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Microsoft: Your company can disable features on your Windows Mobile device {Download Squad}
Oct 23rd 2007 3:42PM With this tool, administrators can remotely "wipe" a phone to a clean OS so, yeah, its not self-destruct but at least it protects the data.
Joyswag: Joystiq's Legendary Halo 3 Giveaway {Joystiq}
Sep 25th 2007 3:34PM Master Chief, of course.
Fanswag: Win (almost) every 360 accessory ever [update 2] {Xbox 360 Fanboy}
Sep 13th 2007 8:51PM Time's up, let's do this...
Win a super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite and 300 HD DVD! {Engadget}
Jul 31st 2007 6:02PM Loved every minute of this epic...
The thousand geeks of the Engadget empire descend up on thee! Our comments will blot out the server!
Peter Moore resigns as head of Xbox {Engadget}
Jul 17th 2007 5:22PM *Conspiracy Theory Alert*
Could it be that Microsoft is injecting a higher-up into a company known more for making good PlayStation games? Conversation goes like this:
Peter: I'm leaving to head up EA.
Steve: Hmmm, ok. Lock the 360 into a few games or I'll crush you like a gorilla.
Peter: Yess..yesss sirrr...
Copyright Royalty Board raises rates: internet radio stations cry foul {Download Squad}
Mar 6th 2007 9:32AM This just keeps getting worse. More info here: http://www.savenetradio.org/
Apple tells Windows iTunes users not to install Vista {Download Squad}
Feb 3rd 2007 5:29PM Soooo...Apple has, what, 5 years notice on Vista and still can't ship a compatible piece of software when its released? Pathetic. I'm gonna go ahead a file this as an underhanded means of making Vista look bad by Apple.
"Undercover" software helps recover your stolen MacBook {Engadget}
May 22nd 2006 12:59PM #32: No investigation needed. I handed them the address on a silver platter which is exactly my point: you can buy the software and have all the information you need to locate and identify the criminal but you have no assurance that the cops have the time or the desire to do anything about it. Trust me, I've learned my lesson. I'm just trying to pass on my experience.
"Undercover" software helps recover your stolen MacBook {Engadget}
May 21st 2006 11:30PM Its good to hear that there seems to be more and more solutions to laptop theft coming out these days however it still does not guarantee that your laptop can be returned especially with the data it contained. In my case, it was an issue of law enforcement just not caring about my situation.
I had a laptop stolen with some data on it that could never be recreated. I went through the proper local authorities to file a report, even turned it in to insurance to have the hardware replaced. As local law enforcement reached their dead-ends, I hired a private investigator to help in the search. I then started hitting up local pawn shops and reading classifieds in hopes of finding it. None of these were working. One day it finally hit me that the managed anti-virus software on the laptop might actually update if the machine were turned on (even though the thief could not login) and I was right! It had in fact updated after it was stolen. I was able to contact McAfee and get the IP address from which the attacker had connected to get the update and it just luckily happened to be a residential cable modem after doing a quick reverse lookup on the IP addy. I called the ISP and they had the address of the subscriber even though they could not tell me, they said they would release the information if a warrant or subpoena was issued. I was able to determine that the IP was in a neighboring state. When I told the local law enforcement officials, they did nothing. It just didn't matter to them. They were too busy running around writing speeding tickets. It really made me lose faith in the effectiveness of law enforcement in general.
Moral of the story, buyer beware. You may be able to get an IP and photograph of your laptop thief, but it doesn't mean you can do anything about it.
Day 15 of Engadget Mobile's 30 days of cellphone giveaways {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 27th 2006 2:32PM What the deuce?
