Last August, Apple announced that it would distribute special iPhones to elite security researchers. The idea was to offer a device that had fewer restrictions, allowing researchers to focus on security vulnerabilities more easily, without having to work on the standard iOS defenses first. Starting today, you can apply to …
Read More »Photo: Sam Rutherford Usually when companies make major changes to their services, a little anticipation is a good thing. Unfortunately, when AT&T recently started sending emails telling customers that their phones would no longer work on their network when AT&T eliminates support for 3G, the operator I forgot to include …
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One of the first things you should do when setting up the phone is to set the compression strength level, you can easily turn on X Mode and get the full performance of the phone. Photo: Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo Many gaming phones are no different from the standard smartphone …
Read More »An example of a melted phone. While this was not melted by the hack, the damage could be similar if the battery is overcharged.Photo: Nathaniel Stern / Flickr (Fair use) Your phone’s power pack is typically a relatively harmless piece of technology, but recently, researchers at a Chinese security company …
Read More »Photo: Oppo Phone charging speeds have gotten pretty good in recent years, but today, Oppo may have revealed what might be the world’s fastest smartphone power brick. Building on your previous SuperVooc charging technologyOppo’s new 125-watt Flash Charge power adapter promises the ability to recharge a 4,000 mAh phone battery …
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