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iPhone 4 Free Case Program
Jul 23rd
Apple is now offering users impacted by the “death grip” a free case to help reduce problems with lost signal. Apple has launched this page on their website nudging users to download a new iPhone application, which makes ordering their free case very easy. Users can choose a black Apple bumper case, or cases from Belkin, Griffin, Incase or Speck. Unfortunately, no matter which case you select — all of them show a ship time of three to five weeks. So you’ll be stuck with that little piece of duct tape for Apple’s unfixed design flaw for a bit longer.
‘Bulletproof’ ISP for crimeware gangs knocked offline
May 14th
One of the internet’s most resilient and crimeware-friendly networks was knocked offline Friday after the plug was pulled on its upstream service provider, security watchers said.
Russia-based PROXIEZ-NET lost its connection to the internet at about 3 am California time, according to Zeus Tracker, a website that monitors the status of internet service providers used to control PCs infected by the notorious Zeus crimeware package. Before it was disconnected, the “bulletproof” provider hosted 13 known Zeus command and control channels, making it the most Zeus-friendly ISP, Zeus Tracker statistics show. Read the complete story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/14/zeus_friendly_proxiez_mia/
Verizon to Revamp Wireless Pricing Jan 18
Jan 13th
Karl Bode at DSLReports.com had this to say;
If you recall, Verizon Wireless recently imposed a slew of new pricing for lighter users, none of it offering a particularly compelling value for consumers. Users who planned to buy a not-quite-smartphone from Verizon currently can pay prices not quite in sync with both value or reality: either $9.99 for 25MB (at 50 cents each additional MB) or $19.99 for 75MB (30 cents each additional MB). Documents obtained by Broadband Reports from a Verizon Wireless employee indicate that another round of changes is on tap for January 18.
Most importantly, the document indicates that Verizon is replacing the $19.99 for 75MB plan for a plan that costs $29.99 for unlimited access, plus mobile e-mail service. If truly unlimited (and the document makes no reference to hidden caps), then that’s a slight improvement for big red. Meanwhile, the $9.99 plan will remain with a 25 MB usage cap, but the per megabyte charge will be reduced to twenty cents per megabyte.
Another important item to notes is that as they did with smartphones, Verizon is going to start requiring some kind of data plan for all phones. Phones are now divided into three classes by Verizon: “simple More >