Mobile

UPDATED: FTC Alleges T-Mobile Charged Users Millions In Bogus Fees

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T-Mobile CEO John Legere-ftc

Update: T-mobile CEO John Legere has responded to these allegations.  His full response can be read at the end of this article.

 

We generally like T-Mobile in these parts and found it shocking that the FTC is alleging that the Uncarrier may have charged users millions of dollars in bogus fees. Read the AP report after the break.

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Israel’s Cellcom Will Provide TV Over Internet

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Reuters reports that Cellcom, Israel’s largest mobile phone operator, is looking for a new source of revenue due to a competition heavy market. They will begin to offer television over internet, effectively bringing competition to cable companies and possibly better prices to consumers. Currently there are two cable companies that service the region, HOT and YES. Cellcom’s dive into television provider is sure to shake up the big two.

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Nova, Bluetooth-Enabled External Flash For iPhone

 

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There’s no shortage of iPhone accessories on the market today; everything from home button jewels to bunny ear cases. But BiteMyApple might have something that’s actually really useful. The Nova is an external flash that works via Bluetooth and is super slim (about credit card size) and portable. This is a great accessory for the iPhone photographers out there whose photos can sometimes be ruined by the on-board flash. While there are some people who wouldn’t give up their DSLR’s for anything, there is a whole new world of iPhone and smartphone photographers out there. This would be an extremely useful tool for those artists. Check out the full press release below and links where you can pick yours up. 

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The $25 Firefox Phone For India, Will It Be A Hit?

 

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Currently there are three major players in the smartphone mobile operating system market, Android, iOS and Windows Phone. All of these can be found globally with different shares of different markets. Now Firefox is attempting to assert itself into a virtually untapped market starting in India, the low-budget market. While there are plenty of people who can afford the latest flagship phones from each respective mobile OS there’s an equal number of people who cannot afford to have an iPhone, HTC M8 or Nokia phone in their pockets.

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Breaking: Sprint And T-Mobile Close To Merger Agreement

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CNBC is reporting that Sprint and T-Mobile are very close to a summer merger. This rumor has been floating around for a few months now with many T-Mobile customers praying this would not happen. The differences in service and customer service between the two companies is night and day. One hopes that Sprint’s cancer wouldn’t be thrown on T-Mobile but it’s looking like we won’t get that lucky. Full CNBC report below. 

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The War Is Approaching: ComiXology, Amazon, Apple, and Payments

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Last week ComiXology, a digital comic books distribution platform, made some changes in the way they do business. They uploaded a new app to the Apple App Store to replace the app that they have had up for some time. The changes that were made were not minimal. They stripped out the in app purchase (IAP) system that they had been using and put in a cloud syncing option so that users could log in to the Comixology.com website to make purchases and then sync them to the app. Unsurprisingly, some people were upset.

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Do Sales People Really Help You Make The Right Choice, Or Just The Popular One?

Do Sales People Really Help You Make The Right Choice

To me, choosing a smartphone is much like selecting the next car you want to buy. It has to look good to you and feel right in every way if you’re going to spend your hard earned money. Even if you have a decent amount of knowledge, you want the sales person to help you make a decision partly based on information he or she might have that you do not as yet. If that person does not possess the knowledge needed to convey all the pertinent information to you it’s possible you might drive off the lot with something you might regret later. The same can be true of shopping for a smartphone.

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All New HTC One (M8) Reviewed

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In 2013, HTC was coming off of a rough year. They had gone a year with the One X as their flagship device, and though reviews placed the device on equal footing with the Samsung Galaxy S III, sales were faltering. At that time HTC was using a similar camera to the S III and was also using a polycarbonate shell.

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Case-Mate Launches Style Box™

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Well this a different. Casemate launches their Style Box Program, smartphone owners can trial an assortment of some of Case-Mate’s most stylish cases for 7-days, keep their favorites, and return the rest back to Case-Mate, free of charge! In addition, Case-Mate will offer purchase discount incentives for Style Box customers – the more cases you keep, the more you save.

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