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Safe to pick up? Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Safe to pick up? Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

It might be time to think twice about using your smartphone while it is charging.

Suhana Mohamad, a 30-year-old mother of two from Malaysia, was tragically killed by her handset after being electrocuted during a phone call.

Amazon makes buying USB-C cables safer. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Amazon makes buying USB-C cables safer. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Amazon has started cracking down on crappy USB-C cables that could damage your smart devices.

The retail giant now prohibits cables that do not comply with standard specifications laid out by USB Implementers Forum Inc. 

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It’s as easy as that! Photo: Michigan State University

Your fingerprint is supposed to be the most secure method of locking your smartphone, but that’s not the case if your device can be easily fooled.

Researchers have been able to hack those from Samsung and Huawei using only an inkjet printer and conductive ink.

Get a free one of these when you buy three months of Spotify Premium.  Photo: Spotify

Get a free one of these when you buy three months of Spotify Premium. Photo: Spotify

If you haven’t already grabbed a free trial of Spotify, you’re in luck – this deal makes joining the streaming music service even more enticing.

Today through February 28, when you buy three months of Spotify Premium for $29.97, you’ll get a free Chromecast.

Is this Nokia's new Android? Photo: Nokia

Is this Nokia’s new Android? Photo: Nokia

We’ve been waiting for Nokia to deliver a new Android smartphone since it sold the Lumia business to Microsoft, and according to recent reports, there is one in development. We don’t know when it will make its official debut, but Nokia may have leaked it early in a video published on YouTube.

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