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Samsung will sanitize your phone for free using UV light in certain storesSamsung will sanitize your phone for free using UV light in certain stores

Samsung is offering an in-store sanitizing service to help limit the reach of the coronavirus. If you’re willing to walk to one of its Samsung Experience and Service Centers, the company will clean your phone for free and sanitize it using UV-C light. 

The service is available in only a few western territories (listed below), but Samsung has

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Facebook and Twitter have taken down a network of African-based fake accounts linked to previously banned Russian trolls.

The social-media firms say the accounts, based in Ghana and Nigeria, were aimed at US citizens.

They said although none of the activity focused on elections or political candidates, the network had requested

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How coronavirus has hit the world of sport so far, from Premier League football to the NBAHow coronavirus has hit the world of sport so far, from Premier League football to the NBA

The world of sports is being transformed by the rapid spread of coronavirus. Premier League games have been suspended, as well as soccer/football games across Europe. Obviously, safety has to come first – and social distancing is almost impossible when you're in a venue like a packed football stadium.

Most major sporting leagues have now put their

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Apple has reopened all of its Chinese stores, a month after shutting them down amid the coronavirus outbreak.

All 42 official Apple retail stores opened on Friday, although some stores had special business

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Apple's annual showcase, the Worldwide Developers Conference, has been cancelled in favour of an online-only event.

"The current health situation has required that we create a new WWDC 2020 format,"

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Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The Pentagon wants to replace ageing computer networks with a single cloud system

The US Department of Defense is to "reconsider" its decision to award a multi-billion dollar cloud contract to Microsoft over Amazon.

It comes in response to a court case brought by Amazon

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