Carrier IQ--the software now accused of operating on Android, Blackberry, Symbian devices and Apple iPhones--is moving on to court. Attorneys claim an "unprecedented breach" of 150 million cell consumers, alleging "carriers and manufacturers were caught ... Read more
LG has announced that the Optimus T will begin Android Gingerbread 2.3 updates in December but I am not holding my breath since the phone has been out for a year awaiting a long overdue update. The LG Optimus T is a great little phone but the slowness from LG to get it up to date with the new Android 2.3 is a real buzzkill. Read more
"Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. Read more
For those who want a unique handshake, there's a new Apple iPhone cell phone case: It's a hand you hold, straight out of Japan. No one's been left out on this one: There's three models including a severed 'Lady's Hand' model, the larger 'Men's Hand' size--or the cut-off 'Kid's Hand' mobile phone case for the iPhone 4. Read more
It ranks among the stupidest gadgets just in time for the summer BBQ season. The iGrill digital thermometer allows iPhone or iPad users 200 feet of range with Bluetooth--to check meat temperatures from afar. Just don't stray too much: If you're planning on grilling steaks, you could have hungry guests. The electronics device monitors a max of two steaks at a time. Read more
If you're looking for an 'up' in cup size, there's an iPhone app for that: Bigger breasts may normally be expensive but one Apple developer is lowering that cost--to around a buck. Now cell phone users can see what even strangers may look like after breast enhancement. Snap a pic with an iPhone, then add a little 'Boob Job'--for the cheapest way yet to gain a bigger chest size. Read more
Yeah, Twitter accounts are being hacked--and, yeah, Twitter knows about it. The company knows accounts have been compromised for a month. But Twitter refuses to notify users that consumerwarningsreport.com is hijacking user accounts, even sending tweets from those compromised accounts--leading to a scam website for making $6,795 per month as a stay-at-home mom. Read more
It's the first computer hacking case prosecuted in the city of Baltimore, and it's revenge gone wrong--at least for one former IT guy, Walter Powell. The former Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems employee pled guilty to switching out a lewd image in a former boss' Power Point presentation. Board members got porn not graphs. Read more
It's the ultimate "wrong turn" of wrong turns: That GPS voice may be soothing but a driving navigation system instead provides a sinking feeling. Three women end up driving on a boat launch -- making the next "left" a potentially fatal mistake that guides a Mercedes SUV into a Washington lake. The women were lucky to scramble out alive. Read more
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