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Text Messaging Year 2016 Bug

Ed Brindley — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:34:24 +0000

Forget about the Mayan Calendar 2012 doomsday! Some mobile users are seeing the year 2016 on messages delivered in 2010. The Mayans had December 21, 2012 as 13.0.0.0.0 in the Long Count. Is the 2016 bug a result of bad string parsing? Poor binary to BCD conversion? The plot thickens…

[via WMExperts]

iPhone Dominates Mobile Web

Ed Brindley — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:17:12 +0000

In only two years, the iPhone has dramatically transformed the mobile web. There’s a tendency toward touchscreen devices for mobile web browsing; the iPhone has already claimed 50% of mobile web traffic. Google’s Android OS was the only other platform gaining with 5%.

Sadly, Palm continues its downward spiral. Scott needs something more modern and respectable – a BlackBerry, perhaps. Someone please pick him up off the floor!

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In-flight Wi-Fi Impressive

Ed Brindley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:43:39 +0000

I recently had the opportunity to fly Virgin America. They’ve got in flight Wi-Fi on most of their aircraft. It worked remarkably well – even the bandwidth was pretty impressive:

Phishing on mobile = SMiShing

Ed Brindley — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:15:06 +0000

Trying to get people to give up their identities comes to mobile [via CNET News]

Send a text, get a footlong

Ed Brindley — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:28:13 +0000

Subway is testing out orders via text in NYC [via The Consumerist]

Australian Government Goes After SMS Spammers

Ed Brindley — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:41:20 +0000

Yeah, we hate SMS spam too. Good thing the Australian Communications and Media Authority is doing something about it!

[via Slashdot]

Text Messages Nab Carjacking Suspects

Ed Brindley — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:56:37 +0000

An Ohio man used a friend’s cell phone to get back his car, cell phone, and cash, all of which were stolen in a car jacking [...]

Washing Machine Tweets

Ed Brindley — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:48:32 +0000

I wonder if this guy will ignore the text updates as much as I “filter out” the washer/dryer buzzer

[via Gizmodo]

Nokia Phones Go “Silent”

Ed Brindley — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:34:40 +0000

A newly discovered vulnerability in some Nokia phones prevents them from receiving text messages.

[via Gizmodo]

Navy Subs May Get “Deep Siren”

Ed Brindley — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:40:27 +0000

Texting via sub — coming to a trash chute near you. (Yeah, I can hear it now… Dr. Ryan, send one ping only to 777444

[via Gizmodo]