London Phone Thefts Hit Record High with over 116,000 Stolen Last Year
Mobile phone thefts in London soared to an all-time high last year, with nearly 330 being stolen every day on the streets of the British capital.
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Son of Italian Deputy PM Salvini Robbed on Streets of Milan
The 19-year-old son of Italy’s Matteo Salvini, leader of the populist League (Lega) party, Deputy Prime Minister, and Infrastructure Minister, was threatened with a broken glass bottle and robbed of his phone on the streets of Milan.
A Quarter of Users Have Now Deleted The Government’s Coronavirus Tracking App in Finland
Since the start of the year, the number of people using Finland’s Wuhan coronavirus tracking app has fallen from 2.4 million to 1.8 million, representing around a quarter of users.
Report: China Using Caribbean Cell Phone Networks to Spy on Americans
Former mobile network executive Gary Miller, founder of a cybersecurity startup called Exigent Media, on Tuesday accused China of using mobile phone networks in the Caribbean to conduct surveillance operations against Americans.
Report: FCC Has Collected Just $6,790 Since It Began Fining Robocallers
The Federal Communications Commission has collected just $6,790 since it began fining robocallers and other telemarketing violators in 2015, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Takes Third Place in Race for 5G Wireless, China in the Lead
A new report from telecommunications research firm Analysys Mason judges the United States to be in third place for the race to establish a nationwide 5G wireless network, lagging behind China and South Korea but just ahead of Japan.
Jack White Bans Phones at Concerts, Technology to Be Locked Away
Musician Jack White has banned the use of mobile phones and other recording equipment on his upcoming tour, where attendees will have their technology locked inside a secure pouch.
Business Insider Criticizes Skin-Lightening Phone Camera Filters
In an article for Business Insider, Shona Ghosh criticized phone camera filters that whiten the faces of those in pictures.
Undocumented Migrants To Be Made To Hand Over Mobile Phones
Migrants who arrive in Germany without identification papers or a passport may soon have their mobile phones confiscated so that authorities can determine their country of origin. The number of migrants arriving in Germany with no form of identification has been
EU Scraps Plans For Free Mobile Roaming
(AFP) – European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker has ordered officials to draw up new plans for the EU’s landmark free mobile phone roaming policy after it ran into fierce criticism for a proposed 90-day limit, a statement said Friday. “The
World’s ‘First Islamic SmartPhone’ Is A Bit Of A Cock Up
An anti-Semitic Salafist hate preacher has released “Peace Mobile 2”, the second edition of the “world’s first authentic Islamic smart phone”. For just $250 you can purchases the “solution for mankind”, as the advertisements claim, branded by the wildly popular
Samsung Pay Set to Crush Apple Pay
The newly-introduced Samsung Pay is about to crush Apple Pay, because all newer generation Galaxy mobile phones already work with 85 percent of “swipe-style” credit card machines.
A Lost Generation of Brits Don’t Know How to Make Do and Mend
Britain’s youths have more opportunity than any generation before them to be innovative with technology, and yet are becoming a “lost generation”, unable to fix the simplest of gadgets, Professor Danielle George, presenter of this year’s Christmas lectures, has warned.
