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  • Proposed class action settlement would let you unlock almost any AT&T handset — except the iPhone

    Proposed class action settlement would let you unlock almost any AT&T handset — except the iPhone

    Posted on May 24, 2010 | No Comments
    So the good news is that a class action lawsuit out in Cali is on the cusp of coming to a resolution, and the resolution will require AT&T to provide an unlock code for just about any phone it has sold since March 12, 1999 -- in other words, you'll be able to take the phone and use it on any GSM carrier of your choice. We say "just about" because there's one big exception -- any phone for which AT&T secured an exclusivity period of at least ten months -- which naturally includes the iPhone (in fact, it's called out by name in the settlement). There are some stipulations, too; if you're postpaid, you have to have been a customer for at least 90 days, and even devices with exclusivity periods of less than ten months can't be unlocked until the period is over (which admittedly makes good sense). Taking a Backflip somewhere else might not seem like a particularly appealing option, but who knows -- maybe you're a T-Mobile customer with a thing for backward hinges and a disdain for 3G.

    Proposed class action settlement would let you unlock almost any AT&T handset -- except the iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 May 2010 22:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • The Flash Drive Lock: a solution looking for a problem

    The Flash Drive Lock: a solution looking for a problem

    Posted on August 12, 2009 | No Comments
    usb lockMarketed as great for civil servants, the Flash Drive Lock is a combination lock for your flash drives. Yes, you read that correctly: you place this thing over your flash drive and lock it! Now your precious data will be safe from thieves, hackers, and the TSA. No longer do you need to live in fear of losing personal data from a stolen or misplaced flash drive.

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