As we tap away for extended periods of texting, browsing and tweeting, we could be putting ourselves at risk of getting text neck.
长时间发短信、浏览网页和发微博，我们可能患上“短信脖”。
A newly coined condition – text neck – reveals that slumping over your mobile phone, tablets or other hand-held device for hours on end heaps so much pressure on your spine, that we're giving ourselves long-lasting back problems.
“短信脖”是个新造的词，指一个人连续几小时低头看手机、平板电脑等手持设备，导致施加给脊椎的压力不断累积，最终给背部造成永久性伤害。
The root of the problem appears to be our heads which, weighing in at 4–5 kilos, are harder to support when we bend over – a little like carrying a weight at arm's length rather than closer to the body.
产生这一问题的根本原因在于我们的头部：它们重达4至5千克。我们低头时，就会很难支撑头的'重量——这种情况有点儿类似用胳膊拿重物，离身体越远就会显得越重。
Digital pickpockets are a new breed of criminals armed with technology that can effortlessly steal credit and debit card details without so much as touching your wallet.
“数码小偷”(digital pickpockets)是一种新型科技罪犯，他们根本不用触碰你的钱包，就能轻松盗取你的信用卡和借记卡信息。
Standing just 15cm away, these hackers use RFID and NFC wireless communication to harvest bank details in a practice known as "digital skimming". The readers can be brought online or downloaded to phone via an app. A $300 machine can then replicate the card so it can be used elsewhere.
站在15厘米开外，数码小偷就能利用RFID和NFC远程通讯获取你的银行信息，这一行为被称为“数码盗刷”(digital skimming)。读取器可在网上购买，甚至可以通过app下载到手机上。一台300美元的机器就可以复制你的银行卡另作他人使用。
It is estimated 70% cards will soon be vulnerable to digital pick pocketing.
据估计，7成银行卡将迅速成为“数码盗窃”的潜在受害者。
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