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Google launches $399 Pixel phone, more U.S. carriers will sell it
Alphabet Inc's Google launched more affordable versions of its Pixel smartphone on Tuesday at about half the price...
Phone Companies Are Testing Tech to Catch Spam Calls. Let’s Hope It Works.
A new standard, called Stir/Shaken, could come to your mobile provider by the end of the year. But there are already way...
Saudis gained access to Amazon CEO Bezos' phone: Bezos' security chief
The security chief for Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said on Saturday that the Saudi government had access to Bezos&...
The Moneyist: My uncle’s caregiver raided his Social Security to pay for her car payments and cell phone
‘His shoes were held together by insulating tape — he said he didn’t have any money.’
Cryptos: Phone hacks cost crypto owners millions of dollars — but cops are catching on
Remotely taking control of a person’s cellphone and using their personal data to swindle sums of cash is nothing new. Bu...
your taxes 2019: Filing Taxes on Your Phone? Insert Frustrated-Face Emoji Here
Millions of people are expected to submit their returns via mobile platforms this year. I won’t be one of them.
Hold the Phone! My Unsettling Discoveries About How Our Gestures Online Are Tracked
As I learned about companies that track “behavioral biometric” data, I developed a jarring mental image of computers sil...
Worried About Phone Scams? You’re Not Alone. Here’s What to Do.
A huge I.R.S. impersonation operation has highlighted the threat of phone and internet fraud. Experts have advice on how...
U.S. Breaks Up Fake I.R.S. Phone Scam Operation
The Justice Department said sentences of up to 20 years in prison should discourage future fraud. Callers posed as tax o...
Could You Make It Through Dinner Without Checking Your Phone?
In an effort to free people from the phones, if just for a meal, one Manhattan restaurant suggests that diners stash the...
Trump, Trudeau discuss trade, economic issues over phone call
BEDMINSTER, N.J./OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau late o...