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Linked List: October 5, 2008

Sunday, 5 October 2008

SMS Privacy Hole in iPhone Emergency Call Mode ★

Incoming SMS messages appear as alerts in emergency call mode even when SMS alerts are turned off and the iPhone is passcode-locked.

The Year of Linux ★

MSI, makers of the popular Wind “netbook”:

The return rate is at least four times higher for Linux netbooks than Windows XP netbooks.

David Letterman’s Tribute to Paul Newman ★

Touching, inspiring, and funny. I love the bit about their custom-built Volvo station wagons.