Are our smartphones safe? Exploding pagers pose new threat but your phone is probably safe, experts say - Deadly attacks rely on specific nature of pagers and the way they are delivered, experts say

The Jewish state has not claimed responsibility for an incident in which some 2,700 pagers belonging to Hezbollah terrorists exploded in Lebanon and Syria earlier this week. But critics of Israel accused it of violating international law and of being responsible for the attack.

The attacks which were widely believed to be carried out by Israel targeting Hezbollah have also killed civilians.

The simple answer is: yes, they are. There is nothing at all to indicate that the attacks suggest there is any danger to the smartphones and other technology that most people carry around every day. Recommended Hezbollah walkie talkie blasts: 20 dead in ...