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I couldn’t honestly call this NEWS, so its is for commentary on recent products and events.

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Commentary: No Warrant Required for Phone Location Records, Court Rules

I was intrigued enough by this article in the WSJ that I thought I would publicly examine my feelings about the implications. The story is about a recent Cincinnati-based federal appeals court decision in which they deemed that federal agents can obtain cellphone records that reveal a caller’s location without a warrant. “Cell-site data—like mailing addresses, phone numbers, […]

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iOS 8.3 Emoji Example

iOS 8.3 Update Highlights

Apple pushed out an update last week relevant for current iOS device owners, there a quite a few bug fixes that I hope they finally squashed.  The only notable feature addition in 8.3 is a new Emoji Keyboard with 300 new characters (see this CNET article for tips on using the new keyboard).  You can see the […]

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