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Rumor: Department of Justice combining fixed-engine planes, fake cell towers to spy on cell phone users

Well, you’re going to have to snoop on cell phones SOMEHOW, and the Department of Justice thinks a small, fixed-wing Cessna is the way to do it. Per AppleInsider and the Wall Street Journal, a supposed secret spy program equips small aircraft with a device dubbed a “dirtbox,” which pulls data from mobile phones by […]

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AT&T ends T-Mobile acquisition effort

Sometimes you’ve just gotta throw in the towel. Per AppleInsider, AT&T has given up its efforts to buy carrier T-Mobile, citing opposition from federal regulators. A statement by AT&T says the company will take a pretax charge of US$4 billion that was stipulated in the agreement between the two carriers if the deal were dropped […]

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AT&T to argue need for T-Mobile resources, spectrum, in merger deal

You may not think too highly of wireless carrier AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA, but apparently it’s necessary for the company to move forward. This was the statement from company officials on Thursday, who said the deal would allow AT&T to significantly improve its mobile network capacity and give better service to its customers. Critics […]