Collaborate Disseminate
A new survey released on Tuesday found that Americans used over 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data last year — a 36% increase from the previous year and the largest single-year increase in the history of wireless data consumption. Reuters reports… Continue reading Americans Used Record 100 Trillion Megabytes of Wireless Data In 2023
“T-Mobile will be shutting down their 2G network beginning next month, making older phones obsolete,” writes Slashdot reader Dustin Destree. From the Mobile Report: Most phones today use 4G and 5G, and T-Mobile’s 2G service somehow managed to outlive t… Continue reading T-Mobile Shutting Down 2G Network Beginning Next Month
The agency’s settlement with the prepaid phone provider, which CyberScoop is first to report, is the first ever to specify API protections.
The post FCC, Tracfone Wireless reach $16M cyber and privacy settlement appeared first on CyberScoop.
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Citing frustration with mobile carriers enforcing different phone-unlocking policies that are bad for consumers, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing a 60-day unlocking requirement th… Continue reading FCC Blasts T-Mobile’s 365-Day Phone Locking, Proposes 60-Day Unlock Rule
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Communications Commission today voted to lower price caps on prison phone calls and closed a loophole that allowed prison telecoms to charge high rates for intrastate calls. Today’s vot… Continue reading FCC Closes ‘Final Loopholes’ That Keep Prison Phone Prices Exorbitantly High
Windows Recall was “delayed” over concerns that storing unencrypted recordings of users’ activity was a security risk.
But now Slashdot reader storagedude writes:
The latest version of Microsoft’s planned Windows Recall feature still contains data pr… Continue reading ‘Windows Recall’ Preview Remains Hackable As Google Develops Similar Feature
To stop their smartphone battery from swelling, long-time Slashdot reader shanen bought a Samsung Galaxy with a “restrictive charging option.” But what setting should they use?
The way this battery protection option worked was to stop charging the pho… Continue reading Ask Slashdot: What’s the Best Way to Charge Your Smartphone Battery?
Many American subscribers are unable to use their phones overseas because all three major U.S. carriers are experiencing outages. According to The Register, the outages have been ongoing for several hours and stem from third-party communications techno… Continue reading Americans Abroad Cut Off As AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Suffer International Roaming Outages
Many American subscribers are unable to use their phones overseas because all three major U.S. carriers are experiencing outages. According to The Register, the outages have been ongoing for several hours and stem from third-party communications techno… Continue reading Americans Abroad Cut Off As AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Suffer International Roaming Outages
National Australia Bank seems to think that monitoring the angle customers hold their phones will offer extra protection against scammers. “Speaking during the Australian Banking Association Conference in Melbourne Wednesday (June 26), CEO Andrew Irvin… Continue reading Australian Bank Spots Scams via How Users Hold Their Phones