Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:20:16 +0100 BEIJING (Reuters) - China is rapidly becoming a country on wheels and its crowded driving schools are racing to churn out licensed drivers as fast as cars roll off the assembly lines. But judging by the daily smash-ups and blatant disregard for even basic traffic rules on China's roadways, quantity seems to have trumped quality at many schools. China surpassed the United States in 2009 to become the world's largest auto market, and just as newly affluent Chinese are snapping up expensive cars in staggering numbers, driving schools are bursting at the seams. ... (Source: Reuters)
Phone 'Rootkit' Maker Carrier IQ May Have Violated Wiretap Law In Millions Of Cases
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:30:14 +0100 A piece of keystroke-sniffing software called Carrier IQ has been embedded so deeply in millions of Nokia, Android, and RIM devices that it's tough to spot and nearly impossible to remove, as 25-year old Connecticut systems administrator Trevor Eckhart revealed in a video Tuesday. That's not just creepy, says Paul [...] (Source: Forbes)
App installed on millions of phones secretly records all activity
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:40:10 +0100 Mobile users, beware: you’re being watched — constantly. An Android developer claims to have discovered an app that comes pre-installed on millions of Android, BlackBerry and Nokia handsets, that records all activity on the device. That includes calls, location, and every key pressed on the device. (Source: Digital Trends)
Millions of BlackBerry users cut off for third day
Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:10:14 +0200 LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of BlackBerry users around the world were left without text communication services for a third day on Wednesday as Research in Motion struggled to fix what it said was a switching failure in its private network. (Source: Reuters)
RIM breaks its silence and explains why services are down for millions of users
Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:00:13 +0200 There is more bad news for RIM and millions of its BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond. It seems that whatever solution Blackberry found for the problem was only short lived, and email as well as BBM services are out of commission for millions of BlackBerry owners. On Monday RIM was pretty tight lipped about the issue, and down played just how wide spread the problem really was. Today RIM made an official statement to the blog Pocket-Lint which explained what exactly happened, and promised to keep everyone better informed going forward. (Source: Digital Trends)
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