Thursday, August 18, 2011

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AT&T consolidating messaging plans, leaving unlimited as only option

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 04:42 AM PDT

According to Engadget, AT&T is restructuring its text messaging plans this coming Sunday, and it is consolidating its two plans into one. Or, more accurately, it is killing its lower cost option and only offering the more expensive unlimited plan going forward.
Read the full story here.


MetroPCS adds Rhapsody music service to its unlimited plans

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:44 PM PDT

MetroPCS has partnered up with Rhapsody to offer a new benefit to its customers who are on the carrier's $60 per month unlimited plan: the full Rhapsody Unlimited streaming music service is offered to customers at no extra charge.
Read the full story here.


Sprint users consume the most wireless data

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 01:03 PM PDT

Having truly unlimited data is nice, and it seems that Sprint users are well aware of that, as a new study shows that Sprint customers use the most data of all. The average data used per month by a Sprint smartphone customer was nearly twice that of second place AT&T.
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Verizon turns on more 4G LTE markets tomorrow, will cover half the U.S.

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Verizon Wireless has announced that the latest expansion to its LTE network, which happens tomorrow, will put LTE coverage in the range of half of the U.S. population. Fifteen new markets will get LTE service tomorrow, and another 10 existing markets will see their coverage expanded. The new markets include Tucson, Ariz.; Fort Collins, Colo.; Frederick, Md.; Worcester, Mass.; Albany, Ithaca, and Syracuse, N.Y.; Altoona and Johnstown, Pa.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Provo, Utah. The expanded markets are Washington, D.C.; Tampa, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Lansing, Mich.; New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; and Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah. With this expansion, 160 million Americans will be able to kill their battery on Verizon's LTE network.
Read the full story here.


Video: BlackBerry Torch 9810 (AT&T) tour - part 2 of 2

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Part 2 of our video tour of the BlackBerry Torch 9810 by Research In Motion, the second member of the Torch family of smartphones to be released on AT&T that follows in the footsteps of last year's initial 9800 model. The new 9810 features twice the processing power, four times the resolution (VGA), and 50 percent more RAM than the original. There's also 8GB of built-in storage and a microSD card slot for expansion. While it won't likely satisfy Android and iPhone users, the newest Torch's BlackBerry OS 7 system will probably suit BlackBerry fans just fine.
Watch the video here.


Google Search for iPhone updated with easier navigation

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 11:35 AM PDT

Google has updated its Search app for the iPhone with a refreshed user interface and easier navigation. Users can now switch between the various Google search services via a button that is found to the left of the search box. Google has improved its help pages and removed alerts for the Calendar. The company also says there are the usual bug fixes and performance improvements with this update. The Google Search app is free and available in the iTunes App Store now.
Read the full story here.


Google Reader for Android updated with new look, tablet support

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 11:08 AM PDT

The app updates keep coming today, as the Google Reader app for Android has been updated too. The Reader app has been given a visual refresh that brings it more in-line with recent products from the search company, such as Google+. It has also been optimized with better support for tablets.
Read the full story here.


Bing for Android updated with Windows Phone looks

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 10:47 AM PDT

Microsoft's Bing app for Android smartphones has received an update that brings a lot of the Metro design elements seen in the Windows Phone platform to the app. It doesn't seem like there are any new features to speak of, but the whole experience does look a lot better.
Read the full story here.


Skype WiFi for iOS offers global access using Skype credits

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Skype has released a new app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices that gives users access to more than a million Wi-Fi hotspots across the world. Users pay for their access by the minute with their existing Skype credits.
Read the full story here.


Sprint Phone Connect provides unlimited home phone service for $20 per month

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 08:36 AM PDT

Sprint has announced a new service for homes and businesses that lets users use their home phone to place calls over Sprint's wireless network. Users plug their home phones into the Sprint Phone Connect terminal to connect them to the wireless network.
Read the full story here.


New Photovine app for iPhone tells stories with pictures

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 07:59 AM PDT

The latest project to come out of Google's Slide skunkworks team, which has previously released the Disco messaging app and PoolParty photo app, is the Photovine app for the iPhone. Photovine is an image sharing app that attempts to connect photos of a similar theme together to tell a story.
Read the full story here.


Samsung concerned about being competitive after Google, Motorola deal

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 07:38 AM PDT

Samsung may have officially announced its approval of Google's proposed purchase of Motorola, but behind closed doors the company may have a different outlook on the purchase. According to reports, the chairman of Samsung Electronics, Lee Kun-hee, held an emergency with senior staff warning that Samsung was behind its competition in software offerings, such as dedicated smartphone operating systems.
Read the full story here.


Apple faces lawsuit from 26,000 South Koreans

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 06:19 AM PDT

Following the recent court victories over Apple that have been given to individual users in South Korea, Apple is now facing a class action suit in the country over its location data practices on the iPhone. More than 26,000 South Korean residents have joined the case, each demanding 1 million KRW (US$933) in compensation.
Read the full story here.


Best Buy still has 90 percent of its initial HP TouchPad tablet stock

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 05:49 AM PDT

The HP TouchPad has had a bit of a rocky ride since its launch back at the beginning of July, with lukewarm reviews and a number of price cuts designed to trigger sales of the tablet. Despite the drop in price, it seems that HP is having quite a bit of trouble moving the TouchPad at retail, as All Things D is reporting that Best Buy is still sitting on over 90 percent of its original stock of the tablet.
Read the full story here.


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