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Microsoft confirms Windows Phone SMS flaw, working on a fix

By Dieter Bohn on December 13, 2011 08:34 pm + 35 comments

Microsoft has confirmed that the bug in Windows Phone that allows an SMS message to disable the Continue reading…
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Windows Phone SMS flaw disables messaging with a text

By Thomas Ricker on December 13, 2011 04:11 am + 28 comments

Tom Warren over at WinRumors is demonstrating a Windows Phone OS issue whereby an SMS message can Continue reading…
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Carrier IQ collected encrypted SMS 'unintentionally,' working on fix for logging issues

By Sean Hollister on December 13, 2011 01:47 am + 27 comments

Carrier IQ told us its story last weekend, but the controversial cellular telemetry firm is also Continue reading…
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Yahoo's Hub jumps into Android messaging arena, adds free-to-send SMS

By Jeff Blagdon on December 5, 2011 11:13 pm + 5 comments

The mobile market has no shortage of messaging apps — RIM's BlackBerry Messenger, Apple's Continue reading…
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Carrier IQ interview: inside the brave new world of carrier phone tracking

By Sean Hollister on December 5, 2011 03:18 pm + 92 comments

By Sean Hollister and Dieter Bohn You may have heard of the "internet of things," a vision of the Continue reading…
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Carrier IQ denies responsiblity for insecure log files, suggests manufacturers are to blame

By Dieter Bohn on December 3, 2011 09:29 pm + 171 comments

We've just returned from a long and wide-ranging interview with Carrier IQ's Vice President of Continue reading…
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Verizon updates Messages app with multiple device sync, fresh UI, more (hands-on)

By Chris Welch on November 22, 2011 08:16 pm + 10 comments

Remember Verizon Messages, the carrier's Android SMS / MMS replacement? Well it's looking a lot like Continue reading…
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Google Voice for Android updated with voicemail prefetch, mass texting

By David Pierce on November 16, 2011 10:59 am + 15 comments

Google Voice is becoming more and more capable of replacing some of your cell phone's key functions Continue reading…
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Cricket Wireless brings international savings with global local numbers, new plans

By Bryan Bishop on November 8, 2011 02:06 pm + 1 comments

Cricket Wireless may not be the place to find the latest and greatest smartphones, but the company Continue reading…
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T-Mobile tests Presidential Alerts ahead of schedule

By Tim Barribeau on November 4, 2011 03:17 pm + 31 comments

Earlier today, a handful of T-Mobile customers were awoken to a bizarre text marked "Presidential Continue reading…