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iPhones In Police Custody Reportedly Reboot Themselves

Apple iPhones stored for forensic examination are allegedly rebooting themselves, making it difficult for police to get the info they need, PCMag reported. The reports come from a document put together by Detroit Law enforcement officials and obtained by 404 Media. After the mysterious reboots, the devices supposedly enter what is called the Before First Unlock (BFU) state. This makes

Google’s Pixel Studio Image Generation Can Go Off The Rails

One of the new AI-powered launch features on the Pixel 9 series is Pixel Studio, an app that takes text prompts and turns them into images. It might end up being a fun little tool, but it can also go off the rails pretty easily in our experience, 9to5Google reported.

Nothing’s CMF Devices Prove Cheap Doesn’t Have To Be Boring

Budget gadgets are usually stuck with drab designs and lackluster specs, a challenge Nothing’s sub-brand CMF has decided to take on. The relatively new offshoot from Nothing focuses on the relatively new offshoot from Nothing focuses on the extreme lower end of the market and has until now sold a smartwatch, wireless earbuds, and chargers, Wired reported. Today marks its

Selling Your Cellphone Location Data Might Soon Be Banned In The U.S.

Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing a near total ban on buying and selling of location data drawn from consumers’ mobile devices in the state, in what would be the first-in-the-nation effort to rein in a billion-dollar industry, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Massachusetts legislature held a hearing last month on a bill called the

The Apps On Your Phone Are Tracking You

We put apps on our phones for many reasons. Some apps are useful – they tell us the weather, the pollen count, and the latest news. Other apps allow us to post things from our phones to social media. The New York Times reported that the apps on your phone are tracking you. Or, more correctly, the marketing industry is

Huawei is Selling its Honor Smartphone Brand

Huawei Investment and Holding Co., Ltd. announced that it has decided to sell all of its Honor business assets to Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology Co, Ltd. According to Huawei, this sale will help Honor's channel sellers and suppliers make it through this difficult time. Reuters reported that Honor is a budget brand smartphone unit of Huawei. It is being

Social Media Sites to Reduce Spread of Conspiracy Theories about Coronavirus

There are few things more dangerous than spreading conspiracy theories about coronavirus (COVID-19) during a pandemic. Misleading information can cause people to get hurt, get sick, or die. Fortunately, YouTube and Twitter are starting to make efforts to reduce the spread of coronavirus conspiracy theories, including the one about 5G. YouTube has added policy regarding monetization and videos about COVID-19.