On French sites, they say the police found the truck while 2 guys were unloading it but those managed to escape before the police car reached them. So, no, they didn't didtch the Apple stuff after reading it was GPS-traceable
I am pretty sure the robbers had either been watching the Applestore/Apple warehouse for several days or had a complice working there. I am pretty confident the police will catch them soon…
A computer stolen in France would be limited to a sale on the black market in France... because the keyboard will be "AZERTY" rather than "QWERTY".
There are also other "subtle" differences (e.g. 60 Hz frequency in the US,, 50 Hz in Europe, I do not know if there is a universal Apple design to accommodate this at the charger level).
There are also other "subtle" differences (e.g. 60 Hz frequency in the US,, 50 Hz in Europe, I do not know if there is a universal Apple design to accommodate this at the charger level).
Not a problem for most Apple products. Most of them have the following operating conditions:
Line voltage: 100-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
You would, of course, need a power adapter or the correct cable to connect the computer with the wall, but that's cheap.
You mean when the computer is brought in for repairs. No way do I want my computer reporting its serial number to the Internet every time it connects, much less be treated like a criminal in any fashion.
But it does transmit its MAC address which can probably be denied internet access.
Not a problem for most Apple products. Most of them have the following operating conditions:
Line voltage: 100-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
You would, of course, need a power adapter or the correct cable to connect the computer with the wall, but that's cheap.
Actually, just an adapter plug to match the local power sockets. The Apple power supplies/bricks have been universal since the early 80s; I began carrying the plugs in the early 90s. The official Apple package is at:
Sure they do. Despite the article implying it was an inside thing, perhaps these guys were hanging on roads they knew to often get delivery trucks and hitting anything that came by and looked good. And they got lucky.
Lol? Be sure that you won't see gangsters with assault rifles 'hanging on roads' and 'waiting for a truck' in France, sorry. What you can find is petty thieves stealing a truck merchandise at night while the driver is sleeping on some rest area, but they won't be armed then. It was obviously a planned job to steal valuable electronics, Apple or not, that must not be too difficult to monitor and track the people making deliveries to some targeted shop...
A computer stolen in France would be limited to a sale on the black market in France... because the keyboard will be "AZERTY" rather than "QWERTY".
There are hundreds of million people speaking French, using azerty keyboards, and they aren't all in France you know. This stuff can easily be sent to french speaking North Africa or whatever.
But it does transmit its MAC address which can probably be denied internet access.
MAC addresses can be easily spoofed and faked. What would be needed to enforce remote disabling is some universal identifier like the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and pray that the concerned device didn't filter its network access.
MAC addresses can be easily spoofed and faked. What would be needed to enforce remote disabling is some universal identifier like the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and pray that the concerned device didn't filter its network access.
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Originally Posted by TheShepherd
If everyone carried an Automatic Weapon, there would be alot less crime...
How's the weather there in Texas or Arizona?
This may spur a new Samsung ad - Don't want to be robbed? Buy Galaxy.
AT&T to launch new blocking service for stolen devices on July 10th
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/6/3140670/at-t-block-stolen-phones
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Originally Posted by TheShepherd
If everyone carried an Automatic Weapon, there would be alot less crime...
... and a whole lot of dead people.
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Originally Posted by tania
... and a whole lot of dead people.
And most importantly, a lot more dead criminals.
On French sites, they say the police found the truck while 2 guys were unloading it but those managed to escape before the police car reached them. So, no, they didn't didtch the Apple stuff after reading it was GPS-traceable
I am pretty sure the robbers had either been watching the Applestore/Apple warehouse for several days or had a complice working there. I am pretty confident the police will catch them soon…
A computer stolen in France would be limited to a sale on the black market in France... because the keyboard will be "AZERTY" rather than "QWERTY".
Depends. If it's an iMac or Mac pro, they can just change the keyboard.
If it's an iPhone or iPad, I believe the keyboard can be changed since it's handled in software.
The only real problem would be for MacBook Pro or MacBook Air computers - and even there, it's not that hard to replace the keyboard.
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Originally Posted by Fotoformat
A computer stolen in France would be limited to a sale on the black market in France... because the keyboard will be "AZERTY" rather than "QWERTY".
There are also other "subtle" differences (e.g. 60 Hz frequency in the US,, 50 Hz in Europe, I do not know if there is a universal Apple design to accommodate this at the charger level).
There's gotta be an App for that!
Not a problem for most Apple products. Most of them have the following operating conditions:
Line voltage: 100-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
You would, of course, need a power adapter or the correct cable to connect the computer with the wall, but that's cheap.
But it does transmit its MAC address which can probably be denied internet access.
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Originally Posted by jragosta
Not a problem for most Apple products. Most of them have the following operating conditions:
Line voltage: 100-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
You would, of course, need a power adapter or the correct cable to connect the computer with the wall, but that's cheap.
Actually, just an adapter plug to match the local power sockets. The Apple power supplies/bricks have been universal since the early 80s; I began carrying the plugs in the early 90s. The official Apple package is at:
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/MB974ZM/B?fnode=MTY1NDEwMQ
Cheers
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Originally Posted by charlituna
Sure they do. Despite the article implying it was an inside thing, perhaps these guys were hanging on roads they knew to often get delivery trucks and hitting anything that came by and looked good. And they got lucky.
Lol? Be sure that you won't see gangsters with assault rifles 'hanging on roads' and 'waiting for a truck' in France, sorry. What you can find is petty thieves stealing a truck merchandise at night while the driver is sleeping on some rest area, but they won't be armed then. It was obviously a planned job to steal valuable electronics, Apple or not, that must not be too difficult to monitor and track the people making deliveries to some targeted shop...
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Originally Posted by Fotoformat
A computer stolen in France would be limited to a sale on the black market in France... because the keyboard will be "AZERTY" rather than "QWERTY".
There are hundreds of million people speaking French, using azerty keyboards, and they aren't all in France you know. This stuff can easily be sent to french speaking North Africa or whatever.
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Originally Posted by PeterHutnick
In the world of firearms, these two aren't especially similar. It seems unlikely that someone positively identified the weapons as one of the two.
It was most probably an AK, we don't have that many M16 over there while aplenty of AK47 coming from the Balkan wars.
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Originally Posted by dasanman69
But it does transmit its MAC address which can probably be denied internet access.
MAC addresses can be easily spoofed and faked. What would be needed to enforce remote disabling is some universal identifier like the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and pray that the concerned device didn't filter its network access.
IMEI can also be faked.