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Comment Re:passwords.. (Score 1) 242

by macguys on Tuesday June 29, 2010 @11:10PM (#32740064) Attached to: Hack AT&T Voicemail With Android

He's got a point. Why can't voice mail run over some data connection authenticated by the phone's unique ID or something similar? They certainly do billing that way. It is 2010, and voice mail still works by having the phone call out to a magic number- how antiquated!

Doesn't that defeat the whole "GSM; move your SIM from one phone to another" thing?

Submission + - Cisco to challenge iPad with Cius business tablet (infoworld.com)

Submitted by GMGruman on Tuesday June 29, 2010 @03:44PM

GMGruman writes: Based on Google's Android OS, the forthcoming Cius will offer multiple networking capabilities, keyboard and mouse support, and the ability to do videoconferencing. Cisco says it will cost less than $1,000, or about the same as an iPad.

Submission + - UK Police Threaten Teenage Photojournalist (wordpress.com)

Submitted by IonOtter on Tuesday June 29, 2010 @02:08PM

IonOtter writes: In what seems to be a common occurrence, and now a costly one, Metropolitan Police in the UK still don't seem to be getting the message that assaulting photographers is a bad idea. UK press photographer Jules Matteson details the event in his blog, titled The Romford Incident. The incident has already been picked up by The Register, The Independent and the British Journal of Photography, which contains an official statement from the Metropolitan Police.

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