"Control Your Info" - they hijack hundreds of Facebook groups

Facebook groups are under attack -- Facebook was hit on Tuesday by a well-meaning intruder called "Control your info" who took over hundreds of peoples groups as a way of sending a message: "Think about the safety in your social media life to the same extent you do in your real life."

According to Control Your Info, when an administrator steps down, anyone can take over a group, view members' personal information, and change group information to say whatever they want. So, in order to take control of a Facebook group, all you really have to do is [...]

AT&T Sues Verizon Over "there's a map for that" adds

Nick Mahar Nov 5, 2009 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Apple, Humor, Industry News, Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, News, Okay Geek, Personal, Pictures, Reviews, Videos, Websites, World, breaking, iPhone

[Photo Via Engadget]

So if you haven't seen the new Verizon Wireless adds yet, they show a nice map of the U.S. and the 3G coverage of both Verizon and AT&T. AT&T claims it makes new and existing customers think that they don't have coverage at all in many places around the U.S.. AT&T released in a statement:

In essence, we believe the ads mislead consumers into believing that AT&T doesn't offer ANY wireless service in the vast majority of the country. In fact, AT&T's wireless network blankets the US, reaching approximately 296M people. Additionally, our 3G service is available in over 9,600 cities and towns. Verizon's misleading advertising tactics appear to be a response to AT&T's strong leadership in smartphones. We have twice the number of smartphone customers... and we've beaten them two quarters in a row on net post-paid subscribers. We also had lower churn -- a sign that customers are quite happy with the service they receive.

I find it hilarious that AT&T really thinks they have any validity and would win but hey, it is America. AT&T starts listed off points such as,"reaching approximately 296M people" as if that means anything about 3G. AT&T does say that they have coverage with their 3G network where Verizon has no coverage at all. I think all us iPhone users can agree that we hope AT&T spends as much time creating more 3G coverage as it does making lawsuits.

-NM

Nov 4th - Youtube rates everyones videos half a star - what the...

Updated on Nov 8, 2009 by Brandon Davenport

Ok, we have seen some screw ups by some major companies lately, but this makes the cake just that much more yummy. Today (November 4th 2009) Youtube has rated everyone's videos half a star. Heck they didn't even give us at least 1 star, just a half. All of the T3ch H3lp podcast videos have a rating of half a star, but there is a twist...

HTC HD2 now coming to US - out in Asia and Europe today!

Lets all jump for joy! The HTC HD2 is officially coming to the US, and is out in Asia and Europe today! It is going to be Slated for a "major US carrier" some time "early 2010,". The WinMo 6.5 device may be shipping in Asia and Europe now, but you'll have to wait at least until the 9th of November before you can hand over your  Euros for it. Everyone else will have to wait another couple months for it to come to the US. There is all ready an un-boxing video available, and we have a Full Press Release after the break.

BREAKING: Nov 3rd - T-Mobile USA down nation wide

Brandon Davenport Nov 3, 2009 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Mobile, News, World, breaking

Everyone is getting reports from every corner of the country tonight that our beloved T-Mobile service is down or intermittent on both voice and data, particularly bad timing in light of the recent Sidekick drama. Reports started coming in as early as Nov 3rd (yesterday) which is startling.

This is an official statement from T-Mobile:

"T-Mobile customers may be experiencing service disruptions impacting voice and data. Our rapid response teams have been mobilized to restore service as quickly as possible. We will provide updates as more information is available."

Also, reports are flooding in that if someone just calls your number, the get a audible message that reads "That number is no longer in service" which indicates something is wrong. Is your T-Mobile service broken?

Update on Nov 4, 2009 by Brandon Davenport

All service is now restored, according to the company -- they say about 5 percent of users were affected by the outage, though circumstantial evidence would certainly suggest that the number is higher (especially considering that New York City was one of the dead zones).

Squarespace Now On the iPhone and its free!

Nick Mahar Nov 3, 2009 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Apple, Applications, Design, Gadgets, Industry News, Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Movies, Music, News, Okay Geek, Personal, Pictures, Reviews, Squarespace, Videos, Websites, breaking, iPhone

Well fellow Squarespacers, it's finally here! Apple finally came through and after months of reviewing and accidentally uploading the beta, the real app in live in iTunes.

This app is perfect for a Squarespacer who has a blog or just wants to check their stats on there page. Features include Blog management, site stats, posting blogs, preview, multiple accounts, editing post, even uploading multiple images in real time to your site.

Many users like myself have been waiting for this app to come out and I'm happy to say it's amazingly simple, smooth, and easy to use program that just works. For God sakes if you have an iPhone, check it out because it's FREE. Of course you do need a Squarespace account but if you don't, try the 14 day free trial on the site, and if you want 10% off every monthly payment, use our coupon code t3chh3lp.

As much as i love it, there are three things i wish it would have. First for stats, I wish it would say if the view were unique, page views, or robots like it shows in the picture. Also I am a editor for this site but not Full account, I'm only an add-on and for some reason I can't add it on my accounts. Third I wish i could re-size photos and select where they are in the text rather than have all the photos at the top of the post.

All in all it is a great program I would have easily paid for but because the good people at Squarespace are so nice, it's FREE -- Get it here

-NM

Some PSN users are being sent codes for a God of War III Demo!

Matt Hurley Oct 31, 2009 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Gaming, News, breaking

Select PSN users have been sent codes for a God of War III demo, in total the download size is 2671MB and is called God of War III E3 2009 Demo. I am not sure if many users have recieved this code but it sure is exciting for PS3 users. More info when it comes available.