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Is my iPhone about to become obsolete?

I bought it just three years ago and I won’t be very pleased if Apple stop supporting it

Apple warns new credit card users over risks of it touching wallets and pockets

Manufacturer’s warning to keep flashy, minimalist Apple Card away from pockets, wallets and other cards draw derision

Apple accidentally reopens security flaw in latest iOS version

Vulnerability could be exploited to gain control of iPhone, users are warned

Beats PowerBeats Pro review: Apple’s fitness AirPods rock

Bluetooth earbuds have long battery life, rock-solid connectivity and stay firmly planted on your ear

Facebook admits contractors listened to users’ recordings without their knowledge

Company says ‘human review’ of audio conversations on Messenger has been ‘paused’

‘Bug bounty’: Apple to pay hackers more than $1m to find security flaws

Expanded program, announced at Black Hat conference, comes as governments and tech firms compete for information

Britons break £100m-a-week digital streaming milestone

Digital video continues to power entertainment growth with gaming spend slightly up

Alexa users can now disable human review of voice recordings

Amazon is not following Apple and Google in suspending practice altogether

Apple halts practice of contractors listening in to users on Siri

Tech firm to review virtual assistant ‘grading’ programme after Guardian revelations

Hey Siri! Stop recording and sharing my private conversations

Voice assistants have a dark side, and we may be paying for their limited benefits with our privacy, says the technology writer Roisin Kiberd

Apple contractors ‘regularly hear confidential details’ on Siri recordings

Workers hear drug deals, medical details and people having sex, says whistleblower

Which is the best tablet for an artist?

Hugh wants to buy his wife a new tablet to replace her old Samsung Galaxy 10.1. What are the options?

Should tech companies be worried about DoJ’s antitrust review?

Action may finally be taken over claims Facebook, Google Apple and Amazon have monopolised chosen fields

US justice department targets big tech firms in antitrust review

Officials to look into whether Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple are unlawfully limiting competition

Margrethe Vestager scares the tech giants. If we leave the EU, we’ll miss her

Trump says the competition commissioner hates the US, but what she really hates is tax avoidance

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