How confident are you that your virtual assistant is only listening to your commands? Think there’s any chance Siri or Google Now could be duped into performing actions on iPhones and Android handsets that you haven’t actually asked for? Yes, it seems some smart hackers have found one more way to compromise the security of iPhones and Androids to either spy on users, or initiate secondary malware activities.
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How confident are you that your virtual assistant is only listening to your commands? Think there’s any chance Siri or Google Now could be duped into performing actions on iPhones and Android handsets that you haven’t actually asked for? Yes, it seems some smart hackers have found one more way to compromise the security of iPhones and Androids to either spy on users, or initiate secondary malware activities.
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Like it or not, your favorite websites and online services all track you in some way, though some have stronger protections in place than others. Some share the data they gather with third parties or use it to target you with better ads. Some use the data for internal purposes only. There are many ways to try to limit what Internet companies can learn about you from your browsing habits, likes, and searches, including the following five quick tricks you can use.
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If you own a Tesla Model S, you’ll be able to perform some cool new tricks thanks to a new software update the company launched this week. Below we’ll go through the three major features Tesla enabled with the new Model S software version 7.0.
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Curious about creating your own Android apps, but not ready to commit to spending a ton of cash to learn how to do it? We get it—that’s why we’ve put together five of our favorite courses for Android app development and made them completely free for a limited time. Get the Android Mobile Hacker Bundle at the BGR Store.
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We can’t resist a heartwarming cat story, especially when it has a technology angle to it. In this case, IFLScience points us to a story from GlobalNews.ca about a disabled feral kitten named Cassidy who was taken in and given a chance to walk thanks to a 3D printed wheelchair created by a pair of high school students.
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Gadget teardowns are always impressive, as they reveal some of the secrets behind newly launched devices such as Apple’s iPhone 6s series. Just as expected, iFixit tore into the iPhone 6s not once, but quite a few times. Yet the most interesting teardown yet has just arrived and it gives us a better look at the new iPhone’s unique trick: the 3D Touch display.
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If Google is smart, it will invite Belgian businessman Sander Cokelaere to its next Google I/O conference to attest to the power of Google’s mobile app ecosystem. As The Independent reports, Cokelaere was kidnapped recently by a British man named John Clarke Spence, who held Cokelaere for ransom and demanded tens of thousands of pounds from his boss in exchange for his release. What Spence didn’t count on, however, was the power of Google in Cokelaere’s pocket.
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Apple’s new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Plus might look the same as last year’s models, but there are tons of changes behind the scenes. In fact, in our in-depth iPhone 6s review, we said that this year’s iPhone upgrade is Apple’s biggest iPhone upgrade ever compared to the prior year, which is pretty crazy considering 2015 is an “S” year. The iPhone 6s is faster than its predecessor, it has a much better camera, it’s packed full of new features, and it’s stronger as well thanks to new 7000 Series aluminum and a stronger glass display cover.
Despite all those changes — and despite the fact that this year’s iPhone models are each about 2mm thicker than last year’s models — the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus can still use the same cases as their predecessors, which means many fans won’t need to buy a new case. Of course, it might not be a bad idea to toss a fresh new case on your fresh new iPhone, so we’ve compiled a list of the 10 hottest iPhone 6s and (iPhone 6s Plus) cases we’ve found so far.
Of note, there are several cases on this list that have never been seen before on BGR.
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AT&T announced a new service called NumberSync on Wednesday which will allow customers to attach a single phone number to all of their connected devices. Once the service launches, AT&T customers will be able to send and receive messages, make phone calls and more from any phone, tablet or wearable device, all using the same primary number.
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