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The most ironic hold music ever

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It was the second time I had called the office of my father’s primary care physician this morning. And the second time I was put on hold for longer than I would have liked. But at least I got a laugh out of hearing Mick Jagger sing a song that should never, ever be heard by anyone while they are on hold: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”

So here’s the question: Someone has to decide what music is foisted upon people as they wait on hold. And that someone in this case decided “Satisfaction” would be just the ticket. Do you think he or she was oblivious to the irony?

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Music playing 55 feet away could covertly activate Android mobile malware – Computerworld (blog)

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Music playing 55 feet away could covertly activate Android mobile malware
Computerworld (blog)
Infected smartphones at an airport could be used as a botnet to launch a denial-of-service attack to bring down the Wi-Fi or other systems. The researchers wrote, “The infected mobile devices can selectively interfere with an aircraft radio system at …

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Music could trigger mobile malware – SC Magazine Australia

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Music could trigger mobile malware
SC Magazine Australia
Researchers at the University of Alabama ran a set of prototype apps on an HTC Evo running on Android 2.2.3 (Gingerbread) which could access the phone's sensors. Aside from cameras and microphones, smartphones also contain sensors that can detect …

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Music and lights could trigger malware – PC Pro

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Music and lights could trigger malware
PC Pro
Researchers at the University of Alabama ran a set of prototype apps on an HTC Evo running on Android 2.2.3 (Gingerbread) which could access the phone's sensors. Aside from cameras and microphones, smartphones also contain sensors that can detect …

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