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Best UV sanitizers to kill germs on your smartphone

Smartphones are magnets for germs, even under the best circumstances. You can use antiseptic wipes, but a more high-tech approach is an ultraviolet phone cleaner. This device is specifically designed to disinfect your phone and depending on the model you buy, it may be able to charge your battery as well.

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Phony Facebook friend requests are putting you in danger – how to spot them

Don't recognize that person who just sent you a Facebook friend request? Be careful: It could be a scammer phishing for personal information to set you up with! To spot the fakers, knowing the red flags to watch out for is more important than ever. Here's what you need to look for, along with the types of fake profiles you might encounter along the way.

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Scam email alert: Convincing phishing attack coming for your passwords

Have you been fooled by a fake Skype email recently? We don't blame you — the latest widespread phishing campaign targeting Skype users is one of the most convincing we've ever seen. Not only did the scammers make a perfectly realistic email and website for their victims, they even went as far as encrypting it to seal the deal. Here's what you need to look out for.

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How the new 6GHz Wi-Fi affects you The FCC just opened a brand new Wi-Fi band. Translation? More, better and faster Wi-Fi in our homes and offices. But don’t get too excited just yet — you’ll have to wait at least a few months to start using it. Tap or click to listen to the latest Consumer Tech Update. →

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History of IBM

IMB is one of the world's oldest tech companies. It has been around for over 100 years and the history of the company has some pretty surprising twists and turns. Bet you don’t know how the company started.

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An unwelcome mat: Florida drug-peddlers give away the game

People love to spruce up their entryways with cute signs and clever welcome mats, but did you ever wonder if your decorations could get you in trouble? Well, a pair of drug dealers in Florida found this out the hard way after their tongue-in-cheek doormat gave officers a heads up into their illicit activities.

The dealers had been suspected and reported on by other community residents for some time, but it was only when police decided to pay them a visit that they saw the writing on the wall (or ground, in this case). The welcome mat at the door of their home read “Come back with a warrant,” and the police in charge of the case immediately left and did just that. With the help of the warrant, they were able to arrest the pair along with two others and save an at-risk child. I guess that mat wasn’t about to let these dealers walk all over it anymore.

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