Turns out that those sensors in your smartphone that do all kinds of cool, magical things like give you directions, find your friends, let your Uber or Lyft driver find you, and a host of other conveniences have a not-so-cool downside.
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Lees meerWhat apparently started as a $1.50 bet on "Call of Duty" and turned into a Twitter argument ended up in an innocent man's death.
Lees meerAn ironic bug - when Firefox hit a bug and crashed, it could then hit another bug and upload crash report data even if you'd told it not to.
Lees meerIf you're on IT duty over New Year's - here's a bit of fun that looks just like real work but isn't. (Don't let on that we said so.)
Lees meerDon't worry, you can keep your calculator - but understanding how to speed up multiplication can make you safer online.
Lees meerWhy look to the past when you can look to the future? Because, with a half-decent digital archive, you can!
Lees meerWe look at three alternative operating systems. Because it's Christmas, and because we can. You can too.
Lees meerWe wrote a song for the heroes who work in IT, and invited the world's 25 most famous singers to perform it. Here's what happened...
Lees meerWe had fun squashing our favourite 2017 stories into tweet-sized versions. We'd love you to join in - try your hand at lossy compression!
Lees meer9900 seconds of free time at Christmas. What you gonna do?
Lees meer“Smart” toys are getting bigger, pricier and more complex, but are they secure?
Lees meerApple has quietly been suppressing the CPU speed of older iPhones to stop their batteries randomly shutting off
Lees meerEverything and everybody is hackable - and that includes Big Brother
Lees meerIf you’re a US householder, a humungous trove of your personal data was available on an easily-accessible file
Lees meerMaria takes a break from reviewing Mr Robot and turns her attention to the ultimate Christmas movie
Lees meerWe asked some techies what they're hoping to find under the tree this Christmas
Lees meerFive suspects; two ransomware strains; victims identified in both Europe and the US - cops swoop!
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