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What’s your favorite phone?
With so many good old and new phones out there, sometimes it’s tough to keep track of what’s popular. That’s why we took to Twitter (@IntoMobile) and asked a simple question: What’s your favorite phone?
The answers were varied, as some took it as their favorite phone of all time (Nokia 3589) and others chose the latest hotness. Check out some of the answers below.
@IntoMobile galaxy note and my optimus 2x for gaming and graphics. If the note was tegra powered it would be so more awsum
— Phill Sheasby (@filfyphill) May 17, 2012
@IntoMobile BlackBerry 9900 baby!!
— kalyhan (@kalyhan) May 17, 2012
@IntoMobile iPhone 4S
— K Sheth (@ShethK) May 17, 2012
@IntoMobile Well, if Verizon would fix the connectivity issue the Galaxy Nexus would be on Top
— J Matthew (@musiknmyhead) May 17, 2012
@IntoMobile HTC One
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Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for all
I can’t say it’s surprising but it looks like Verizon Wireless will be killing its unlimited data plan option – even for grandfathered customers – in favor of a data-shared plan, according to comments Verizon executives said.
Verizon had already killed off unlimited data plans last year for tiered data or “usage-based model” but those still on the old $30-a-month plan could keep their unlimited data. This even applied if you were upgrading your 3G phone to a 4G LTE device.
It appears like those on the grandfathered plans will be forced to switch to a new plan. The details of these are not currently available.
“Everyone will be on data share,” Verizon CFO Shammo said during a conference, according to Fierce Wireless. “When they migrate off 3G they will have to go to data share. That is beneficial to us.”
I say it’s not surprising because
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Sprint iPhone won’t be profitable until 2015
The iPhone has kind of been a double-edged sword for carriers, as you need it to attract customers but the subsidies can really eat into margins. Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse recently took a pay cut to offset the iPhone costs but he’s confident it will pay off. It may take a little while though.
In an interview with AllthingsD, Hesse said the $15.5 billion bet Sprint is making on the iPhone should prove profitable by 2015.
“We believe in the long term,” Hesse told AllthingsD. “And over time we will make more money on iPhone customers than we will on other customers.”
Now that ATT, Verizon and Sprint all have the iPhone, Hesse’s company is hoping to stand out by offering Apple’s smartphone with an unlimited data plan. That could become an even more important selling factor, particularly if the next iPhone includes 4G LTE (as
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Google admits Project Glass UI falls well short of promo video
Google has admitted that the view through its Project Glass wearable computer won’t quite be the Terminator-style augmented reality that its eye-catching demo video initially suggested. Rather than full-view overlays of context-based information and buttons, a Google spokesperson confirmed to CNET, Project Glass’ display will hover in the wearer’s vision “about where the edge of an umbrella might be.” Meanwhile, there’s news from the patent office about the physical design of the headset.
In the demo – a frame from which is shown below – Google suggested Project Glass wearers could expect a heavily augmented view of their world, with full color graphics adding navigational guides, video conferencing and more directly in the line of sight. What now appears to be the reality is a far more conservative mediation. “It’s still too early to know what Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/piI4Y87teyU/
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USPS to ban overseas shipments of mobile phones and tablets starting May 16th
The US Postal Service has announced a ban on international shipments of devices that contain lithium-ion batteries, such as phones, tablets, cameras, and most other electronic equipment. USPS claims that lithium-ion batteries can catch fire or spontaneously combust if not fully charged or stored/packed incorrectly.
Two separate fatal cargo plane crashes since 2006 have been blamed on lithium-ion battery packages, according to FastCompany. The ban goes into effect May 16th.
According to CNET, those hit hardest by the ban are U.S. soldiers traveling abroad. Friends and family in the US were able to send packages to loved ones serving overseas for as little as $5 via USPS, and will now face charges upwards of $20 or more from competitors such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL. Further, USPS is the only company that can ship to Army Post Office and Fleet Post Office mailboxes, meaning that service members would
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