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Police in Florida have been criticised for allegedly entering a funeral home in a futile bid to unlock a dead man's smartphone.

Linus Phillip, 30, was killed while trying to escape from police at a petrol station in Largo on 23 March.

After his body was released to the Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, his family say, two police

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Russia Telegram ban hits Google and Amazon services

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Google, Amazon and other services inside Russia have been hit by the country's bids to stop people using the Telegram messaging app.

Russia banned the app after the company refused to hand over encryption keys that could unscramble messages.

The ban, which started

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Iran's central bank has banned other banks from dealing in crypto-currencies, over concerns the technology could be used illegally.

It said Bitcoin could be "turned into a means for

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S might not make it to India, but therestill hope for Mi A2

Xiaomi’s never been one to launch their flagship phones in India and now reports apparently say that Lei Jun, co-founder and CEO of Xiaomi, doesn’t think that the Mi Mix 2 and India made the ‘best fit’. And, since the earlier flagship didn't do very well in the Indian market, its successor, the Mi Mix 2S might not launch in India either. 

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