Call E911, crash your phone

By Joshua Klein

Nextel and Motorola have announced a GPS-related bug in their Motorola i205, i305, i530, i710, i730, i733, i736 and i830 phones. This minor malfunction causes the phone to reboot when the GPS is used – not a huge problem except that E911 causes the GPS to automatically activate. The result? When you're in the middle of a drive-by you can count on your phone rebooting while you try to call for help. Ah, the wonders of technology.

UPDATE: Nextel has a workaround for this now that won't leave you hanging during that next emergency.

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