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Verizon confirms iPhone 5 ships GSM unlocked despite contract

Verizon confirms iPhone 5 ships GSM unlocked despite contract
  • Posted September 24, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple With Video
  • After the supposed discovery of Verizon's iPhone 5 being GSM unlocked, confirmations of this fact have been echoing across the web. In fact, iDownloadBlog's Jeff Benjamin confirmed it himself. Meanwhile, Cnet coaxed an official confirmation from Verizon, stating their latest Apple handset…

T-Mobile: Bring your unlocked iPhone to our network, save big

T-Mobile: Bring your unlocked iPhone to our network, save big
  • Posted September 11, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • All four of the major wireless carriers in the US are preparing for Apple’s big announcement tomorrow, although one company’s plans will be vastly different than the rest. T-Mobile, the lone carrier that still hasn’t worked out a deal with…

GSM security vulnerability affects 80 percent of mobile phones worldwide

GSM security vulnerability affects 80 percent of mobile phones worldwide
  • Posted December 27, 2011, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security, Mobile Computing
  • A new flaw in the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) cellular network technology could potentially allow a hacker to gain control of a phone and force the device to send text messages or place phone calls. Criminals could use…

Happy Birthday: GSM turns 20 today

  • Posted July 1, 2011, 2:30 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News With Video
  • Global System for Mobile Communications, originally Groupe Spécial Mobile, (GSM) is a standard that describes technologies for 2G cellular networks. On July 1, 1991, Finnish Prime Minister Harri Holkeri made the world's first GSM call (see the video below) to…

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