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Help cancer research by playing the GENIGMA phone puzzle game

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By Layal Liverpool Xavi Ramiro. CRG/CNAG CONTRIBUTING to cancer research is now as simple as playing a game on your smartphone. Each cell in your body contains about 2 metres of DNA, folded up and tightly packed. The precise structure matters, because in cancer, unwanted changes in the arrangement of DNA can interfere with the … Read more

Best camera phone 2022: Smartphones with stargazing capabilities

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With multiple lenses, advanced software and gargantuan amounts of megapixels, the cameras built into the very latest smartphones are beginning to seem even more advanced than some ‘proper’ cameras.  While it’s certainly true that camera phones are getting a lot of innovation it’s important to remember that engineers trying to squeeze as much performance as … Read more

5G: Could new cell phone networks interfere with US airlines?

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AT&T and Verizon plan to turn on 5G networks across the US on 19 January, but airline bosses warn that potential interference with planes could cause a “catastrophic” crisis Technology 18 January 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Telecommunications towers in the US will soon use radiowaves for 5G service that could interfere with planes valentyn semenov … Read more

5G: Could new cell phone networks interfere with US airlines?

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AT&T and Verizon plan to turn on 5G networks across the US on 19 January, but airline bosses warn that potential interference with planes could cause a “catastrophic” crisis Technology 18 January 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Telecommunications towers in the US will soon use radiowaves for 5G service that could interfere with planes valentyn semenov … Read more

Tonga volcano: Massive eruption was a once-in-a-millennium event

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The underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption has already triggered a tsunami, a sonic boom and thousands of lightning bolts, and could now lead to acid rain Earth 17 January 2022 By Alice Klein Satellite photo of the eruption CIRA/NOAA/Handout via REUTERS The massive explosion of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga on Saturday was its … Read more

iPhone hack: NSO malware builds a computer inside your phone to steal data

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An incredibly sophisticated piece of malware developed by the Israeli tech firm NSO Group works by creating an entirely separate computer inside the memory of an iPhone, allowing attackers to snoop and steal data Technology 16 December 2021 By Matthew Sparkes The hack targeted iPhones Photo by Richard Drew/AP/Shutterstock NSO Group, an Israeli tech firm, … Read more

Mobile phone detection cameras catch over 270,000 offenders in Australia

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The proportion of drivers in New South Wales illegally using their mobile phones has dropped fivefold since AI cameras began catching offenders Technology 8 December 2021 By Alice Klein A driver using their phone in a photo captured by a mobile phone detection camera in New South Wales, Australia Uncredited/AP/Shuttersto​ck World-first cameras in Australia that … Read more