Today is a good day for anyone who uses a modern smart-phone. The first step towards freedom against the hostile Carrier IQ has been taken. The case I am referring to is Pacilli v. Carrier IQ, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington). From Bloomberg: The lawsuit cites a YouTube report by a technology blogger that [...]
Carrier IQ: spying on hundreds of millions of phones, including yours!
Carrier IQ If you have a phone, this article is for you. Carrier IQ, a cellular software developer has been installing snooping apps on phones for some time. A proud banner displayed on their site counts furiously into the clouds with over 141 million devices INFECTED with their innocuous software as of this article. So [...]
Sprint Premier Follows ‘Sprint Guy’ Into The Sunset
Sprint, who recently reported a net loss of $284 million in it’s latest quarterly report, is now ending that much beloved and recently troubled Sprint Premier program. Sprint Premier, – a plan for faithful subscribers- orignally allowed it’s members with 2-year contract agreements re-up after 1 year while enjoying many handset upgrades at full discount. This was [...]
Swype on the Nexus S: A Love affair
Swype, an application that has been strangely absent from the Android market since it’s been available, is now available for the Sprint Nexus S 4G! This is great news for users that want to benefit from the Nexus S’ stock Gingerbread configuration, but long for the flexibility and efficiency of Swype. I myself have had many android devices of varying quality with [...]
Hot fresh Ice Cream Sandwiches, available now!
Got a Sprint Nexus S 4g? Ice Cream Sandwich is imminent! In the mean time, the fine dev’s at Android Central got something sweet to bite into… Its a bit patch worked at the moment, but the guys putting this one together are good at what they do. Per the developer’s posted comments, I won’t [...]