[LINK] Pickpocket steals secret data off Telstra boss Sol Trujillo

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Jan Whitaker wrote:
> At 10:13 AM 19/02/2009, Sylvano wrote:
>> The theft has left Telstra and Mr Trujillo embarrassed and Microsoft
>> facing an industrial espionage threat.
>>
>> The phone is believed to be either a HTC Touch Pro2 or the HTC Touch
>> Diamond2 that operates on new Windows Mobile 6.5 software.
>>
>> A Telstra spokesman yesterday confirmed the phone was given to Mr Trujillo
>> but was in the possession of a senior Telstra executive when the theft
>> occurred.
> 
> too funny. negating the title in the article itself. good trick. do 
> subbies ever ever read the copy they are adding the titles to?
> 
> As for the pickpocket being involved in industrial espionage --- 
> visions of Oliver returning to the treasure cave and handing over his 
> loot to Fagan.
> "Look, sir, a secret software device that you can sell on the black 
> market and threaten to bankrupt Microsoft with!"
> "Right, lad. Now go eat your porridge."
> 

Perhaps Mr Trujillo preferred the Android....though ofcourse these are not 
phones but mobile internet/ip devices

> The GPS-enabled device is compatible with Google Maps and Google StreetView and features a variety of e-mail clients, including Google's GMail. It also supports Google's IM service, Google Talk.
<http://www.internetnews.com/mobility/article.php/3803446/Vodafone+Unveils+Androids+Second+Phone.htm>

it's open source
> Android is a software platform and operating system for mobile devices, based on the Linux kernel, developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance.[2] 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Android>

and here is the market:
<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sitechnews/~3/tg4SC7Fso3w/38_Million_Indians_access_web_via_mobile-nid-52267.html>

Marghanita
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