Month: March 2025
“I have nothing to hide” – our readers react to Apple getting secret hearing in appeal against UK government
Apple’s appeal against the British Government to be heard in secret The tech giant is fighting a request to build a back door into its encryption We polled TechRadar users for their thoughts – here’s what you said It looks likely Apple’s legal appeal against the UK government will be…
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A massive SMS toll fee scam is sweeping the US – here’s how to stay safe, according to the FBI
US smishing scam claims that unpaid toll service fees are due SMS messages include a bogus link to make an online payment Cybercriminals are using more than 10,000 domains to trick recipients A widespread SMS scam is targeting thousands of smartphone users in the US. Fraudsters are sending bogus texts…
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Designer Ray-Ban Metas, An EV to Mock Tesla, and Portable Pizzas—Here’s Your Gear News of the Week
Plus: iRobot unveils its new robo vacs, JBL pimps its most beloved speakers, a bright future for TCL TVs, and more. Source
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Over 400 million unwanted and malicious emails were received by businesses in 2024
Report finds reverse proxy attacks bypass 2FA, exploiting trust in fake logins Phishing remains dominant, accounting for a third of all attacks Malicious URLs surge, comprising 22.7% of cyberattack strategies Cybercriminals are continually evolving their tactics, and email remains a primary vector for attacks, with new research from Hornetsecurity highlighting…
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ICYMI: the week’s 7 biggest tech stories from Twitter’s massive outage to iRobot’s impressive new Roombas
This week has been a rollercoaster in the world of tech. Twitter shut down thanks to its biggest outage in years, giving us all a moment of peace, Google unveiled Gemini-infused robots, which feels like the start of a robot revolution, and we tested Apple‘s new Macbook and iPad Air.…
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From iPhone to Android and (almost) back again – the iPhone 16e failed to lure me back to iOS
I spent nearly a decade with iPhones until I switched to the Google Pixel 6a in 2022, and have not looked back. Android sucked me in. But I was curious about how the Apple experience has changed since I left, so I decided to go back to iOS with the…
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