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Tech

Bombshell Report Finds Phone Network Encryption Was Deliberately Weakened

06.17.21

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T Stop SMS Hijacks After Motherboard Investigation

03.25.21

By Joseph Cox
A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16

03.15.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Verizon Adds Protection Against SIM Swapping Hacks in Mobile App

07.09.20

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Months-Old ‘Ghost Texts’ Were Sent by This Company You Never Heard Of

11.08.19

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

People Are Suddenly Getting Random, Old Texts And No One Knows Why

11.07.19

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Actually, Cellphones Can be a Good Thing in the Classroom

03.20.19

By Sherina Harris
Tech

5G Wireless Rekindles Decades-Old Fight Over Cellular Health Risks

09.17.18

By Karl Bode
Pulse

Canada’s big cell companies new data plans “suck,” critics say

05.08.18

By Kieran Delamont
Pulse

Canada’s big cell companies have one month to offer cheaper data-only plans

03.23.18

By Kieran Delamont
Pulse

Canadian cops admit to using Stingray devices to track cellphones en masse

03.09.18

By Kieran Delamont
Tech

T-Mobile Alerted ‘A Few Hundred Customers’ Targeted By Hackers

10.27.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Daily Horoscope: March 17, 2026

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Death Cab for Cutie Just Announced a New Album

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