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Net securityjargon ; BOTNETS are networks of computers that have been hijacked by malicious groups or individuals to do their bidding. Their owners are usually unwitting victims who have no idea their machines have been infected and turned into so-called zombies.Botnet operators often rent time or bandwidth on their networks to spam e-mail marketers and phishing scam artists. MALWARE is a catch-all term for malicious software such as computer viruses, spyware and so on that compromise the security or function of people's computers. Phishing is ...
Feeling gouged by your cellphone provider? There's a growing number of mobile apps on the market that offer free phone service using Wi-Fi access or a data connection. But the money-saving app does...
If your cellphone conversations add up to 30 minutes or more a week, you could be increasing your risk for high blood pressure, according to a new study published May 3, 2023, in European Heart Journal — Digital Health. Researchers found that talking on a mobile for a half-hour or more per week was linked with a 12 percent increased risk of hypertension (the medical term for high blood pressure) compared with talking less than 30 minutes. “The number of minutes that people talk on their cell...
There are so many reasons to pretend to be talking to someone on your cellphone. Just think about it a little and you'll get many ideas! ; Brilliant! But now that we know people are doing this, it's time for us to start calling their bluff: ; You aren't really talking to anyone are you? You're trying to say something to me, aren't you? Well, why don't you just say it directly?
UW engineers have designed the first battery-free cellphone that can send and receive calls using only a few microwatts of power. Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington University of...
A "disposable" cellphone — one that came with a half hour or an hour of talktime, and that you could either then refill with minutes, recycle, or just
Those who spent just 30 minutes a week talking — even hands-free — on their cellphones... IT'S POSSIBLE, STUDY SAYS And just six hours a week of chatting on a cellphone raised the risk...
UW engineers have designed the first battery-free cellphone that can send and receive calls using only a few microwatts of power, which it harvests from ambient radio signals or light. It's a major...