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Ask Maggie: Help! These data plans are too confusing

As wireless operators eliminate unlimited data plans and talk about “throttling” traffic, smartphone subscribers are left wondering what to do. It’s clear that the majority of smartphone customers don’t need an unlimited data plan anyway. But some carriers offer data-lite options, while others don’t. Also what’s the deal with prepaid carriers? In this week’s Ask Maggie, I help one reader …

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Verizon pushes update to Motorola Xoom

Verizon Wireless announced today that a new software update is available for its Motorola Xoom tablet. The biggest wins from the HTJ85 update are microSD card support and a screen scaling compatibility mode, but users should appreciate the smaller features as well. With a microSD card you’ll now be able to use the file manager to view files stored on …

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