Rob Thomas

Alle Jubeljahre rutscht eine Tethering-App durchs Cupertino-Screening*. Heute heißt der Proxy-Freund ‘PayUpSucker‘ (0.79 €; App Store-Link). Wer sich jedoch an den Komfort von Apples ‘Personal Hotspot‘ gewöhnt hat, findet die Setup-Anleitung zur iPhone-Datennutzung am Rechner mittlerweile eher umständlich (SOCKS Proxy, App muss geöffnet bleiben, etc.). * Wenn diese App noch bis zur Wochenmitte überlebt, würde mich das stark wundern. Wie eine Anwendung unter dem Namen ‘PayUpSucker‘ überhaupt eine Freigabe bekommt, ist ein anderes Thema… Read More

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