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Comment Re:Serial Numbers (Score 1) 285

by spacerodent (#41726897) Attached to: Smartphone Mugging More Popular Than Ever
Many phones shipped with bands locked out like if AT&T only uses 850 in the states then 1900 would be completely locked. In addition 850 is probably limited to the NCC 410 which is AT&T. You have to unlock one or both in almost all American phones to use them on another network or in another country. Europe USUALLY has 900 and 1800 unlocked but providers there still sometimes lock the NCC so you can only use it on their network. There is also the BRL on the sim card that will limit what networks you can roam on no matter what is unlocked on the phone.

Comment Re:Serial Numbers (Score 1) 285

by spacerodent (#41722647) Attached to: Smartphone Mugging More Popular Than Ever
This is also completely not true. This is "unlocking" your phone and has nothing to do with changing your IMEI/MEID. I can use my verizon LTE android phone in South Korea. I just have to unlock the GSM bands and put in a relevant sim card. You can find instructions to that effect here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29010852 again please don't spread completely false information. Google exists. use it.

Comment Re:Serial Numbers (Score 2) 285

by spacerodent (#41722625) Attached to: Smartphone Mugging More Popular Than Ever

On most devices, IMEI numbers are traditionally burned into a soldered IC, are non-reprogrammable chips, and the numbers cannot be changed, without replacing the phone's main PCB.

There won't be criminals specializing in reprogramming, if the cost to reprogram is so close to the revenue to be gotten from reanimating a stolen phone

this is completely false. Don't spread bad info. Google "how to reprogram your IMEI" I'm not sure the legality of posting a link to this kind of stuff. Please educate yourself before making false blanket statements.
Microsoft

Time To Dump XP? 1213

Posted by CmdrTaco from the wasn't-that-ship-date dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Gartner is saying it's time to plan your migration now (if you havent already done it). I for one know my company still has loads of users still on XP, citing training costs (time and money) rather than software license fees. Is my company alone in wanting to stay in the 1990s or is Windows 7 the way forward?"
Security

Submission + - Generic TLS MITM attack (extendedsubset.com)

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imbaczek writes: "The SSL 3.0+ and TLS 1.0+ protocols are vulnerable to a set of related attacks which allow a man-in-the-middle (MITM) operating at or below the TCP layer to inject a chosen plaintext prefix into the encrypted data stream, often without detection by either end of the connection. This is possible because an “authentication gap” exists during the renegotiation process at which the MitM may splice together disparate TLS connections in a completely standards-compliant way. This represents a serious security defect for many or all protocols which run on top of TLS, including HTTPS."
The Courts

Ted "A Series of Tubes" Stevens Found Guilty 565

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the now-a-series-of-cells dept.
techmuse writes "According to a series of tubes sites, Senator Ted Stevens has been found guilty of lying about free home renovations that he received from an oil contractor. He faces up to 5 years in jail, and the outcome of his current reelection bid is now in doubt. 'The conviction came after a tumultuous week in the jury room. First there were complaints about an unruly juror, then another had to be replaced when she left Washington following the death of her father. Finally, jurors on Monday discovered a discrepancy in the indictment that had been overlooked by prosecutors. Jury deliberations in this historic trial have at times been as contentious as some of the proceedings The Justice Department indicted Stevens on July 29, and the Alaska Republican took a huge legal gamble and asked for a speedy trial in order to resolve the charges before Election Day. Judge Emmet Sullivan complied with Stevens' request, and in less than three months from the time of his indictment, Stevens was found guilty.'"

iPhone Doesn't Surf Fast Enough for Jobs 436

Posted by Zonk from the must-go-faster-must-go-fastr dept.
ElvaWSJ writes with a link to a Wall Street Journal interview with Steve Jobs and AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson. As you can imagine, they're pretty enthusiastic. Just the same, they address the possibility that the iPhone will slow internet access on Ma Bell's cell network. "Mr. Jobs acknowledged that the company's new iPhone won't surf the Internet as fast as he would like on the network, called "Edge," but added that the device's ability to connect to Wi-Fi hotspots would give consumers a speedier alternative for Web browsing. For his part, Mr. Stephenson said the iPhone represents a broader push by AT&T into Wi-Fi services, including, potentially, mobile Internet calling. The two men also discussed the iPod's "halo effect" and reflected on the origins of their corporate partnership."

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