How to Find Out if Carrier IQ is Installed on Your Phone in One Tap
Carrier IQ software is installed by carriers in an effort to “collect enough information to understand the customer experience with devices on our network and how to devise solutions to use and connection problems,” according to Carrier IQ’s website. The software logs a tremendous amount of sensitive data however, and it gives carriers access to all or most of it.
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Rogers Samsung Galaxy SII LTE Price Drops Continue, Now Available for a Low $19.99 on 3-Year
Rogers originally priced the GSII LTE at $199.99 on a 3-year, then dropped it to $179.99 and the price cuts are continuing. This is currently sitting at $149.99 on a 3-year – 25% cheaper than its launch a month ago.
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Teen Sexting Not as Common as Once Thought
“In the teen survey, 90% of youth said the images they created did not go beyond the intended recipient. Even in the cases where the images came to the attention of the police, two-thirds of the images stayed on cell phones and never circulated online.”
Mashable
Starbucks Does $110m in Mobile App Revenue on 26 Million Payments
Starbucks today announced that it has processed some 26m payments from its mobile apps since the beginning of the year, accounting for $110m in revenue. That's only a drop in the bucket compared to the $11.7b it did in revenue last year, but it still represents five percent of the total Starbucks card business for the year.
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