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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

The U.S. Congress in favor of the jailbreak & Unlock

Posted by Digg RSS Search for smartphone on July 26, 2010

The U.S. Congress voted today in favor of an amendment authorizing the installation of third party applications (other than those originally installed) on a smartphone. In other words, any user of iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad would be no longer required a legal point to go through the Apple App Store (App Store) [...]

Apple secrecy is bitter fruit on Hill - USATODAY.com

Posted by Digg RSS Search for ipad on June 14, 2010

The Internet has made it possible for companies to run but nearly impossible for them to hide. "Apple is famous for its veil of secrecy around the new iPads and iPhones." USA Today explains how, "Sen. John Rockefeller and others in Congress wonder whether the company has more than technological innovations to hide."

Apple, iPhone, Google, WMC, Pwn2Own, Climate Change

Posted by Digg RSS Search for smartphone on February 17, 2010

With the strain on networks around the world becoming more visible day by day it's inevitable that the people over at the World Mobile Congress begin pointing the finger, assigning blame and responsibility for change. Yes, the carriers need to provide networks that can handle smartphone traffic...the question is, who is going to pay for it?

A single smartphone can DoS federal wiretaps (Ars Technica)

Posted by Yahoo! News Search Results for title:smartphone on November 12, 2009

As the telecommunications world went wireless and digital, the tried-and-true method law enforcement agencies used for wiretaps—splicing into the local loop—was in danger of becoming an anachronism. In 1994, Congress passed the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act , which required telecommunications switches to incorporate a capacity for government monitoring of phone calls and ...

Eric Sprott: Home Sales Will Crash 30% If We Don’t Extend The Tax Credit

Posted by Technorati Search for: smartphone on October 21, 2009

Eric Sprott was one of the presenters at this week's Value Investing Conference. MarketFolly has notes on his presentation: In the past, we've seen that Sprott likes gold and has taken a defensive portfolio posture. He continued on that meme at the congress as he presented Norseman Gold Plc (ASX: NGX) as his investment idea. Also, on a macro level, Sprott made interesting comments on the notion that if there is no tax credit extension we could see a 30% housing collapse in January of next