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Samsung now region-locking phones; stops you using local SIM cards when you travel

Andy Weir — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:31:00 +0000

Samsung has begun to region-lock its smartphones, with the company confirming that it is preventing new devices bought in one region using SIM cards bought in another, starting with the Galaxy Note 3. Read more...

Microsoft Starts Locking Out Pirates

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:30:26 +0000

The Inquirer is reporting that Microsoft have begun cracking down on pirate copies of Windows. The action comes as part of Microsoft's Genuine Advantage program, launched recently. The program asked users to validate their computer... Read more...

Locking Down the Desktop

Tue, 01 Jun 2004 19:30:42 +0000

As enterprise PCs continue to evolve from stand-alone boxes to networked devices, development is under way to help IT administrators make them more secure and easier to manage. Hewlett-Packard Co. and BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies... Read more...