03/11 Morning Tech Crawl: Just how safe is your iPhone, really?

Good morning, Austin. And good morning, visitors in town for SXSW Interactive. We hope you're enjoying your trip to Austin.

Here's a quick look at some of the tech stories generating buzz around the nation this morning:

So you think your iPhone isn't vulnerable to hackers? Think again. A Tech Crunch video shows just how easy it actually is for someone to hack your iPhone.

Meanwhile, CNet weighs in on what might be coming for Apple's iPad Air 3: -- including possible specs, pricing and release date.

Over at The Verge, reviewer Ben Popper puts the DJI Phantom 4 drone through its paces. Is this the drone all us regular folks have been waiting for?

The BBC got a tour of the Large Hadron Collider -- the giant particle accelerator being built near Geneva, Swizterland -- and has a pretty amazing 360 degree video that takes you inside the facility.

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Atlanta leaders eye trails as part of solution to city’s traffic woes

The 535-mile expansion plan, known as Trails ATL, aims to make the city more walkable, bringing 10-minute access to trails for 95% of city residents by 2052.

Outlawz rapper Young Noble found dead in Atlanta at age 47

Young Noble, a former member of the Outlawz rap group founded in the 1990s by Tupac Shakur, has died by apparent suicide at the age of 47, according to reports.

Outkast co-founder Big Boi says uncle was victim in June shooting death

Outkast co-founder Antwan “Big Boi” Patton says his uncle was a victim in Atlanta shooting death. Remoin Thomas Patton was killed June 16 after a driver altercation.

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Atlanta leaders eye trails as part of solution to city’s traffic woes

Outlawz rapper Young Noble found dead in Atlanta at age 47

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Amid UPS struggles, shipper makes first-ever plans to offer buyouts to drivers

UPS said in a written statement it is navigating “an unprecedented business landscape.”

Kneeling man impaled by giant straw? Towering mural leaves public mystified.

A towering mural on the side of the Connally Hotel has mystified Atlanta since 2011. Who is the kneeling man, and what's piercing him? Is it a beam of light? A drinking straw?

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I just graduated college. Will I be able to buy a house like my parents did?

A recent college grad asks: Am I going to be able to buy a home like my parents did less than 30 years ago?