“If you’re an iOS gamer, chances are you’re fed up of games loaded to the gunwales with in-app purchases. The so-called “freemium” trend for games is annoying for two main reasons: One, in many cases it makes games virtually unplayable if you won’t shell out the extra cash for IAPs.”
Report: AT&T Will Announce DirecTV Purchase Tomorrow
“Rumors have been floating around all week that AT&T will purchase DirecTV for a reported $50 billion. Now, BuzzFeed quotes unnamed insiders who say the deal will be officially announced tomorrow, ahead of trading on Monday.”
Apple Being Sued Over Phone-Switching iMessage Issue
“This is a problem that has afflicted many former iPhone users that switch from an iPhone to another device.”
Apple and Google call truce in patent holy war
“Apple and Google are bringing out the white flags. A landmark decision has been reached between the two Silicon Valley giants to drop their patent lawsuits against each other, specifically with regards to Google’s Motorola Mobility.”
iMessage bug bites Apple with lawsuit over lost texts on Android
“A former iPhone owner is suing Apple in San Jose court over Apple’s Message app not delivering texts to Android phones. The issue has plagued iMessage since its inception, but it is just recently starting to get attention.”
Apple still holds majority of tablet market, but ….
“Apple still holds the majority of the tablet market. Between 2011 and 2012 Apples market share slipped below 50% of the first time, suggesting that fierce competition from rivals may finally topple Apple’s dominance. The Visiongain research group (www.marketresearch.”
Apple improves 4k support with OS X 10.9.3 update
“After months of beta testing Apple has finally made OS X 10.9.3 available for public release.”
Comcast Reckons All Its Users Will Be Data Capped in 5 Years Time
“The news came out of a call with investors yesterday. In fact, Comcast already applies data caps in some areas—including parts of Alabama, Georgia, Central Kentucky, Maine and South Carolina—where customers generally get 300GB of data per month before extra charges of $10 per 50GB kick in.”
Sprint had legal details of the NSA’s bulk phone data collection in 2010
“The public only started learning about the legal justifications for the NSA’s collection of bulk phone records last June, but we now know that at least one telecom received notice much earlier.”
You Can Text 911 In an Emergency Starting Today
“You can’t always call 911 when you need to, so starting today, you can send a text 911 in an emergency. Announced by the FCC in 2012, the service goes live today for AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Using it is very straightforward.”
