Posted by John C Arkin on December 30th, 2009
A hacker has reportedly cracked the encryption that keep GSM phone conversations secure. This means that there is a possibility that third-party eavesdroppers can start listening in to mobile phone conversations. Wireless telecommunication carriers have essentially used the same security system for years. But German Karsten Nohl claims that he and his small team has, [...]
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Posted by John C Arkin on December 30th, 2009
The coming of the New Year does not change anything about the patent feud that is raging between Nokia and Apple. It looks like both parties are still poised for battle. The latest in this saga is that Nokia has filed a complaint against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission. In its complaint, Nokia [...]
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Posted by John C Arkin on December 30th, 2009
Next week will mark more than just the arrival of the year 2010. It looks like Google will launch the Nexus One next week, before the start of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. This is the same tactic that Apple did when they first unveiled the iPhone in January 2007 at [...]
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Posted by John C Arkin on December 29th, 2009
For those who wonder – just like we did when we first encountered the term – exactly what a “fembot” is, we figured that it is a term that refers to a “female robot”. Now, we do not exactly know what will make a robot male or female, but we are not about to get [...]
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Posted by John C Arkin on December 29th, 2009
There were concerns raised over the weekend over the unavailability of the iPhone in New York City, when consumers attempting to purchase the device through the AT&T website using Manhattan zip codes received a message that said that the device was not available. All that is over, though; a test by Reuters yielded the same [...]
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