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Subsidized Notebooks
The latest advent in the mobile carrier space is the subidized purchase of laptop computers. Some are in the netbook category, while some are full size laptops. In either case, the PC manufacturer sells the laptop to the carrier (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, or even Best Buy) at a set cost. Then that carrier... »
MMS on iPhone issues
After only 2+ years of waiting, AT&T/Apple finally let us have MMS messaging on our iPhones in the U.S. The process for activation was pretty straightforward. Plug your phone into your computer, open iTunes, check for updates, get update, reboot phone, and you’re done. The first couple days had some delays in the sending... »
iPhone hack? How about an AT&T and T-Mobile hack.
After the announcement the other day about how several security experts found a hole in the iPhone’s SMS (text messaging) application, the blogosphere lit up with a ridiculous amount of hate against Apple. The flaw was demonstrated at the Black Hat security conference, and was shown using an iPhone. The problem is that so many... »