As expensive miniature computers people carry around in their pockets, it’s no surprise that smartphones are regularly the targets of petty thieves. But one particular thief outshone the rest when he recently (allegedly) managed to steal 38 different phones during a Libertines concert in the U.K., only to be arrested with them stuffed down his

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Google paid out more than $2 million in bounties to security researchers last year in an effort to keep its applications and services safe from hackers. The payments came via the company’s Vulnerability Reward Program, which gives researchers a financial incentive to locate security holes in Google’s software, then report them to the company rather

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Tucked away in a recent Snapchat update for Android and iOS, users of the app will notice a new option that allows for the quick and easy sharing of a URL that links directly to their user profile. The link, which can then be copied or shared anywhere a link can be tapped or clicked, takes

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A new portable power supply says it can store enough juice for three full phone charges in just 15 minutes. The ASAP Dash is looking for $30,000 on crowdfunding site Indiegogo. And if it works as well as it says it does, it could be a must-have gadget for people who find themselves consistently low

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The keynote slide you see above, leaked by an apparent Samsung employee, may reveal the Galaxy S7’s design and specifications just weeks ahead of its official debut. It confirms whispers we’ve already heard, but is it genuine? According to this image, the Galaxy S7 will be powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor or Samsung’s new Exynos

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Things happen. Your car air gets dirty, your phone runs low on battery. But now you’ve got the stone to kill both those birds. The AIR quickly purifies the air in your car by removing smoke, toxic fumes, dust, pollen, pet dander, and even unfortunate mystery smells. To boot, it has two USB plug-ins to

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Smartphone shipments surpassed a record 1.43 billion units in 2015, according to the latest figures from IDC, and 22.7 percent of them carried the Samsung logo. Despite falling Galaxy sales, the South Korean company still shifted 93.3 million more devices than Apple. Of that 1.43 billion smartphones shipped, 324.8 million were Samsung devices, 231.5 million were iPhones,

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The new OnePlus X is now available without an invite — and not just for a limited time. OnePlus has today announced it is scrapping its invite system for its latest smartphone, just 92 days after it made its official debut. “We are excited to announce the OnePlus X is now completely invite free as

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Facebook is planning to roll out its new “Reactions” icons in the next few weeks, making it possible for us all to react a bit more subtly and carefully to our friends and family on Facebook. The ubiquity of Facebook has led us all to a similar experience: a friend of ours posts something sad

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Need more storage for your Nexus? Google’s latest models don’t have an expandable storage option, unfortunately — but that doesn’t mean you can’t add your own. One Nexus 5 owners has proven it’s possible to add a microSD card slot to the device that’s fully supported by Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Only the very first Nexus phone released

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