Update, 12.3.11: Although there’s ample logging, it may not amount to everything. See, Carrier IQ hit with privacy lawsuits as more security researchers weigh in and Reasons Not to Panic About the Carrier IQ Controversy. Fascinating, yet — of course — deeply troubling: The Android developer who raised the ire of a mobile-phone monitoring company last week is…
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Adventures in Phone Shopping
by JOHN ADAMS •
I asked readers last week whether I should get an iPhone or stick with an Android one, having previously had three Android phones and more than that number of BlackBerry models still earlier. Comments were mixed, with some support either way. Poll results heavily favored the iPhone, and The Phantom Stranger’s recommendations (always reliable) made…
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A £15 computer to inspire young programmers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Admirable innovation: It’s not much bigger than your finger, it looks like a leftover from an electronics factory, but its makers believe their £15 [$25] computer could help a new generation discover programming. The games developer David Braben and some colleagues came to the BBC this week to demonstrate something called Raspberry Pi. It’s a…