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Samsung is under fire for AppCloud, an unremovable pre-installed app on Galaxy phones. Linked to Israeli-founded ironSource, the bloatware raises serious privacy fears regarding data harvesting and ...

The NBA is reportedly seeking cell phones and other property from multiple teams as part of its investigation into illegal sports gambling. Los Angeles Lakers assistant trainer Mike Mancias and ...

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Over the past few years, a huge number of schools in the United States and around the world have banned cell phone use among their students. It’s a divisive topic, and the effects are only starting to ...

Over the Past year, United States Customs and Border Protection staff searched more phones and electronic devices at the border than ever before, according to new statistics published by the ...

States are banning cellphones in schools, but do these policies actually work to improve student behavior and achievement? A pair of research projects led by noted academic scholars provide some ...

A new study suggests phone bans can improve students' focus and grades. When one Florida school district banned cellphones, disciplinary issues initially spiked as schools worked to enforce the new ...

Android devices are vulnerable to a new attack that can covertly steal two-factor authentication codes, location timelines, and other private data in less than 30 seconds. The new attack, named ...

This was a significant year for Android phones, as several innovations and improvements were keenly felt. Whether it’s the Snapdragon 8 Elite’s huge CPU performance leap, the continued rise of silicon ...