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AT&T to throttle data for top five percent of user base

There’s a price to pay for using a ton of data on your iPhone plan… Per Macworld, AT&T announced late on Friday that it will begin throttling data throughput for heavy users of its unlimited smartphone data plans beginning on October 1. According to the wireless provider, data throttling will affect only those smartphone customers […]

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iOS News Software

Google works around Maps bug, quietly reposts fixed travel/arrival times

Well, this was a little awkward. Per PC World, Google has removed a service that predicted travel times with traffic from the browser-based version of Google Maps. Google Community Manager Daniel Mabasa announced the change in the Google help forum in response to a question from a user who noticed that ETA with traffic had […]

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iPhone Software

Facial recognition app on horizon for jailbroken iPhones

Ok, this could be cool. While it’s one thing to be able to access your iPhone via the slider or enter a passkey, it’s another thing altogether to have your mug be the thing that gains access to your smartphone. Per Macworld UK, RecognizeMe is an app aimed at jailbroken iPhones, and basically gives you […]

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iPhone Rumor

Rumor: iPhone mini could drop internal storage, rely extensively on MobileMe streaming

It’s the rumors that keep technology interesting. With that in mind, the iPhone mini is making the rounds with the cool cats at Cult of Mac stating that the smaller iPod smartphone combo may rely on the also rumored MobileMe cloud-based iTunes storage server for streaming content from user’s media libraries. Access to music, video […]

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News Processors

Intel’s Sandy Bridge processor line to launch during CES

Microprocessor giant Intel has confirmed the launch of its Sandy Bridge next-generation processors during its keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 5th, a new report claims. Per Electronista, Intel PC Client Group general manager Mooly Eden will show off the new processors, which will include the “world’s fastest processor,” at CES. The new […]