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Comment Re:Does draining power help? (Score 1) 72

Question - does this problem persist if the phone is left on until the battery completely drains (or you disconnect the battery)?

I'm asking because there a lots of devices (cough ComcastModem) which don't fully reset when turned off & a power disconnect is required.

We've tried this one. No - doesn't work. Just goes back to EDL mode when you plug power back in.

Comment This happened to me (so I submitted the story) (Score 1) 72

This happened to me. Had my Pixel 3 charging overnight and when I woke up it was black screen and unresponsive. Plug into PC and see the Qualcomm USB device turn up, and can see it rebooting when you hold the power button. Quick search for the device shows it's stuck in Emergency DownLoad mode, due to a bootloader failure. Only ever goes back to EDL mode, so no adb or fastboot options.

3 months out of warranty. Google techsupport is worse than useless and offers to diagnose it if I ship it across the country and pay then $120+courier fees. That's a non-starter.

Retailer is being much more helpful and having it looked at on their own dime, so still waiting for the results of that.

In the meantime, Google's been shutting down bug reports on the non-beta line and just ignoring the one one linked in the article. I'd love to have a Qualcomm signed file to test out, or even access to a service centre that would try it out for me.

As a contrast, had iPhones and iPads with similar issues and the Apple Store was very helpful in diagnosing the problem at precisely zero cost to me. I may hate their walled garden, but damn they do good after-market service. Tempting to switch ecosystems.

For now, I'm making things as public as I can because I'm sure Google loves the publicity before the Pixel 6 release.

Submission + - Pixel 3 and 3 XL phones are getting stuck in EDL Mode and seemingly bricked (androidpolice.com)

throx writes: For months users of the three-year-old Pixel 3 series have been complaining of a common and dreadful problem: seemingly random shutdowns that completely lock their devices. The Pixel 3 and 3 XL have been plagued by the "EDL Mode" bug, which locks the device with no screen or button inputs and makes it more or less impossible to use. To date there's no clear solution to this problem, at least not one that's easily available to even advanced users.

Comment Re:Much better idea (Score 1) 49

The one in question asked for an Admin password. If you give a Linux system the root password (or even do a sudo) then I'm sure you can install a cryptolocker just as easily.

The interesting point on cryptolockers is you don't even need root to be effective. Encrypting the files the user owns (the real targets) doesn't require any special permissions. The only benefit you get from root level is a better chance of destroying backups.

Comment Re:Barack "Executive Order" Obama... (Score 1) 367

Sorry, but this is simply not true. Perhaps you should actually read the conventions before making this stuff up?

Nations unilaterally sign on to the conventions. The conventions deal with both lawful combatants and non-lawful combatants (though neither term is used in the conventions). "Terrorists" are in the same category as foreign spies and non-military murderers.

Comment Re:UV light =/= self cleaning (Score 1) 135

Sure, it's a good idea to kill of germs with UV light - but that ain't self cleaning. Someone sprinkles all over the seat, and leaves shaving hair in the sink, and you're going to need a lot more than a black light bulb.

It really all depends on how much UV you use, doesn't it? (evil grin)

Submission + - Microsoft brings SQL Server to Linux (betanews.com)

Mark Wilson writes: The new Microsoft has place an increased importance on the cloud, and with other companies following suit, reliance on server solutions has increased. Today the company announces that it is bringing SQL Server to Linux.

Both cloud and on-premises versions will be available, and the news has been welcomed by the likes of Red Hat and Canonical. Although the Linux port of SQL Server is not due to make an appearance until the middle of next year, a private preview version is being available to testers from today.

Comment Re:Android? (Score 0) 405

What I haven't heard yet is where Android lands on the security spectrum.

Updates for all non-Nexus devices and even some Nexus devices are signed by the manufacturer, not by Google.

I'm pretty sure devices that allows for user-driven unlocked bootloaders (and therefore access for things like Cyanogenmod) doesn't require signing by the manufacturer - otherwise there would be no method to put Cyanogenmod on there. For example, my Galaxy Note 3 just put a big warning up when I went to update the firmware, but allowed me to do it.

Comment Can't wait for the next "free data" day then... (Score 3, Interesting) 68

So the other Sunday when they had "Free Data", customers managed to download around 2000TB of data over the mobile network. Cranking the speed up some more should enable an even more impressive effort in internet binge downloading!

Refer: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexchange.telstra.com.au%2F2016%2F02%2F15%2Fbig-day-of-free-data%2F

Comment Re:So Let Me Get This Straight (Score 1) 249

Where Zimbra can't beat Exchange on is complete perfect integration with Outlook. It does however beat Exchange and Outlook on their offered functionality.

That's actually the key to the differentiation of Exchange. Integration with Outlook means integration with Office and the incredible morass of Office Automation that large businesses tend to build over time. Just as there was never a drop-in replacement for Notes, despite the detractors (usually Exchange fanboys) listing similar bullet-point by bullet-point comparisons and declaring victory, it's the ability for the groupware platforms like Notes and now Exchange to pull together a wide array of communication and messaging activities through desktop application integration that really gives them the leg up and lock in when it comes to the Enterprise.

Zimbra is, for sure, an outstanding messaging and communication solution that when you break down the bullets on the standalone Outlook/Exchange combo fares extremely well. Ain't always that simple. :)

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