Posts by KDarling

Quote: Gays shouldn't even be allowed to own Apple devices.   Even if a joke, that's especially ironic, considering that Tim Cook is often written up in LBGT magazines as the top gay CEO in the USA.  (Something he...

Quote: Originally Posted by John.B  For every Fandroid who has ever uttered the term "walled garden" to refer to the iTunes app store, that crow has to taste pretty bitter right about now.   The Apple App...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bregalad  Apple gathers data and keeps it to itself. Google gathers data and sells it.   You were doing pretty well until this part.   Google doesn't sell...

Quote: Originally Posted by MacBook Pro  This is just the disclosed information that Google legally gathers from users of a few of Google's most popular services. Google has many more services including many for which...

Quote: Originally Posted by TBell  Amazon and eBay do not have my phone number as it is not required for a credit card transaction.   Are you sure?  Amazon has the phone numbers...

Most of us buy stuff all the time from eBay, Amazon, and other online stores... and they all get to know our name, address, phone, email, etc.   The difference here is that Google has not made it clear to buyers that the same...

Speaking of GPS and phones, a California appellate court has ruled that using just the phone's GPS or map while driving, is a moving violation.     Calif. Court Upholds Ticket for Phone GPS Use While Driving

Quote: Originally Posted by mstone  Biometrics are better because presumably they can tell if it is a real living hand print where as finger prints can be faked with plastic replica or gruesomely, a severed...

Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark  I thought Android users love hacking?   Some do, same as many iOS users who like to jailbreak and customize.   Personally, most of the Android users I know are...

Quote: Originally Posted by am8449  I wonder, do Android users get push notification ads?   I have hundreds of apps and I've never seen a push ad, but apparently there are some apps out there that use the...