All news on the topic: Mobile phones
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Germany: Four arrested in €15.7m VAT fraud probe over online mobile phone sales
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) conducted searches, arrests, and asset freezes yesterday in an investigation into suspected large-scale VAT fraud involving the online sale of mobile phones.
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Prisoners exposed showing luxury prison cells on social media with TVs, consoles and contraband phones
Prisoners are flaunting cells on social media which look more like student digs than a jail – complete with TVs, games consoles and cupboards crammed with food.
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Wales schools urged to restrict phones as ministers prepare national rules
Headteachers will be "strongly encouraged" to restrict pupils using phones during the school day, Wales’ education minister has said.
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Trump’s "American-proud" phone exposed as re-skinned HTC device built in China
Donald Trump’s highly anticipated "American-proud" smartphone is actually just a re-skinned gadget from Taiwan that is built in China, a new analysis has revealed.
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UK prisons to get 13,000 steel grilles to stop drone drug drops
Thousands of prison cell windows will be fitted with steel grilles to stop drones from flooding jails with drugs, weapons, and phones, the Government has announced.
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‘Graffiti art’ bag causes panic, but court clears defendant of bomb hoax
A man who left a bag of wires and an iPad outside the US embassy in London for ‘graffiti art’ has been cleared of making a bomb hoax.
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Six teenagers arrested in Battersea police raids targeting phone snatching gang
A targeted Met Police operation in southwest London has led to the arrest of six teenagers linked to an organized phone snatching gang, with robbery and theft in hotspot areas falling by up to 84 percent in just three months.
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Major outage in the UK: EE, BT, Vodafone and Three go down, leaving thousands without service
Three of the largest UK phone networks are down, with thousands of people unable to make calls or send texts.
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“Suppositories” in prisons: France seizes thousands of micro-phones used to run drug trade
“Thumb phones” smuggled into French prisons—sometimes concealed inside visitors—are used to run criminal networks facilitating drug trafficking, money laundering, and even murder.
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VAT fraud probe: Five arrested over €14 million mobile phone scam
European prosecutors allege millions in tax fraud tied to mobile phone imports from outside the EU.
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Balkan criminals planned murders using encrypted phones from the Canadian start-up Sky Global
Sky phones were a favorite tool for criminals to discuss logistics. Now, it turns out that some of Sky’s most prolific “resellers” were Serbian criminals affiliated with organized groups that have been wreaking havoc in the Balkans.
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FBI issues stark warning to holidaymakers who charge their phone at airport
FBI urges public to avoid airport USB ports to charge mobiles and electronic devices, with hidden dangers behind seemingly convenient charging stations revealed
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Vodafone agrees to sell Italian arm of business to Swisscom for £6.8 billion
The mobile phone giant said it plans to hand four billion euros (£3.4 billion) back to shareholders through a buyback following the sale
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William gives sweet praise to Kate and issues warning about phone scrolling
Prince William urged youngsters to spend less time scrolling on their phones - and commented on Kate Middleton's skills as he met youngsters in West London
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Heart-stopping moment tourists sprint to escape avalanche rolling towards them
Footage recorded in the city of Nyingchi, Tibet, showed tourists sprinting to escape the hurtling boulder of snow that was careening down the mountain on March 8
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Moment terrified walker runs 'screaming' as flock of sheep chase her down hill
The office administrator says the flock of sheep started running towards the couple, and she thought that it could be due to her boyfriend's bright red walking attire
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Brianna Ghey's mum tears up as she discusses meeting family of daughter's killer
Brianna Ghey's mum Esther met with the mum and uncle of her 16-year-old daughter's killer Scarlett Jenkinson for a heartbreaking chat in their hometown of Warrington, Cheshire
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Giffgaff drops the price of unlimited data SIM in £180 off deal
We couldn't look past this data deal as the provider knocks £10 a month off the unlimited SIM, and you won't face any dreaded mid-contract hikes
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Ignoring urgent phone warning can seriously damage your health
New research reveals that one in five UK adults that have received an automatic volume-limiter notification on their smartphone have ignored it continuing listening to their media at the same sound level
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Brianna Ghey's brave mum Esther holds talks with Rishi Sunak after trans jibe
Esther Ghey, whose daughter Brianna was murdered, had a 'positive' video call with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak about her campaign over teenagers' access to social media
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Mum spotted baby son's rare cancer using flash on her phone
Sarah Hedges, 40, noticed three-month-old Thomas had a "white glow" in his eye. She took the baby to see the GP leading to him being diagnosed with retinoblastoma
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Virgin O2 customers forced to pay mid-contract price rises or £700 exit fees
Broadband and mobile customers with Virgin Media O2 face inflation-busting mid contract price rises of up to 8.8% this April - the highest of any major operator
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New AI cameras automatically detect when drivers are breaking the law
The new mobile technology can automatically detect motorists who are not wearing a seatbelt or using mobile phones while driving. The information is then sent to police to deal with
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AT&T issue apology after huge outage and say network now fixed with cause probed
Networks including AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers were hit in a day of outages affecting customers across the US including major cities such as Houston, Atlanta and Chicago
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Expert warns solar flare caused mass AT&T mobile network outage
However, space weather expert Brooks Garner told Fox News that this incident, affecting mainly AT&T customers, but also other networks, is more likely to have been caused by a SIM card database registry issue
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