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Bluetooth inspection app sniffs out card skimmers at gas pumps

Gas stations are prime targets for credit card skimmers. A new app developed by scientists at the University of California San Diego can help law enforcement catch thieves before they take off with your card data. Known as Bluetana, the app works by detecting the Bluetooth signature of skimmers that are placed in the gas pumps. “All criminals have to do is download the data from the comfort…
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Apple releasing iOS 13 developer beta 7 today

Apple is releasing the seventh developer beta version of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 (possibly alongside new seeds of watchOS 6, tvOS 13, and macOS Catalina) today. The release comes just over one week since the last round of releases — save for macOS Catalina which hasn’t been…
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Galaxy Note 10’s ‘Link to Windows’ shortcut already ported to older Samsung phones

The Galaxy Note 10 has quite a few new features, but perhaps the ones Samsung spent the most time talking about at its Unpacked event were those that came from its Microsoft collaboration. One of those features, the handy “Link to Windows” shortcut, is now available on older Samsung phones with a quick workaround. Here’s how to get it. In case you missed it back on…
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Soundboks' gigantic Bluetooth speaker is louder than ever

Portable Bluetooth speakers usually come in pint-sized pocketable versions or larger tabletop varieties that can push out decent sound to a group of people. The extra-large versions are rarely talked about or seen in the wild, but like exotic animals, they have a visceral…
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Report: The Huawei Mate X launch date looks to have slipped to November

Folding phones have endured a rocky start ever since the Samsung Galaxy Fold hit a snag and had to be pulled from sale. Noticing the well-publicised problems, Huawei initially delayed the launch of its own foldable — the Mate X. According to , it appears that another delay will see the Mate X launch date slip to November. That means that we are likely to see the Galaxy Fold beat the Mate X…
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