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A newly discovered Android malware dubbed DroidLock can lock victims’ screens for ransom and access text messages, call logs, contacts, audio recordings, or even erase data. DroidLLock allows its ...

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Keeping up with the latest and greatest apps and games is a difficult task, but I’m here to help. Each month, I detail a list of the best new Android apps and games, and the Holiday edition is packed ...

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Apple introduced many of these changes with iOS 18 in 2024, and iOS 26 brought a new app color scheme to your device. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news ...