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I dropped my iPhone 12 Max in the sewer — so I jumped in to save it

A festival goer claimed that he dived into a sewer to save his iPhone 12 Pro Max after the Apple device fell out of his pocket while he was urinating. Augusto Figueiredo, 30, told Jam Press that he was attending a hip-hop festival in Barra da Tijuca, Brazil, on Friday — and watched in horror … Read more

Gen Z obsessed with old-fashioned flip phones from the 2000s: ‘I think that era was fun’

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Gen Z obsessed with old-fashioned flip phones from the 2000s: ‘I think that era was fun’

They’re partying like it’s 1999. Young Gen Z women, after trying on skinny jeans and rehabilitating tramp stamps, are once more looking to the turn of the century — before most of them were even born — for the latest must-have accessory for a night on the town: the humble flip phone. “We don’t take our regular … Read more

High school bans smartphones — and kids are happier than ever

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High school bans smartphones — and kids are happier than ever

When the 65 high schoolers who attend Buxton boarding school in Williamstown, Massachusetts, resumed in-person learning in the fall of 2020, Head of School Peter Beck noticed that the kids had lost something important.  After months of remote learning due to the pandemic, kids no longer knew how to interact with one another.  “The students … Read more

I lost my iPhone at sea — it washed up 500 days later working perfectly

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I lost my iPhone at sea — it washed up 500 days later working perfectly

A UK paddleboarder redefined “life ring” after dropping her iPhone in the ocean, only for it to wash ashore in perfect working condition — an incredible 460 days later. ”I never thought I would have seen it again, or for it to be working,” Clare Atfield, 39, told SWNS. The miraculous saga occurred while she … Read more