“AT&T has been working hard to improve its customer service and purchase experience. And it looks like the hard work is paying off. On Thursday, J.D. Power announced that AT&T took the top position in its consumer purchase experience poll. And in early August, J.D.”
What happens to your Macbook Air battery in a year — Tech News and Analysis
“I love my 2010 Macbook, but lately she’s become less of a workhorse and more of a gentle farm pony you feed carrots to at the barn. She tires easily and she doesn’t like to be far away from an outlet.”
Microsoft recovering from seven-hour long Outlook.com outage
“Microsoft’s Outlook.com webmail service has been suffering from sporadic outages for over seven hours today. The issues started around 10AM ET, affecting Outlook.com, the People address book of the mail service, and Microsoft’s soon-to-be-renamed SkyDrive cloud storage service.”
Cisco Plans to Cut 4,000 Jobs, as It Posts Profit Gain
“Cisco Systems, the technology industry’s biggest computer infrastructure equipment maker, said on Wednesday that it planned to cut 4,000 jobs, or roughly 5 percent of its work force, in an effort to trim costs and reorganize during what executives described as a “challenging” global economic”
New Apple iPhone not expected to have many changes
“LOS ANGELES — Don’t expect to be overwhelmed when Apple unveils its latest iPhone upgrade next month — analysts expect few changes. The current model, the iPhone 5, saw a larger screen, improved resolution, an upgraded camera and new charging cable.”
Galaxy Note III to Ship with Exynos Octa and Snapdragon 800; Leaked List Reveals Who Gets What
“We all know that the Galaxy Note III is coming next month and we also know that Samsung is going to be taking a similar strategy as they did with the Galaxy S4.”
Facebook to Test Its Own PayPal Competitor in Bid to Simplify Mobile Purchases
“Facebook plans to test a new payments product that would allow online shoppers to make purchases on mobile apps using their Facebook login information, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans.”
Google’s lawyers: If you use Gmail you have no expectation of privacy
“While we know none of our readers would ever use email for nefarious purposes, the privacy of one’s personal information is a hot topic thanks to the recent revelations about the NSA’s domestic spying program.”
Verizon Delays Potential Acquisitions In Canada And Is Now Waiting For The Spectrum Auction In January
“Verizon has been talking about entering the Canadian wireless space for some time now, looking at WIND Mobile or Mobilicity to make a purchase that would grant them some spectrum and a user base in the neighboring country.”
Verizon VoLTE coming in 2014, but don’t get too excited yet
“The transition to VoLTE has been coming for Verizon customers for some time, and it sounds as though next year will be the turning point.”