You’ve probably already noticed that smartphones hear a lot more than their manufacturers claim they do. Have you ever discussed a new tech product with a colleague only to start seeing ads for that ...

A group of researchers at the University of California, Irvine, has come up with a way to use the sensors in an optical mouse to pick up subtle vibrations and convert them into audible data. They've ...

Google’s “code red” demands that AI be part of every single Google product and that includes Android. At Google I/O, the company announced a “multi-year journey to reimagine Android with AI at the ...

Hackers can eavesdrop on conversations near smartphones by measuring sound vibrations with the handset’s built-in motion sensors. Experiments had previously shown that the gyroscope and accelerometers ...

Vulnerabilities affecting a Bluetooth chipset present in more than two dozen audio devices from ten vendors can be exploited for eavesdropping or stealing sensitive information. Researchers confirmed ...

The takeaway: Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have shown that the sensors in high-resolution optical computer mice can detect tiny desk vibrations and translate them into speech.