EXCLUSIVE: Apple Secretly Tracking iPhone IMEI and Usage (with proof)
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| As I sit here applying a new layer of Reynolds tin foil to my international
| hat of conspiracy, its been proven that Apple tracks iPhone usage and tracks
| IEMI numbers of all their iPhones worldwide. Hidden in the code of
| the “Stocks” and “Weather” widgets is a string that sends the IMEI of your
| phone to a specialized URL that Apple collects.
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http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12686/
Another reason to use open source phones.
Related:
iPhone matures the "free your phone" movement
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| This is why FreeTheIPhone.org project is born, but even better, why OpenMoko
| project exists. While some are trying to free the locked down device, others
| are creating a free unlocked device from the start, and a whole software
| framework to go with it.
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http://www.mobiliberty.com/iphone_matures_free_your_phone_movement
Linux Sees 'Astronomic' Growth in Mobile Devices
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| "We were very aware that the growth in mobile for Linux was huge, but we
| didn't know it was so astronomic," Amanda McPherson, marketing director for
| the Linux Foundation, told LinuxInsider. "These are very encouraging
| numbers." Why Linux has drawn significant support from the community of
| handset manufacturers can be explained on several fronts, McPherson said.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59162.html
Reaction to Google's Android Is Positive, Cautious
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| Serdar Yegulalp, writing in Information Week, wrote on Wednesday that he had
| a "hard time not jumping up and down with glee" when he first saw the user
| interface implemented in a Google-made video on YouTube. He said he wondered
| if other interfaces that use Android will be so well designed, particularly
| at the lower price range.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071115/bs_nf/56748
Google Android dev kit exposes Apple-inspired roots
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| The release to developers of Google's Linux-based Android operating system
| for mobile phones reveals that the prototype software shares at least a few
| aspects in common with interfaces from the company's Bay Area neighbor,
| Apple.
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http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/12/google_android_dev_kit_exposes_apple_inspired_roots.html
Nokia pushes for GTK+ 3.0
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| During this years GUADEC Andreas Proschofsky had the chance to sit down with
| Carlos Guerreiro, Nokias Manager for Open Source Software, to talk - amidst
| other things - about the not so different needs of personal computers and
| mobile devices, about the necessity for GTK+ 3.0 and the impact of the iPhone
| launch.
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http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2983710
Nokia director speaks on Linux, open source
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| "Linux is the launching pad you need to stand on to be productive," said
| Nokia's open source director, Ari Jaaksi, at LinuxWorld Wednesday. "We have
| never managed to bring out a product in such a short time, with so few
| resources," he added, referring to Nokia's Linux-based Internet tablets.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9264384554.html
Apple to Brick Modded iPhones, Apple Boycott?
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| While community reaction is generally negative, one blogger suggests sending
| an even stronger message to Apple by boycotting Apple on October 1.
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http://www.osnews.com/story.php/18681/Apple-to-Brick-Modded-iPhones-Apple-Boycott/
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