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Submission + - Google Allows Carriers to Ban Tethering Apps (thisismynext.com) 2

Submitted by iluvcapra on Tuesday May 03, 2011 @12:21PM

iluvcapra writes: Google, in its continuing struggle to provide phone carriers (if not its end users) with an open platform, is now banning tethering apps from the Android market. These apps haven't disappeared and can still be sideloaded, insofar as your carrier doesn't lock this functionality or snoop on your packets.

Submission + - Google Delaying Release of Honeycomb Source (businessweek.com)

Submitted by iluvcapra on Thursday March 24, 2011 @04:51PM

iluvcapra writes: BusinessWeek reports that Google will not be releasing the source code for Android Honeycomb "for the forseeable future." Android lead Andy Rubin is quoted, stating that if Google were to release the source for Honeycomb, Google would be unable to prevent it from being installed on mobile phones and "and creating a really bad user experience."

Submission + - US Democrats Accidently Publish Whistleblowers (tpmmuckraker.com)

Submitted by

iluvcapra

on Saturday October 27, 2007 @06:08AM

iluvcapra writes: "The US House Judiciary Committee recently emailed all of its potential whistleblowers information about how it was restructuring its whistleblower program. Unfortunately for its sources, it emailed them this information with their addresses in the "To:" field (and not the Bcc: field). It also cc:'d this email to the Vice President.

I'd like to think think this is some sort of ingenious subterfuge, but I'm doubtful."

Submission + - WarGames Sequel Now Filming

Submitted by

iluvcapra

on Tuesday December 19, 2006 @02:40PM

iluvcapra writes: "This news is a little late, but on November 20th WarGames 2: The Dead Code began filming in Montreal, produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (distributor of the original WarGames) and directed by Stewart Gillard (apparently the director of such gems as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3.) Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes, the team behind the original film, are not involved, and the plot revolves around a hacker breaking into a terrorism-simulation computer.

I only became aware of the new production when I read MGM was suing the rightful owner of WarGames.com for his domain name."

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