Was it a sophisticated iPhone hack, a pickpocketing distraction, or just a weird coincidence? After a TidBITS reader’s suspicious encounter with a lost tourist, we examine the security of modern ...

The Times of India's 'Hack of the Day' series offers practical solutions for everyday challenges. This installment focuses on securing your WhatsApp account with two-step verification. This feature ...

I want to keep your iPhone fast, safe, and reliable for as long as possible, and the easiest way to do that is to avoid a few surprisingly common mistakes. From risky tweaks to quiet battery killers, ...

India's Union government mandates SIM card verification and six-hour session timeouts for messaging apps to combat cyber fraud. Platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram must ensure continuous SIM linkage, ...

Background activity can drain your battery and use your mobile data without you seeing it happen. Apps refresh in the background to keep content updated, which helps you pick up where you left off.

That means no more using WhatsApp on a phone with a different SIM, no more shifting between devices freely, and far more frequent logouts on web versions of these messaging applications. The ...

Hackers poking around in iOS 26 recently uncovered something Apple definitely didn’t intend anyone to see: every modern iPhone is running the operating system Apple’s upcoming “iPhone Fold” will ...

The Broadband India Forum (BIF) has called for an immediate pause in the implementation of the Department of Telecommunications’ SIM-binding mandate, saying the directive raises issues of jurisdiction ...

The Union government passed directions on Friday (November 28, 2025) requiring services like WhatsApp to only work if users have the SIM card used to sign up for the service in their device, and to ...

A 'ban' on social media for under-16s has come into force in Australia. Although there's no such legislation looming here, ...

I've been covering the best deals and sales for over two years. Take advantage of the best Black Friday iPhone deals and save up to $1,100 on the latest models. In addition to saving hundreds on the ...

Two parents and tech experts guide you through the settings you need before gifting a smartphone to a child or teenager this ...