Sunday, January 2, 2011

“Banned, prison cell phones thrive” plus 3 more

“Banned, prison cell phones thrive” plus 3 more


Banned, prison cell phones thrive

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:13 PM PST

ATLANTA -- A counterfeiter at a Georgia state prison ticks off the remaining days of his three-year sentence on his Facebook page. He has 91 digital "friends." Like many of his fellow inmates, he plays the online games FarmVille and Street Wars.

Smart phones change the game in 'the joint'

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 06:53 PM PST

Prisons prohibit them, but many inmates have one. And some use them to plan crimes outside the walls.

Cellphones, Though Banned, Thrive in U.S. Prisons

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 05:12 PM PST

Smuggled smart phones have given prisoners Internet access and even the ability to coordinate a prison strike.

Skype says software to blame for 24-hour outage last week

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:33 AM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A software glitch caused Skype's major outage last week, the Internet calling and messaging service said Wednesday.

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