Federal lawmakers from Kansas and Missouri renewed a campaign Friday for passage of legislation requiring U.S. wireless telephone companies nationwide to disclose cell phone locations to law enforcement officers engaged in life-or-death investigations of missing persons. In wake of Johnson County teenager Kelsey Smith’s kidnapping and murder nearly 11 years ago, officials in Kansas, Missouri […]
FreedomPop announced it’s spinning out a new MVNO brand, dubbed Unreal Mobile, to offer unlimited plans starting at $15 per month — and company executives are not being shy about using competition concerns surrounding the proposed Sprint-T-Mobile merger to their own advantage. Now the company is seeking to leverage the T-Mobile-Sprint situation, as the carriers […]
After months of debate, the Defense Department approved Monday new restrictions for the use of cellphones and some other electronic devices in the Pentagon where classified information is present or discussed. But officials stopped far short of imposing an all-out ban. The memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, largely clarifies current procedures and […]
Verizon and AT&T announced Thursday that they will each offer what is billed as “the world’s first holographic smartphone” later this year. Digital camera maker RED this week detailed its Hydrogen One smartphone, an Android device that seamlessly switches between 2D and 3D content, along with “holographic multi-view content” and interactive games, without the use of […]
The vulnerability was found in a website run by LocationSmart, a company that aggregates cellular location data so it can be used by third parties — such as app developers — to verify users’ locations or send location-based promotions. LocationSmart has location data for all four of America’s largest wireless providers: AT&T, (ATT)Verizon (VZ), T-Mobile (TMUS) and Sprint (S). The flaw was discovered by […]
