Mobile security is obviously a major topic these days but it seems very few of us know just how vulnerable our phones are to hacking. 60 Minutes this week decided to give a new iPhone to Representative Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and then challenge researchers at Security Research Labs to hack it. It goes without saying that the hackers were frighteningly successful in this endeavor and managed to retrieve a lot of sensitive information from the congressman’s device after only learning his phone number.

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Apple has always been a market leader when it comes to mobile accessibility features for people with disabilities. And of course as anyone who follows all of our coverage of cool hidden iPhone features knows, accessibility options also provide useful functionality to people without disabilities. While Apple is still the leader in this space, Google has made tremendous strides in recent years by adding new accessibility features with each Android release.

Unfortunately, Google’s best new accessibility app in a long time is currently a closed beta, and it’s no longer available to the general public — unless you’re reading this post, in which case we’ll show you how to get it right now.

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Look at this product on Amazon. Look at all those crazy reviews. Seriously, look at them! Can they possibly be real? No way… right?

Product reviews are a key component when you’re shopping, especially on a site like Amazon. Since the popular online retailer has such a wide reach, customer reviews are often a very good tool to use when you’re shopping for something. Of course, retailers know that as well as you do, and less scrupulous vendors can sometimes take advantage of that by creating fake reviews for their products in an effort to make them look better than they actually are.

As it turns out, however, there are tools you can use to figure out when you’re being had.

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In an effort to distance itself from a market where most smartphones look and feel exceedingly similar, Apple in 2017 is reportedly planning to do away with the aluminum backed casing it’s used ever since the iPhone 5s. Instead, Apple will reportedly opt for a glass casing, similar to what the company used on the iPhone 4 and 4s.

If true, this would mark one of the biggest strategic changes in Apple’s iPhone business since it first released the iPhone 10 years earlier.

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Unwieldy might be the kindest way to describe Facebook’s news feed. Friends’ statuses are stacked on top of ads which are stacked on top of news stories which are stacked on top of auto-play videos that slow your browser down.

If you’re one of the many news feed detractors, you might be interested to learn that Facebook is currently testing a massive overhaul that could help users focus on a specific topic by adding multiple news feeds to the social network.

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If you’re in the market for a new television and you don’t want to spend the extra cash for 4K Ultra HD resolution, we’ve got two deals for you that you have to check out. We all know Samsung makes the best TV displays in the business, but a lot of times you have to cough up a bunch of extra money in order to get an HDTV from Samsung. Of course, if you follow the BGR Deals team it’s an entirely different story.

Amazon has a great sale going from now through Thursday on Samsung TVs, and you’ll find two of our top picks below. The first is a 48-inch model for the insanely low price of just $399.99, and the second is a massive 65-inch HDTV on sale for under 1,300.

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One of the hidden features inside the second Android N Developer Preview release is native support for 3D Touch – and implicit confirmation that the iPhone 6s’ best feature is going to be supported on Android device. Since its discovery, a new video emerged showing how 3D Touch could work on Android, with the help of one of the most popular launchers in the Android universe, Nova Launcher.

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The Amazon Prime is one of the best products the giant retailer has to offer. Not only does it offer free shipping on Amazon purchases, but it includes additional perks, such as access to plenty of music and video streaming catalog. You still have to pay $99 every year to enjoy these perks, which is a great overall offer. However, Amazon is looking to make its Prime service even more enjoyable and affordable, by changing the way it’ll charge you. Furthermore, Amazon’s Prime Video service will be available as a standalone product, for the first time since its introduction.

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It’s been a long while since I’ve used a custom iPhone ringtone. In fact, ever since I had my phone start blaring Chamillionaire’s song Ridin’ in the middle of an important meeting, I’ve opted to play it safe with some of Apple’s default selections. Apparently, the out-of-touch big wigs at the meeting I was attending couldn’t have cared less that the song shocking their eardrums featured Krayzie Bone.

Consequently, I haven’t kept too close of an eye on the state of the iPhone ringtone world for quite some time. That said, an interesting new report from Dieter Bohn over at The Verge relays that trying to create a custom ringtone for your iPhone remains a frustratingly backwards process. Sure, you can buy iPhone ringtones, but sometimes the iTunes Store simply doesn’t have the ringtone you so desperately want.

So what happens then?

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You know those viral videos where some clever and exhaustive editing makes it seem as if Brian Williams is sort of singing along to Warren G’s song Regulate or that Barack Obama is casually performing Uptown Funk? Well, a new website lets users create similar videos on their own, albeit without the accompanying music.

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