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AT&T pulls out unadvertised data plan pricing loophole to retain customers

When in doubt, match your competition’s offer. Per the Associated Press, AT&T is reportedly offering some customers unlimited iPhone data plans in an attempt to keep them from defecting to rival carrier Verizon, where Apple’s handset will launch on February 10th. The report states that AT&T is employing an “unadvertised loophole” in an effort to […]

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Verizon to offer $30/month unlimited data plan, cites unknown “cutoff date” to deal

With Verizon en route to sell the iPhone come February 10th, this is where competition becomes interesting. Per the Wall Street Journal, Verizon COO Lowell McAdam confirmed that it will offer its US$30 unlimited data plan during the launch of the iPhone but stated the plan will only be available for a limited time. McAdam […]

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News Patents

Apple patent shows efforts towards expanded cloud-based syncing

A new Apple patent published this week, entitled “Configurable Offline Data Store”, shows that future mobile devices from Apple could sync and save large amounts of data over the Internet, allowing future access to information when an Internet connection is no longer available and removing the need to tether to a PC. The invention, filed […]

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iPhone News Software

AT&T upload speed limits may be bug, not intentional data throttling

Following up on yesterday’s story in which some iPhone 4 users are experiencing slow upload speeds on AT&T’s network, the incident may be a genuine bug and not intentional data capping. Per AppleInsider, users across the U.S. have reported upload speeds of around 100Kbps, well below the capabilities of the HSPA-capable iPhone 4. The issue […]

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MacBook News

New MacBook sends both audio, video data through VESA-compliant adapters

This seems useful: Apple’s newest MacBook, per this support document from Apple, send both audio and video data out through HDMI as long as you’ve got a VESA compliant adapter (which most DisplayPort adapters are). Take a gander and if you get your hands on Apple’s newest MacBook, please let us know what you make […]