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Everything you need to know about KRACK, the WPA2 Wi-Fi vulnerability
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Exploit in WPA2 means it's open season on your Wi-Fi network, no matter what router you use.
Jerry Hildenbrand
Linux Professional, aging hippie, and recovering engineer. Editor in charge of touching things until they break, trying to figure stuff out, and talking about Android at Android Central. I think the black jelly beans are the best and wear sneakers I bought in 1996.
Articles by Jerry Hildenbrand
Android done right
The KEYone is Android done right
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A take on the KEYone from an Android guy. Who used to be a BlackBerry guy.
TKO
BlackBerry KEYone vs. BlackBerry Priv: No contest
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We'll tell you up front that the BlackBerry KEYone is a much better phone than the BlackBerry Priv, and we'll explain why we think that way if you need more convincing.
A closer look
Everything you need to know about the T-Mobile ONE unlimited plan
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A complete breakdown of T-Mobile's ONE plan and everything else you can get when you sign up for service from Big Magenta.
Make Verizon Great Again
Verizon reveals new unlimited data plan
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Unlimited data plans are back at big red, and the prices don't suck.
Security
BlackBerry fully patches QuadRooter exploit
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BlackBerry is rolling out a patch against the QuadRooter exploit to the Priv and DTEK50 starting today.
Priv 101
Enabling developer options on the Priv
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The BlackBerry Priv is going to introduce a good many people to Android, and we're here to help guide you along the way. You'll eventually see talk online about things you can set in the developer options on your new Priv, so here's a handy guide to enabling them.
Unknown sources
Enable app sideloading on your BlackBerry Priv
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Out of the box, all Android phones are set so that only applications from Google Play can be downloaded and installed. It's a safety thing, and keeps you from installing those malicious applications you keep hearing about but don't know anyone who was ever affected by them. We think that most users should leave things at the default and enjoy the over one million apps in Google Play,...
Whatsapp on all the things
Whatsapp comes to the web
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About a month back, there were rumors that the Facebook-owned and very popular messenger service WhatsApp would soon be available on your computer via the web. Today, the folks at Whatsapp have pulled it off. The new web client is an extension of the data from your phone, displayed in a Google Chrome page. It's simple to set up, and as long as your phone has a data connection you'll be...
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FTC claims T-Mobile charged customers millions for bogus SMS subscription fees [Updated]
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Update: T-Mobile CEO John Legere has posted a public response to these claims, saying they are "unfounded and without merit." He goes on to talk about T-Mobile's proactive response to these issues as compared to the competition. You can find the full statement at the T-Mobile Newsroom Original story: The Federal Trade Commission says that T-Mobile has placed "hundreds of millions" of...
Assistive tech and fitness: We're not quite there yet
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There's a major niche for fitness products that is mostly untapped — for now As you will see during Fitness Month here on Mobile Nations, there is a wide array of cool and connected gadgets to help you get fit or stay fit. Bracelets, bands and clips that communicate with smartphones to tell you how far you've walked, how fast you did it, and how healthy it makes you come from plenty of...
T-Mobile holding Uncarrier 5.0 event in LA
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T-Mobile has setup another Uncarrier event for June 18 in Los Angeles. This will be their fifth such event, hence the name Uncarrier 5.0. Previously on the John Legere show, we've seen T-Mobile offer to pay your ETF from AT&T, Sprint or Verizon, Introduce their Jump! program, give everyone free international roaming and offer free LTE data for your tablet. It seems to be working for...
Real-time speech translation coming to Skype later this year
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At the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA tonight, head of Microsoft's Skype and Lync Gurdeep Singh Pall showed off a peek at what he and his team have been working on — real-time speech translation for Skype calls. The demo showed Pall's English being translated — both the speech and in captions — to German, as his German colleague's voice was translated to English. Microsoft...
BlackBerry Runtime for Android apps gets update to Android 4.3, BB10 accounts support
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The Android 4.3 runtime is now available as part of BlackBerry 10.3 SDK beta. The new runtime will offer compatibility existing Android applications, as well as bring new APIs which will open even more applications for use on BlackBerry. Besides the update to support applications built against the Android 4.3 SDK, you'll get the following new features: Accounts Support: Android...
Manufacturers and carriers get together to bring anti-theft tools to smartphones
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Apple, Google, and Microsoft are but a few of the names that have announced a commitment to including features to deter smartphone theft in all future products. Even the carriers are on board, with the big four announcing support and commitment as well. What they're all committing to is the "Smartphone Anti-Theft Voluntary Commitment." All phones sold by the signees after July 2015...
Dish Network signs deals with ESPN, Disney to enable mobile content streaming
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Dish and Disney have reached a distribution deal that will allow subscribers to watch Disney content on their computers and mobile devices. Using apps found in Apple's App Store, Google Play, the Amazon Appstore (which works great on BB10 devices) and the Windows store, viewers will be able to watch live programming from ABC Family, Disney Channel and Disney XD, as well as live...
Cloud storage apps - what are they and how do they work?
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Dropbox and Box.net have been in the news recently, updating their apps and giving away tons of free space, so it's understandable that a few of us are wondering what the heck they're all about. Sure, you know you get Gigabytes of space, and great looking apps, but what exactly do they do, and how do they work? We're about to tell you! I'll focus on Dropbox here. I'm not recommending it...
How DingleBerry works to gain root access on PlayBook
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In case you haven't heard, you can now root your BlackBerry PlayBook using the Dingleberry tool. What that means and what you'll be able to do with it is an ongoing question, and at this point all we're sure of is that it will be fun. Rooting a mobile device opens up possibilities beyond the limited view of the manufacturer, and lets creative minds have a go at things RIM would never...