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Your smartphone could be used to estimate your risk of dying

A study of more than 100,000 adults found that motion sensor data from just 6 minutes of walking was enough to predict five-year mortality risk as accurately as other leading methods

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A member of the Ukrainian territorial defence units talks on their phone during observation of Russian troops movements around the village of Velyka Dymerka, 40km east of Kyiv, on 9 March

Technology

Russia and Ukraine are both weaponising mobile phones to track troops

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How a rural Mexican village built its own phone network

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How a rural Mexican village built its own phone network

Culture

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Phone number theft through SIM-jacking is on the rise in the UK

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Teens aren't addicted to their phones - but we like to think they are

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From the archives 20 years ago: the great phone cancer scare

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Your 5G guide: Will we all benefit from super-quick mobile internet?

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No, mobile phones still won’t give you brain cancer

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No, mobile phones still won’t give you brain cancer

Analysis

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No more bad, blocky video calls thanks to smart AI compression

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Old Scientist: The rise of the machines from railway timetables

On their way to world domination, computers practised on boring jobs we were glad to give them, as a scan through March issues of New Scientist show

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Phone sensors can save lives by revealing what floor you are on

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Phone calls can be beamed right into your central nervous system

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It takes 30 seconds for your fingerprint to grip your smartphone

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Why the iPhone X’s Face ID is a terrible way to secure your data

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