ACT NOW TO SAVE YOUR AMAZON MUSIC

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Amazon has given users until 29 April to preserve tracks they’ve uploaded to its Music Storage service, before it closes in January 2019. In December, the company stopped users uploading new tracks to the service, which holds up to 250 songs for free. To save your tracks, go to Music Settings in the service, then click the ‘Keep my songs’ button. Visit Amazon’s site for more details: www.snipca. com/27404.

Some people like to upgrade their phones every year or two – and good for them. But if you’re happy with your phone, you shouldn’t feel pressured into replacing it. That’s why I’m livid with Samsung, which has just confirmed that it’s discontinuing security updates for a range of older phones, including many that are barely three years old, such as the Galaxy S6 (pictured), its former flagship device.

Technically, the affected phones will continue to work, but they won’t be protected against new malware. That means they’re likely to become targets of criminals looking for easy prey – so your email, your online banking app and more could be exposed if you don’t switch to something newer.

Samsung isn’t the only culprit – the entire smartphone market has always pushed regular upgrades. But as the technology matures, there’s no reason why a phone costing £500 or more shouldn’t last for four or five years. Forcing us to replace perfectly good hardware is just a rip-off.