- T-Mobile Quadruples Simple Starter LTE Data for Extra $5/Month
T-Mobile has announced a new option for its Simple Starter customers that quadruples their data to 2GB for an $5/month.
Back in May, the Un-carrier made waves with the Simple Starter plan, an entry-level solution with unlimited talk and text, and 500 MB of LTE data for just $40. Starting September 3, these customers can get a whopping 2 GB of LTE data for only $5 extra per month – and still no annual service contract and no domestic overages.
“People who use loads of data use T-Mobile,” said John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile. “And it’s no wonder. The old guard telecoms punish people for using more data on their networks with crazy overage charges and fees. Get Verizon’s $50 plan and use just one gig more data, and the price jumps to $65. It’s crazy. At T-Mobile, we designed our network data-strong so our customers could use the hell out of it. And that’s just what they’re doing.”
T-Mobile also recently announced that its offering a free year of unlimited LTE data to customers who switch from Sprint, AT&T, or Verizon and to the person that referred them.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - TSMC to Begin 16nm Volume Production in 1Q15 for Apple A9 Processor?
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will begin volume production on its 16nm process in the first quarter of 2015 for Apple’s upcoming A9 processor, according to an Economic Daily News (EDN) relayed by DigiTimes.
TSMC originally planned to kicked off 16nm volume production in second-quarter 2015. TSMC faces strong competition from Samsung Electronics’ foundry business. Apple is expected to become the largest client for TSMC, which industry sources say has been ramping up production of its A8 processors and is likely to continue to fabricate its A9 in 2015.
TSMC’s initial monthly output is said to be 50,000 wafers.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Schematics Reveal New iPhone M7 Coprocessor Codenamed 'Phosphorus'?
The iPhone 6 will come with a new coprocessor codenamed ‘Phosphorus’, according to schematics leaked by GeekBar via GforGames.
Allegedly, the chip will have the same responsibilities as the M7 CPU, but given the wider functionality of the new HealthKit, it will also be responsible for collecting and processing new types of health-related data, including the heart rate, the amount of calories burned, cholesterol levels, blood sugar and more. In the Health app, the aforementioned data can be added either manually, or can be automatically collected from various accessories and wearables (and this is were this new coprocessor will probably come into play).
In collecting health data, Apple may face privacy and regulatory challenges.Reportedly, Apple wants to ensure that providers, not itself, are responsible for adhering to privacy requirements. More details on that here.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Spotify Music App Now Lets You Save Entire Albums to Your Music
The Spotify Music app has been updated to let you save entire albums to Your Music and to support Finnish.
Spotify is the best way to listen to music on mobile or tablet.
Features:
? Search for any track, artist or album and listen for free. Make and share playlists. Build your biggest, best ever music collection.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Alleged iPhone 6 vs. iPhone 5 [Photos]
New photos posted by yaya888 compare the purported iPhone 6 to the iPhone 5.
As with previous leaks, the iPhone 6 features a thinner design with rounded corners, a relocated sleep/wake button, elongated and indented volume buttons, a protruding camera, and a single speaker grill with larger openings to the right of the Lightning port.
Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 6 on September 9th. Do you think this will be the final design?
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Cases for 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Reportedly Appear in Sprint's Inventory
Cases for the the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 have appeared in Sprint’s inventory system, letting authorized resellers place orders for the accessories.
According to an employee who works at a Sprint authorized retailer, he/she was able to order cases only for the 4.7-inch model. The website used by retailers to order the cases from Sprint indicated that the 5.5-inch cases and screen protectors would be “shipping soon.” Popular cases like Lifeproof and Otterbox were not available for order.
Cases for both the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch device have been popping up since April. There are even some cases for sale on Amazon and eBay for the upcoming device.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Leaked Photo Reveals New Charger for iPhone 6?
Apple may be planning to unveil a new charger design alongside its new Lightning cable with reversible USB connector. Gizmobic spotted a photo of the alleged new charger on Weibo.
Notably, the charger features a design that is very similar to the Australian charger; however, it is a standard NEMA-1 plug with two flat parallel blades.
