the horrifying baseband processor operating system in every #phone, typically AMSS on REX on a separate ARMv5
on 02016-12-21Some #Android phones (from a US company called BLU) run an app from a Shanghai company called ADUPS that sends all their text messages to a company in Shanghai every 72 hours. They claim it’s a feature (for spam filtering), despite the #security breach. #phone
on 02016-11-21#Apple #censorship #patents dramatized as plans for “the new iPhone” #sousveillance #human-rights #phone
on 02016-07-07#Facebook uses #phone #geolocation information to suggest “friends”.
on 02016-06-28Violet Blue, commenting on the news that #Facebook uses #phone #geolocation information to suggest “friends,” says, “Seriously, I’ve had enough reporters ask me, freaked out, why Facebook is recommending their protected sources. Suck it up & stop using it.”
on 02016-06-27Apparently you can use a USB keyboard with USB OTG on an Android #phone, but pendrives may not work.
on 02016-05-02#screencasting #video of a guy trying to #reverse-engineer the electronics in my LG KP110 #phone using “miracle box by Gsmcampus Team”, which apparently has an auto-scan feature for finding pinouts.
on 02015-11-30