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Heres a bit of advice for would-be gadget thieves: dont steal other peoples stuff. But if you do have the compulsion to take what isnt yours, do the world a favor, and make sure you steal from people who are incredibly tech-savvy, like Mark Bao. The 18-year-old entrepreneur and student at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts had his MacBook Air stolen roughly two months ago. Last week, Bao discovered he could access some features of the machine, including his browser history and the contents of his hard drive. One of the revelations was that his thief as have others before him immediately took a picture with Photo Booth. The crook even recorded himself dancing terribly to a remix of Tygas Make it Rain, which Bao posted on YouTube. Check it out after the break.

via Tech-Savvy Victim Tracks Laptop Thief, Has Lulz at His Expense.

Its a problem thats at least two years away, but AT&T has confirmed that 3G T-Mobile handsets wont be able to access the network once T-Mobiles towers are repurposed to drive AT&Ts 4G LTE push. Theres no word on whether AT&T-Mo will reimburse customers for the cost of a new phone. Worth keeping in mind if youre a T-Mobile customer up for an upgrade in the next year or so.

via Your 3G T-Mobile Phone Will Be Useless After AT&T Merger.

AT&T, the nation’s second largest wireless provider, has just announced that it will acquire T-Mobile USA from parent company Deutsche Telekom in a cash and stock deal worth approximately $39 billion. With all of the talk of Sprint and T-Mobile joining up, the AT&T news comes out of the blue — though strategically it makes more sense due to both carriers’ spectrum and network technology. It has been widely reported that Deutsche Telekom was looking to get rid of T-Mobile USA for various reasons. AT&T has also committed to delivering LTE to an additional 46 million people with the T-Mobile acquisition, promising to cover close to 95% of the U.S. population with LTE wireless services in the future. The deal is expected to close, pending regulatory approval, within the next 12 months. The full press release is after the break.

via AT&T to acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion | BGR.

AT&T has started to issue warnings to customers unofficially tethering their smartphones to its network. In an email to unauthorized tetherers, the company writes, “Our records show that you use this capability, but are not subscribed to our tethering plan.” The correspondence goes on to note that users will be automatically enrolled in the $45 per month “DataPro for Smartphone Tethering” plan if they ignore the warning. “The new plan – whether you sign up on your own or we automatically enroll you – will replace your current smartphone data plan, including if you are on an unlimited data plan,” the email continues. The standard DataPro offering is $25 per month and provides users with 2GB of monthly data, although some users are still clinging to a discontinued, $30 per month 5GB data plan. It is safe to assume that a large portion of the unofficial, tethering populous is jailbroken iPhone users and rooted Android users. “If you discontinue tethering, no changes to your current plan will be required.” A copy of the email tethering-cheaters are receiving is after the break.

The nuclear disaster in Japan has left many people in danger of exposure to radiation and radioactivity. Some are simply fearful. What exactly is this radiation? And what threat does it pose? Weve got some answers below.What is radiation?Radiation has become a frightening word, but theres not necessarily anything dangerous about it. Visible light is radiation. Heat is radiation. Many news channels say that explosions or meltdowns leak radiation into the atmosphere, but few say what exactly this radiation is.

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via How does radiation travel, and what kinds of damage can it do?.