Take a look at the photo below. If you haven’t already seen the reversible USB connector in action, check that out here.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Two Takes on What the iPhone 6 Rear Will Look Like [Renders]
There are two visions of what the iPhone 6’s rear shell may look like when it’s finally unveiled. Designer Martin Hajek has created 3D renders that help us visualize both possibilities.
I decided to take a conceptually closer look… If I have to choose you ask?
I think I will go for…waiting to see what Apple actual comes up with 🙂
(but in all honesty – the thick plastic bands around a metal area are just not doing it for me)Check out his renders below and let us know which you prefer in the comments! If you like the model you can purchase it on TurboSquid.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Visualizing Android Fragmentation [Report]
OpenSignal has released a new report that examines Android fragmentation and provides some useful graphics for visualizing the situation.
Apple has long touted that its developers don’t need to deal with the plethora of devices, resolutions, and operating systems that plague Android developers.
The OpenSignal report found that compared to last year, Android fragmentation has risen by around 60%, with 11,868 devices seen last year compared to 18,796 this year. Since 2012, fragmentation has more than quadrupled. Back then there were ‘only’ 3,997 distinct Android devices.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - BlackBerry Touts BBM Over iMessage Following Spam Report
Following reports that iMessage accounts for over 30% of all mobile spam, BlackBerry has posted an article entitled, ‘Why BBM Isn’t Vulnerable to iMessage’s Reported Spam Problem’.
Here’s the company’s five reasons why BBM is better than iMessage for preventing spam:
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1) BBM is architected in a way that protects our 85 million users against spammers. iMessage works off of phone number or Apple ID. Anyone who has your number or Apple ID can send you messages whether you want them to or not. With BBM, users have a lot more control due to our “invite and accept” paradigm. In other words, both parties need to be mutually committed to being contacts in order to send and receive messages.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Apple Launches iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program
Apple has found that some iPhone 5 devices may suffer from issues with their battery and has launched a ‘iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program’ for affected devices.
Apple has determined that a very small percentage of iPhone 5 devices may suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently. The affected iPhone 5 devices were sold between September 2012 and January 2013 and fall within a limited serial number range.
If your iPhone 5 is experiencing these symptoms, you should navigate here and input your serial number to see if the device is eligible for the program.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Apple Expands Volume Purchase Program to More Countries
Apple has announced the expansion of its Volume Purchase Program to more countries.
The Volume Purchase Program is expanding to include the following territories: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.
The Volume Purchase Program allows businesses and educational institutions to purchase multiple copies of an app at once. Any existing discount for educational institutions will apply to the new territories.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - China Telecom Advertises Plans to Sell Unlocked iPhone 6
China Telecom briefly posted an ad showing a rendering of an iPhone 6, with plans to sell an unlocked version of the device that will work with all carriers in the country. China Telecom said it would unlock the unreleased iPhone 6, meaning the device would support 4G LTE (both TDD-LTE and FDD-LTE) and other networks including WCDMA, CDMA2000, GSM, and CDMA1X.
Current iPhones sold by China Telecom only accept SIM cards issued by the carrier because the devices only support the carrier’s CDMA2000 and 2G CDMA network. With China Telecom unlocking the device, subscribers can use LTE and put China Telecom in a position to compete with other carriers in the region. This news also indicates that Apple could be making a single version of each iPhone model for the Chinese market.
China Telecom has since deleted the post from their Weibo account.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - iWatch to Begin Production in September, May Not Hit Shelves Until 2015
Apple has notified component suppliers that they will need to begin delivering hardware to assembly locations as early as next month, according to China’s United Daily News via GforGames. The assembly process is reportedly set to commence in September and will only yield a million iWatches a month.
In addition, once the components will hit the conveyor belts, it’s estimated that it will take between 1 and 2 months before the final product will be ready. That being said, Apple’s supply chain sources add that the iWatch might arrive a bit too late for a 2014 release date. Either that, or we might see a limited launch that could take place in December.
Notably, a recent report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo corroborates the possibility of a launch delay. Kuo said that difficulty manufacturing the iWatch would likely delay its release until 2015.
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