http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:56:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763#comment-1038151 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:06:53 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763#comment-1038151 <a href="http://www.ruantui.cn/fenlei/1/" rel="nofollow">窃听器</a> 窃听器

]]> http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763#comment-255929 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:01:26 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763#comment-255929 [...] The big news over the weekend was that a college-bound student from Glen Rock, NJ, has managed to unlock the iPhone. Of course, that really only opens it up to T-Mobile, the other major GSM carrier in the US. But it’s still a sign of progress. Many in the industry speculated that it would take far longer for hackers to figure out the unlocking process. But it took George Hotz just two months to figure it out. It requires degrees of both software and hardware prowess to work — though there are reports of a software-only lock being delayed for legal reasons. The project took 500 hours total, and was split among Hotz, the ringleader, and a few other technicians. He is not starting a business from this, though, as he states on his blog. Rather, it’s about freeing the device for everyone, since the process of locking phones is one of the most undemocratic ideas we’ve heard. [...] […] The big news over the weekend was that a college-bound student from Glen Rock, NJ, has managed to unlock the iPhone. Of course, that really only opens it up to T-Mobile, the other major GSM carrier in the US. But it’s still a sign of progress. Many in the industry speculated that it would take far longer for hackers to figure out the unlocking process. But it took George Hotz just two months to figure it out. It requires degrees of both software and hardware prowess to work — though there are reports of a software-only lock being delayed for legal reasons. The project took 500 hours total, and was split among Hotz, the ringleader, and a few other technicians. He is not starting a business from this, though, as he states on his blog. Rather, it’s about freeing the device for everyone, since the process of locking phones is one of the most undemocratic ideas we’ve heard. […]

]]> http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763#comment-255654 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:45:34 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763#comment-255654 By the way, if you want a cell phone that does twice what that overpriced POS iPhone does and costs almost half as much, buy a Nokia E70. No I don't sell them and don't even own a cellphone, just yet. By the way, if you want a cell phone that does twice what that overpriced POS iPhone does and costs almost half as much, buy a Nokia E70. No I don’t sell them and don’t even own a cellphone, just yet.

]]> http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763#comment-255653 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:37:18 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763#comment-255653 Yet one more reason to stay away from Apple and AT&T whenever possible. Yet one more reason to stay away from Apple and AT&T whenever possible.

]]> http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763#comment-255478 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:18:10 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4763#comment-255478 Unleash the software on the net and courts and corporate bullies be damned! Unleash the software on the net and courts and corporate bullies be damned!

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