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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.

Galaxy S7 continues to amaze. Photo: Samsung

Galaxy S7 continues to amaze. Photo: Samsung

We’ve already watched the Galaxy S7 batter the iPhone 6s in a series of camera tests, but how well does it stack up against a professional DSLR? When it comes to phase detection autofocus, surprisingly well, actually.

See Samsung’s new smartphone make the Nikon 70D look bad in the mind-blowing autofocus test below.

HTC's prettiest handset yet? Photo: Evan Blass

HTC’s prettiest handset yet? Photo: Evan Blass

HTC’s next-generation flagship will be its prettiest yet if the leaked render above is an accurate representation of its final form.

The so-called HTC 10 sports 2.5D curved glass atop a near edge-to-edge display, generously chamfered edges, and a front-facing fingerprint scanner. But boy, does it look thick.

You might want to avoid Amazon's Fire OS 5 update. Photo: TechSmart/Flickr (CC-licensed)

You might want to avoid Amazon’s Fire OS 5 update. Photo: TechSmart/Flickr (CC-licensed)

While Apple is embroiled in an ugly battle with the FBI in the hope that it can protect the privacy and security of its users, Amazon is throwing away the encryption it previously offered its own.

With its latest Fire OS 5 update, the company has removed the ability to encrypt data on its Fire tablets.

It's not even close. Photo: SuperSaf TV

It’s not even close. Photo: SuperSaf TV

Remember when the iPhone had by far the best camera you could get in a smartphone? Those days are long gone.

In the camera comparison video below, Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 edge well and truly trounces the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in almost every test carried out.

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