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The Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act was introduced into the United States Senate on March 11, 2013 by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D, VT). [8] It was referred to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. On July 15, 2014, the Senate voted to pass the bill with unanimous consent. [8]
SIM lock. A SIM lock, simlock, network lock, carrier lock or ( master) subsidy lock is a technical restriction built into GSM and CDMA [ 1] mobile phones by mobile phone manufacturers for use by service providers to restrict the use of these phones to specific countries and/or networks. This is in contrast to a phone (retrospectively called SIM ...
Best Buy. [ 1] Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota. Originally founded by Richard M. Schulze and James Wheeler in 1966 as an audio specialty store called Sound of Music, it was rebranded under its current name with an emphasis on consumer electronics in 1983. Best ...
iOS jailbreaking is the use of a privilege escalation exploit to remove software restrictions imposed by Apple on devices running iOS and iOS-based [ a] operating systems. It is typically done through a series of kernel patches. A jailbroken device typically permits root access within the operating system and provides the right to install ...
Geek Squad, Inc. is a subsidiary of American and Canadian multinational consumer electronics corporation Best Buy, headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.The subsidiary was originally an independent company founded by "Chief Inspector" Robert Stephens on June 16, 1994, and offers various computer-related services and accessories for residential and commercial clients.
The following is a comparison of e-book formats used to create and publish e-books . The EPUB format is the most widely supported e-book format, supported by most e-book readers except Amazon Kindle [ a] devices. Most e-book readers also support the PDF and plain text formats. E-book software can be used to convert e-books from one format to ...
Bootloader unlocking. Bootloader unlocking is the process of disabling the bootloader security that makes secure boot possible. It can make advanced customizations possible, such as installing a custom firmware. On smartphones this can be a custom Android distribution or another mobile operating system.
A personal unblocking key ( PUK ), sometimes called personal unblocking code ( PUC ), is used in SIM cards to reset a personal identification number (PIN) that has been lost or forgotten. Most mobile phones offer the feature of PIN protection. After switching on the phone, if the PIN security function is active, the user is required to enter a ...