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Oh no. It looks like Verizon Wireless is getting ready to kill its unlimited data plans in order to go to a tiered-pricing model, according to an anonymous tipster over at Engadget. The nation’s largest carrier could implement this change as soon as this month. Sure, anonymous tips may not hold much credence in your…
In order to blow over the “Antennagate” controversy, Apple will be giving out free bumper cases to all Apple iPhone 4 users. This is going to cost the company about $175 million, Apple said in its quarterly earnings call. The company said that the next quarterly results will have $175 million in deferred revenue because…
AT&T announced a new Quick Messaging phone, Sharp FX, aimed at those folks who need to stay in touch with their buddies via SMS, email and instant messaging. It’s not a smartphone, but it does come with a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard that’s coupled with a touchscreen. Rest of the features include a 2-megapixel camera, web…
Apple responded to governmental concerns about the location-tracking capabilities of its iOS devices (like the Apple iPhone 4 and iPad) by saying it clearly spells out that it is doing it and that users can turn this off or just not agree to set up an account. As you may recall, Apple recently changed the…
One of the cool things about the Apple iPhone 4 is the ability to make two-way video calls with the front-facing camera and the FaceTime technology. You knew it was only a matter of time before we saw some cool uses of this. Well, how about FaceTime from a yacht? Is that cool enough for…
Wonder why your Apple iPhone reception sucks in San Francisco? Most of us will (rightly) blame AT&T but Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the local governments should also get some of the blame. During the “Antennagate” press conference Friday, Jobs said it can be difficult to make network upgrades in certain markets. In Texas, it…
Just a friendly reminder that the hot, new Android smartphone for AT&T is here. The Samsung Captivate, a Galaxy S line smartphone, is now sharing some shelf space with the iPhone 4 and HTC Aria over at AT&T. It features a contrast-rich Super AMOLED display and runs Android 2.1 while being powered by a 1GHz…
It’s summer blockbuster time for mobile news, as this week was jam-packed with hot scoops and big deals. Apple giving away free iPhone 4 bumper cases was the big story today, but we also saw the launch of the Motorola Droid X on Verizon, the Samsung Galaxy S phones hit the wild and we put…
One of the really cool things about iOS 4 on the Apple iPhone is the potential to use the Skype app in the background but it looks like the VoIP calling service is no longer in the App Store. This was first pointed out by TechCrunch, and my searches of the App Store show the…
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said a Bloomberg story saying that it was warned by senior engineers about potential iPhone 4 antenna issues is a “crock” and “bullshit.” During the antennagate/Death Grip press conference this morning, the company said the reports of the Apple iPhone 4 antenna problems were being overblown by the media but it…