When AT&T slowed down Matt Spaccarelli’s unlimited data plan on his iPhone, the unemployed truck driver from Simi Valley, Calif. took the country’s largest phone company to court. And as a surprise to all, he won. Declan McCullagh/CNET But Spaccarelli’s victory rings hollow. In fact, the route he was forced to take — suing AT&T …
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AT&T is testing a new program designed to reward and retain customers through a series of potentially tempting perks. Known as AT&T Plus, the program would offer a “preferential” customer support number, waived upgrade fees, waived activation fees on a second line, and 25 percent off non-Apple accessories, according to a report from The Verge. Citing AT&T documentation from an …
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is today pursuing Apple for alleging it is misleading its customers in Australia by promoting the iPad as being 4G-ready when the tablet doesn’t, in fact, support Australia’s 4G networks. We want to know whether you knew the iPad wasn’t 4G before reading this article. Don’t be embarrassed if you didn’t; Apple hasn’t …
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Temple Run, the popular iOS time-waster, has arrived on Android at last, bringing ape-evading, tree-leaping antics to those who prefer smart phones powered by Google’s adorable green robot. The game is free, and can be downloaded from Google Play, which is the new name for the good old Android Market. Like all the best mobile games, Temple Run features a simple premise …
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Remember those fateful words that no kid ever wanted to hear from their teacher: You’ve got so much po-tential? “Potential” is a compliment when you’re just starting out in your field, and veiled disappointment after you’ve been in it for years. The sentiment describes exactly how I feel about Google Voice. Let me just say that I’ve been using Google …
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The original PhotoToaster ($1.99) was already a favorite among photo app users, and I’ve had a chance to check out a demo of PhotoToaster 3.0, which adds several new features to make the app an even stronger image editor. New lighting adjustments and presets Several new one-touch presets have been added in the latest version including Clarify, Amplify, Bleach Bypass, …
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An extensive report in today’s Australian Financial Review claims that a secret operation inside News Corporation, part owner of Foxtel in Australia and BSkyB in the UK, promoted pay TV piracy. Why, with News Corp’s extensive interest in pay TV companies across four continents, would the company seek to promote pay TV piracy? The answer is complex and multifaceted. On …
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Instagram is coming to Android, and it’s not far off. The photo filter app now has a pre-registration page up, Engadget reports. So leave your details and you’ll be the first to know when it’s available. There’s still no word on when that’ll be but expect it to be soon. The app has been hugely popular on iOS, with over …
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Reports have surfaced online that the new iPad carries on charging once it says it’s fully juiced. So what’s going on? Ray Soneira from DisplayMate Technologies Corporation has looked into it. His findings suggest the new iPad isn’t fully charged until two hours and 10 minutes after it says it is, ZDNet reports. So if you want to get the …
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Foxconn is on a massive recruitment drive in order to meet demand for the iPhone 5, M.I.C. Gadget reports. The Chinese company has already received the order for the next generation mobile, according to the report, and because of strikes, it needs 20,000 more workers. We’re still expecting an Autumn launch though, in keeping with Apple’s standard timescale. That’s providing …
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RIM isn’t far off launching BlackBerry 10, as it’ll be handing out prototype models to developers in May, Bloomberg reports. RIM’s annual developer conference will be where those lucky technical types get their hands on prototypes running the new platform. About 2,000 of the handsets will be handed out, so developers can get busy making apps using the underlying operating …
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The HTC One X and One S are now available for pre-order from Vodafone, and, just as predicted, the One X will come with Beats headphones. At least the first 10,000 units that are sold will. The One X is free on a £41 a month, two year contract. For that you get 900 minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of …
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I’m no math genius, but I know when I’m being shorted. For example, when I unwrapped my new iPad and checked the settings, it showed a total storage capacity of 28GB — not the 32GB I paid for. Indeed, it says 32GB right on the box. So what happened to that extra 4GB of space? Was my iPad defective? Was …
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HTC announced today that after April 30, its customers’ data backups stored on HTCSense.com will be deleted. Because of service renovations, HTCSense.com will be shutting down, and information used by customers to sync their contacts, messages, and call history will be wiped clean. Until then, the manufacturer is urging users to download ZIP files of their stored data before they …
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Your old tube sock is your new workout armband. Photo by Sharon Vaknin/CNET As an avid gym-goer and outdoor person who’s dependent on her music and fitness apps, my phone has become my best workout buddy. (After all, it never flakes on me.) I’m not alone, and for me and the many others who rely on their phones for fitness, …
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