https://techcitement.com get excited Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:18:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://techcitement.com/hardware/voice-of-objectivity-new-smartphone-upgrade-options-are-a-good-deal/ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:00:25 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=20220

The U.S. mobile industry has seen an interesting change in the last few weeks. Three of the big four carriers now offer plans that let you upgrade your phone more often than the standard two years. They sure do sound exciting, with names like Edge, Next, and especially JUMP! (with caps and punctuation included in […]]]> https://techcitement.com/column/voo/voice-of-objectivity-carrier-iq-really-isnt-that-scary/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:30:10 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=6580

The last few weeks have seen tremendous outrage among consumers against a piece of smartphone software known as Carrier IQ. In all fairness, the reports sound like it does some pretty terrifying stuff, logging virtually everything you do on your smartphone, without your permission or even knowledge of its presence. It doesn’t sound like avoiding […]]]>