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Friday, February 24, 2012

If AT&T throttles you, are you entitled to $850?

In a decision that will inevitably lead to similar cases in the future, Associated Press reported a judge in California awarded an iPhone user $850 in a small claims case filed against AT&T that found the carrier guilty of throttling data speeds on the iPhone 4′s unlimited data plan. According to the iPhone user, who was grandfathered in to the unlimited data plan, his data was throttled after reaching between 1.5GB to 2GB of data in any given billing cycle:

Pro-tem Judge Russell Nadel found in favor of Matt Spaccarelli in Ventura Superior Court in Simi Valley. Spaccarelli filed a small claims case against AT&T last month, arguing the communications giant unfairly slows speeds on his iPhone 4′s unlimited data plan…Nadel’s ruling could pave the way for others to follow suit. AT&T has some 17 million customers with “unlimited data” plans that can be subject to throttling, representing just under half of the company’s smartphone users.
When asked for comment, AT&T said:

“This is a small claims matter. We are evaluating next steps, including appeal. But at the end of the day, our contract governs our relationship with our customers.”
There is a possibility AT&T will appeal the judge’s decision. AP said AT&T Area Sales Manager Peter Hartlove “argued in court that his employer has the right to modify or cancel customers’ contracts if their data usage adversely affects the network.”

As of October 2011, AT&T officially began throttling data speeds of the top 5 percent of heavy data users and told us last month “throttling only applies to top users with grandfathered unlimited plans.” At that time, an AT&T spokesperson provided us with the following explanation:

For AT&T, throttling only applies to top users with grandfathered unlimited plans. As we said last summer, smartphone customers with unlimited data plans may experience reduced speeds once their usage puts them in the top five percent of our heaviest data users. We will continue to send reminders and communicate with these customers ahead of time as their usage approaches the top five percent.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Apple Working on Sub $400 Device With 7-Inch Screen?

Apple is reportedly working on a sub $400 device with a 7-inch screen, according to M.I.C. Gadget.

The device, excelling in iOS gaming and multimedia, will come with a tapered design seen in the iPad 3. It will be offered with a low voltage ARM processor, a powerful GPU, and a large battery. It will enter into developing nations like Brazil and China, and compete with the smaller tablets. It will have some sort of wireless keyboard that's not efficient on power, so a low voltage ARM chip is being used. The device will get a Q4 release date, as Apple is preparing to release it in time for Christmas 2012.

Notably, the Wall Street Journal recently claimed that Apple is qualifying suppliers for an 8-inch tablet.

Rumors of a smaller iPad have been circulating for a long time; however, Steve Jobs always maintained that 7-inch tablets would be 'dead on arrival'.

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Monday, February 20, 2012

Apple is Building the Nation's Largest End User Solar Array

Apple has announced that to support its data center in Maiden, North Carolina, it is building the nation's largest end user-owned solar array.

Our new data center in Maiden, North Carolina, demonstrates our commitment to reducing the environmental impact of our facilities through energy-efficient, green building design. The facility has earned the coveted LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. We know of no other data center of comparable size that has achieved this level of LEED certification. Our goal is to run the Maiden facility with high percentage renewable energy mix, and we have major projects under way to achieve this - including building the nation's largest end user-owned solar array and building the largest nonutility fuel cell installation in the United States.

The news comes via a report on Apple's environmental footprint. In October, permits issued by Catawba County show that Apple had been approved to reshape the slope of some of the 171 acres of vacant land it owns on Startown Road, opposite the data center, in preparation of building a solar farm.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Barclays Pingit App Lets You Send Money to a Mobile Number

Barclays Pingit App for iPhone lets you send money using just a mobile number.

Barclays Pingit is an easy way to send and receive money using your UK mobile phone. The app is free to download and use*, payments are secure and it takes seconds for money to arrive.

If you have a Barclays current account, you can use the Barclays Pingit app to send and receive money. If you bank elsewhere, you can register online at www.barclays.co.uk/pingit to receive payments. Soon anyone with a UK current account will be able to use the app to send money too, subject to meeting the criteria below.

Send money
You can send up to £300 a day to family, friends and small businesses using just a mobile number, as long as you have a UK Barclays current account. Soon everybody will be able to use Barclays Pingit to send money even if their current account is with another UK bank.

Receive money
Anyone with a UK current account can register to receive payments, so you don't have to share your bank details when asking someone to send you money. If you don't have a Barclays current account or simply want to receive payments from other Barclays Pingit users, you just need to register online at www.barclays.co.uk/pingit.

Find branches and ATMs
The Barclays Pingit app also lets you find your nearest Barclays ATM or branch and, if you're a Barclays current account customer, you can view the balance of your linked account.

You can download the Barclays Pingit app from the UK App Store.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Settlement of 'Antennagate' Lawsuit Gives iPhone 4 Buyers $15 or a Free Bumper

A settlement has finally been reached in the class action lawsuit against Apple and the iPhone 4 antenna, reports CNET.

The preliminary approval announced Friday afternoon will give all US residents who bought the iPhone 4 a free bumper or a $15 check provided by Apple.

The settlement comes from 18 separate lawsuits that were consolidated into one. All share the claim that Apple was "misrepresenting and concealing material information in the marketing, advertising, sale, and servicing of its iPhone 4--particularly as it relates to the quality of the mobile phone antenna and reception and related software."

Apple is forced to send emails to all US buyers by April 30, 2012 notifying them of the settlement. The site, www.iPhone4Settlement.com, will go live in the coming weeks with instructions on the settlement and how to make a claim.

Antennagate started when the iPhone 4 was released and users noticed poor reception when gripping the antenna. It quickly turned into a PR nightmare for Apple. Eventually, Apple held a press conference dismissing any problems with the antenna, but did give a free case to early iPhone 4 buyers.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

Apple Sold More iOS Devices Last Year Than Macs in the Past 28 Years

Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than it sold Macs in the last 28 years, notes Horace Dediu of Asymco.

The iOS platform as a whole reached 316 million cumulative units at the end of last year. The iOS platform overtook the OS X platform in under four years and more iOS devices were sold in 2011 (156 million) than all the Macs ever sold (122 million).

Check out the chart below...