Since the discovery and public announcement that Carrier IQ Software was secretly installed and gathering data from tens of millions of mobile handset users, Sprint has decided to disable using the software. I applaud Sprint for making the decision to stop using the Carrier IQ software. This does not mean that the software has been …
Microsoft wants to hear your Android-based horror stories… it may just land you a free Windows Phone device. Are you a disgruntled Android device owner who is just sick and tired of all that malware plaguing Google’s OS? Microsoft wants to hear all about it. In fact, the company may even give you a free …
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Jawbone has halted production of Up, its fitness wristband over battery issues and has offered customers full refunds, regardless of whether they’ve encountered problems. And the company is even allowing customers to keep their devices if they receive a refund. In essence, customers could tap the refund program to offset the cost of the device, …
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AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., Apple Inc. and T-Mobile USA were sued by mobile phone customers who claim that Carrier IQ Inc. tracking software installed on their phones violates U.S. wiretapping and computer fraud laws. The lawsuit cites a YouTube report by a technology blogger that purported to show that Carrier IQ software collects information …
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Two users recently received a scare when their iPhones began glowing, smoking and emitting sparks. One iPhone in Brazil, and then another in Australia, recently self-combusted. The Australian incident, which was reported first, took place Nov. 25 on a Regional Express flight from Lismore to Sydney. After the plane landed, one of the passengers’ mobile …
