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It's now legal to unlock your smartphone—here's how

For once, the law appears to be throwing the little guy a bone. Yesterday, the president signed a bill into law that again makes it legal to unlock your phone and free it from your mobile carrier overlord.

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Jrmy843574d ago (Edited 3574d ago )

Many didn't care about it being illegal, rooting and gaining SU is the best thing you can do especially to an older smart phone to breath life into it. I mainly root to stop intrusive permissions apps have. Not just that Obama (edit: signing) into law carriers have to let you unlock and go to another service provider if your not satisfied with their services. It will keep going back and forth so, when will our employees in Washington realise they work for the American people who elected them.

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Bendy phones that wrap around wrists could be reality in 5 years: Lenovo

Bendable smartphones could be a reality in five years, Lenovo's head of mobile told CNBC.

donwel2871d ago

Very easy to steal too from the looks of it.
More pointless, overpriced attachments to compensate for designer shortsightedness could be a reality in 5 years.

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5 futuristic phones that were ahead of their time, but still flopped

Some people mocked the original iPhone when it launched, and the Samsung Galaxy Note provoked much mirth for being too big, but both defied their critics with strong sales and spawned sequels that are still going strong. The phones we’re looking at here had a different fate. They may have pointed the way for the future of smartphones, but they failed to capitalize on it.

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Devil-X2874d ago

Lumia 1020 was definitely the biggest shocker of all. I still remember how I thought it would do great in the markets when it was first announced.

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Fujifilm's New Wireless Photo Printer Turns Your Phone Into a Polaroid

Shake it like a smartphone printer. Actually, no. Don't shake it. Your prints will be ready in ten seconds.

Devil-X2874d ago

Let me warn you before hand that it is gonna cost you a fortune if you plan on using this one for some regular use.