Collaborate Disseminate
Last week, Kevin Purdy of iFixit published a blog post telling the story of “how Samsung announced a ‘revolutionary’ upcycling program in 2017, delayed it for years, and eventually gutted it before shipping a pale imitation of the original idea,” repor… Continue reading How Samsung ‘Ruined’ iFixit’s Upcycling Program
“Chinese technology provider Huawei was recently accused of being able to monitor all calls made using Dutch mobile operator KPN,” writes the Conversation. Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shares their report:
The revelations are from a secret 2010 r… Continue reading Huawei Could Eavesdrop on 6.5 Million Dutch Cellphone Users Without their Knowledge
The New York Times shares the dilemma of Jeff Sheu, managing director of a private equity firm, who is “exactly the type of high earner California does not want to lose. When people in his tax bracket leave, the state is likely to audit them to make su… Continue reading Wealthy Install Location-Tracking Apps to Establish Proof-of-Residency for Tax Purposes
A teenager accused of gaining unauthorized access to school computer systems in order to rig a homecoming queen contest with her mother will stand trial as an adult, and could spend 16 years in prison if convicted. Emily Grover, who turned 18 in April but who was arrested in March, when she was 17, faces four charges alongside her mother, Laura Carroll. Carroll was an assistant principal at Bellview Elementary School, while her daughter attended Tate High School. The pair allegedly schemed to cast hundreds of fraudulent votes in the homecoming contest, an election that Grover ultimately won. A Florida State Department of Law Enforcement investigation concluded that phones and computers from their Pensacola suburb household were used to access student records. “The primary reason for the decision is, she was almost 18 years of age and would age out of the juvenile system in a very short period of […]
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Last year at least 18 U.S. states began releasing prisoners close to the ends of their sentences or elderly/medically vulnerable prisoners at greater risk of contracting Covid-19, reports NBC News.
So after 37 years in prison, Renaldo Hudson was in f… Continue reading Man Released From Prison After 37 Years Baffled by Smartphones
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill on Tuesday requiring all cellphones and tablets sold in the state to automatically block pornography. In order for it to take effect though, at least five other states have to pass the measure. The Hill reports: The … Continue reading Utah Governor Signs Legislation Requiring Porn Filters On Cellphones, Tablets
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: LG Electronics may shutter its mobile communication business rather than sell it, DongA Ilbo reports, citing an unidentified person in the electronics industry. Negotiations with Germany’s Volkswagen … Continue reading LG Electronics May Close Down Mobile Phone Business
An anonymous reader quotes a report from IEEE Spectrum: Now researchers at MIT have developed a new way to produce holograms nearly instantly — a deep-learning based method so efficient, it can generate holograms on a laptop in a blink of an eye. They… Continue reading Deep Learning Enables Real-Time 3D Holograms On a Smartphone
“Are you noticing your battery life is draining faster than normal?” tweeted Verizon Wireless customer support on Sunday, the Verge reports:
Despite its relentless promotion of 5G phones and the fact that it spent more than $45 billion bidding on a ne… Continue reading Verizon Support Recommends Turning Off 5G to Conserve Battery Life
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Bad news for lovers of smaller phones: the iPhone 12 mini has sold poorly compared to other phones in the iPhone 12 lineup — poorly enough that analysts wonder whether Apple will remain committed … Continue reading The iPhone 12 Mini Was Apple’s 2020 Sales Flop