Tag: bricks’

28 JAN

Black market Blackphones get sent a kill message that bricks them

Even if it came in this retail packaging, beware of Blackphones bought from unauthorized sellers—Silent Circle is trying to disable them. (credit: Sean Gallagher) The owner of a Blackphone 2 purchased through an eBay seller got this unwelcome message after the latest Silent OS update. On January 16, the makers of the Blackphone 2 warned […]

26 JAN

‘Trump’s plans to finance his wall are going to hit the auto industry like a ton of bricks’

Reuters On Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump threw out an idea for financing his wall – a 20% tariff on Mexican imports to the United States. He did, after all, promise that Mexico would pay for the wall while on the campaign trail. The problem is, if he puts a 20% tariff on goods coming […]