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A bug in Apple's mobile operating system allows hackers to take control of iPhone and iPad apps, using them to steal people's photos, contacts and even send text messages without the device's user knowing about it, according to a notable computer security researcher.

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FAQ: Using your smartphone safelyupdated: Mon Mar 15 2010 10:13:00

Smartphones aren't just smart, they're personal computers. Unlike a desktop or even a laptop PC, those devices and other mobile phones can easily slip out of a pocket or purse, be left in a taxi, or get snatched off a table.

Calling all spies: Has cell phone spy tech got your number?updated: Wed Aug 26 2009 14:26:00

When BlackBerry users in the United Arab Emirates received a text message from their service provider on July 8 instructing them to install an upgrade on their handsets, they had no idea the application also contained software that, according to BlackBerry's maker, would enable third parties to peek at private information on their phones.

Street kids in Afghanistan: A CNN reporter revisits child beggarsupdated: Fri May 08 2009 22:41:00

As a journalist, as a human being, the stories of the people around you stick with you. Whether it is in passing memory or in daily wonderment, they are in your mind and many in your heart, engrained forever.

Time.com: iPhone Can Be Hacked Into Via Webupdated: Tue Jul 24 2007 15:50:00

Hackers could take control of an iPhone if its owner visits a doctored Web site or Internet hotspot, security researchers reported Monday

FSB: Grass is Greenerupdated: Tue Feb 01 2005 00:01:00

Talk about a growing business: Roofscapes installs rooftop gardens, which offer more insulation than traditional coverings. Green roofs cost more but last longer, claims Roofscapes founder and prin...

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