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British Teens Using Sexting To Bully

“More than a third of under-18s have been sent offensive or distressing sexual images electronically, a survey by the charity Beatbullying suggests. A large majority of the 2,094 respondents said a fellow teenager had sent it, compared with 2% who said an adult had sent the message. ” Link

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iPhone Virus Spreads Via SMS Text Messaging

“The attack is enabled by a serious memory corruption bug in the way the iPhone handles SMS messages, said Miller, a senior security researcher at Independent Security Evaluators. There is no patch, despite the fact that Apple was notified of the problem about six weeks ago, he said. The attack is similar to an SMS attack demonstration CNET News wrote about in April in which mobile security firm Trust Digital was able to send an SMS to a phone that opened up a Web browser and directed the phone to a malicious Web site where malware could be downloaded. ” Link

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Mobile Phones Get Universal Chargers (Except Apple)

“Several mobile phone companies on Tuesday announced a plan to adopt a universal cellphone charger, making it possible, at long last, for consumers to get rid of the tangle of incompatible old chargers filling up the bottom drawer of their desks.” [Link]

Parents, Schools, Worry About Sexting

“Teenagers’ habit of distributing nude self-portraits electronically – often called ’sexting’ if it’s done by cell phone – has parents and school administrators worried. Some prosecutors have begun charging teens who send and receive such images with child pornography and other serious felonies.” [Link]

California Teen Reina Hardesty Racks Up 14,528 Texts In A Month

“In California a 13 year old girl was able to rack up an astounding 14,528 text messages in one month. When asked, Reina Hardesty’s replied that ‘I just like to talk’.” [Link]

Sexting A Hit With Teens

“‘Sexting,’ is the newest text messaging craze among high school teens. The jest of the term is instead of texting word messages to friends, the teen texts pornographic pictures of themselves to classmates or friends. ‘Texting may be convenient for teenagers and young adults, but it’s also dangerous,’ said Burlington Police Sgt. Kristian Carlson. It’s an unfamiliar word to adults, but Carlson said the majority of high school students know what it is. ” [Link]

Verizon Workers Probed Obama's Cell Phone

“Verizon Wireless said last night that a number of its employees have ‘accessed and viewed’ President-elect Barack Obama’s personal cellphone account without authorization. The company said all employees who accessed the account — whether they were authorized to or not — were immediately put on leave with pay. ” [Link]

T-Mobile To Debut Google Android Phone – Google G1

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“US telecom carrier T-Mobile is slated to unveil on September 23 a ‘Google phone’ built by Taiwanese firm HTC and to have the device for sale in stores as early as October. Google is hoping Android will become the dominant operating system for mobile phones. It is designed to improve the speed and quality of using the Internet on handsets.” [Link]