I just installed ICS 4.04 on my newly unlocked and rooted Atrix 4G and to my complete surprise everything seems to be working. Props to Cyanogenmod and jokersax and all the devs. Nice work!
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May 042012
http://venturebeat.com/2012/05/04/my-only-regret-was-using-at-and-t/
God, what a tool!
May 042012
Check it out! 1 day mobile security and testing workshop for a $25+ donation and it’s for a good cause.
http://www.securityaegis.com/hacking-cancer-please-spread-the-word/
Apr 292012
(Via TechCrunch.)
Interesting piece on the inefficiences of scientific progress.
Apr 292012
Just ordered myself a Galaxy Nexus straight from Google, unlocked for AT&T and T-Mobile. Ultimately I am going to switch my personal phone over to Republic Wireless, but since that is going to be a while and I really want to try ICS on a smartphone (tired of waiting on AT&T to update devices), I figure why not try this in the mean time, plus I can swap it over to my work phone since it’s AT&T as well.
Looking forward to getting it this week and trying it out!
Check it out. http://goo.gl/uY5Fd
–Update: The user experience is simply outstanding on ICS compared to Gingerbread. What a difference. It actually makes me even angrier at the carriers because they are depriving everyone of a much better user experience. Which is probably one of the reasons why they are so slow to roll it out; why breathe new life into an old phone. Bah!
I was reviewing my bill since I had made some changes to the account that should have made the total monthly bill lower. After making these changes, my bill went up. WTF? As I was reviewing the bill, I came across this gem.
Yep, somehow I was subscribed to a trivia game which I had never actually approved to be purchased. After calling AT&T to find out what this was, they immediately cancelled the subscription and credited me the subscription fee. They also added Purchase Block which is a free feature that will prevent things like this from happening. The fact that they were nice enough to refund the charges should make me feel good right? Not really since I’m sure the ease at which I was able to get my money back simply means they know this is going on and are willing to ignore the problem until someone like me calls to complain. Not exactly the first time AT&T has let things happen knowing they were probably illegal/unethical (see not blocking stolen phones and profiting from it, IP Relay billing, etc.).
Maybe I am being too hard on them? Again, not really, they make this Purchase Block difficult to enable on smartphones to the point that you have to call them to have it enabled. Apparently it’s too complicated to have it as part of your configuration options online or even on your phone.
Once my contract is up, possibly before depending on how much more they anger me, I am done and will port my number over to another phone with Republic Wireless.
So long scumbags!
TSA Security Theater Described In One Simple Infographic: “Didier J. MARY points us to an infographic highlighting why the TSA’s security theater has been such a huge waste of taxpayer money:
(Via Techdirt.)
Nicely done!
Apr 112012
Given the amount of money this country throws away on stuff like bank bailouts and wars, seems like we could spend some money on something that actually does us some good.
Please sign the petition!
Apr 102012
Carriers, Government Build Stolen Phone Database – Should Be Fully Operational Within a Year: “
Wireless carriers have started working with the U.S. government to build a database of stolen wireless phones that will be maintained by the carriers themselves. As it stands, Verizon and Sprint block access to phones that are reported as stolen while AT&T and T-Mobile don’t — something that will be the first thing to be made consistent across carriers. The goal is to speed up the time that stolen phones remain useful, thereby drying up the market for stolen phones and reducing the ability of criminals to use the devices to dodge surveillance. While details remain limited, carriers are expected to deploy their individual databases within six months, then integrate them nationally sometime within the next year.
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(Via DSLreports – front page.)
It’s about time this happened.
