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Re:Samsung, Nokia say they don’t know how to track a powered... by a3n on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @08:36AM (#6717684)
But they probably do have enough power somewhere to silently turn themselves on, say briefly, according to some schedule or event. Not saying it's being done, but it could be done.
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Re:Samsung, Nokia say they don’t know how to track a powered... by nwh on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @08:44AM (#6717726)
Where? No other components store power in any way. There's a few small capacitors lying around, but they're so small that you could never power anything from them. If something like this existed, people would have noticed a long, long time ago.
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