The Score: Verizon Delivers the Killshot to Unlimited Data
The Score is a weekly column scoring controversial events in the mobile industry. Want to get to the point? We’ll break it down and give you the score.
The Setup: When Verizon decided to go with tiered data plans last year, customers yelled and cried and kicked and screamed. Well, not literally, but they weren’t happy! However, Big Red eased the pain by telling customers that those who already had unlimited plans would be “grandfathered in” to this new model and be able to stick with the terms of their current agreement.
But not anymore! As Verizon’s 4G LTE network continues to grow and attract customers, the unlimited data plan will be a thing of the past. The reasoning is simple: customers using LTE data are eating up more spectrum than those who are using 3G. As a result, Verizon can’t afford to have thousands of customers with unlimited data eating
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Galaxy S III rooted before release
It’s basically a tradition at this point with giant phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S III that they get hacked and rooted before they’re released into the wild with final software – and it’s no different today. Developer and hacker Chainfire has posted information on how he and his colleagues have achieved root on the Galaxy S III by working through an insecure kernel code leaked by an intrepid “insider” who he’s saying will remain nameless. Inside the code for the Galaxy S III were found some rather odd bits that only developers would find truly interesting with a few surprises that everyone will love as well.
First and foremost, Chainfire revealed that unlike the Samsung Galaxy S original, Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note, and more, the Galaxy S III uses what’s called a standard boot.img format. The other devices Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/Pb8clQ5t1SE/
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Buy a Windows PC get an Xbox deal starts this weekend
Microsoft will be rolling out a deal this weekend that you may have heard of briefly the one time they did it before: purchase a brand new Windows-based PC for $699 or more and get an Xbox 360 for free. It’s one of those offers that just makes sense when it comes to the software/hardware company whose fortunes are based in both the Windows 7 and 8 (coming this summer) operating systems as well as the gaming machine, this deal made perfect for students coming up on the summer season. Imagine that, starting a gaming deal up right as school get left out – genius move, or would prospective gamers rather play out in the sun?
This deal will be starting on the 20th of May, that being this Sunday, with Microsoft requiring that students identify themselves a real live student sort of Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/5SECKmZzpHE/
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: May 18, 2012
Happy Friday, everyone! We’re wrapping up yet another work week, so let’s take a look at all the stories that made news as we head into the weekend. So the biggest thing of course is Facebook’s IPO, and lucky for you we have a very concise Facebook IPO wrap-up. Moving on to the world of gaming, Diablo III real-money auction house second launch date set. And finally, going to mobile news for this Friday – Nokia Lumia 900 gets hammer and nails stress tested.
Featured: So in the category of featured articles, we have a couple things to highlight today, both of which are product reviews. First up is – Plantronics Bluetooth headset review. And the other is something that might set you back just a little bit more dough – HP Z420 Workstation review. So there are Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/Fj_Cmjr3S-4/
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Epic Mickey 2 gets behind-the-scenes video
If you were curious about what the sequel to Disney’s captivating dark-sided Mickey Mouse game will be like, you’re in luck. The newest video for Epic Mickey 2 takes players behind-the-scenes and shows them waht they can expect when the intoxicating mix of cute and innocent Disney characters meets a dark, mysterious world.
Epic Mickey was one of the big holiday titles of 2010, and at the time everyone looked at it as a Wii exclusive. But the people behind the game never said it was tied exclusively to the Nintendo console. In fact, they even went on record saying they would want to bring it to other platforms if they were asked. Well, it looks like other companies asked because Epic Mickey 2 is coming to the Xbox 360 and PS3 as well as the Wii. The new game’s official title will be Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/lvUGUh6qwOM/
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