A single smartphone can DoS federal wiretaps

This is, in my opinion, a perfect example of why blanket monitoring policies do not and will never work. Tapping all phone communications is a violation of our civil rights and should not be tolerated for any reason.

The official protocol for providing US law enforcement with the ability to monitor and record calls . . . → Read More: A single smartphone can DoS federal wiretaps

AT&T sets the date for MMS on the iPhone

So AT&T has finally set the date for when it will enable iPhone users to send MMS messages (test messages with photo/video/audio content). That date is September 25th. TUAW has a good article up about this which includes quotes from AT&T representative Brad Mays.

These are some of my favorite talking points:

We support . . . → Read More: AT&T sets the date for MMS on the iPhone

FCC opens a can of worms in defining broadband

I just read an interesting article over on Ars Technica summerizing the debacle the FCC has gotten itself into when it asked for feedback from the public on how to define “Broadband”. You see, up until recently broadband was defined as any internet service with a bandwidth of 768Kbps or better. This made perfect . . . → Read More: FCC opens a can of worms in defining broadband

iPhone is a Hummer on the data highway

So according to a recent NY Times article the reason iPhones have so many network issues (dropped calls, missed text messages, delayed voicemail, slow downloads, etc.) is because the iPhone is a data hog, and AT&T’s network can barely handle it. . . . → Read More: iPhone is a Hummer on the data highway

Snow Leopard will change the world

Yeah, Snow Leopard on the front end is a more polished version of 10.5 Leopard; but it’s the back end plumbing that really makes Snow Leopard special. . . . → Read More: Snow Leopard will change the world