They also originally shipped the devices thinking they would work, and didn't. At least with this approach they have a little (no pun intended) breathing room in case their testing missed something. It also allows them to add more components to later iterations of XB1 without having to change the size factor.

And the fine city you hail from is?

I love Camden Yards. The old warehouse and city skyline behind the field gives it that iconic look. I could care less about the Ravens, being raised a Skins fan.

Ever been to Canton? Fells? Fed Hill? No? That's like saying you went to NYC and only know Times Square. You were in the tourist destination of Baltimore, so I really can't blame you for not knowing anything about the old school charm here.

I guess the talented artist was using one of these

Dear sir,

"Well played" does not even come close. Kudos sir, kudos.

On the left the guy is also looking down, which makes him look like he has a double chin. That doesn't help either.

So glad I only have a few friends that live in NYC so I won't have to look at a bunch of profile picture updates in the same exact spot.

I figured he meant to say "a whole face full of what (your friends have/they've) been up to..." but I the first time I read it I was like, what the f... seeing how there were 4 errors in 5 words.

Well, the new activity feed offers you a whole faceful off what your they've been up to...

Large carriers participate - smaller ones still don't. I already mentioned that a blacklisted Verizon phone can be activated on BoostMobile.

...as a whole group the carriers could agree to no longer provide service to stolen phones...

If they pulled the battery and never activated it again on your carrier the kill switch wouldn't work either, as pointed out by the article, so your first paragraph is invalid.

I don't know which carrier they have, but I know at least some of the major ones don't allow anyone but the actual account holder to add lines. I didn't think ANY carrier allowed authorized users/account managers to cancel lines, but I could be wrong. Even if she did cancel it he could still get it reactivated, but…

There are apps out there, I just don't know any off hand. Take a look through the Blackberry App World and see what you can find. I know there's Snap One, but I'm not sure if that's only BB 10.

BB 10? Or the older one?

Well said. People still steal phones now even though they can be killed by iCloud or similar services, and more than half of phone insurance claims are for damage anyway. Very, very, very few phone claims are for outright theft, it's typically loss or damage.

What OS do you use?