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Boost Mobile $50 ‘Monthly Unlimited Plan’ Keeps Getting Better

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Boost Mobile keeps value alive and well by adding unlimited calls to 411, email and instant messaging today to its popular $50 ‘Monthly Unlimited’ plan for no additional fee. Customers on the $60 BlackBerry Monthly Unlimited plan, which includes unlimited email and instant messaging, will also have the benefit of unlimited calls to 411. Monthly … Read more

Apple Slaps Adobe…Adobe Slaps Back

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So the other day the new iPhone SDK came out and it states that any app has to be written in native code and cannot be made using non-native code. This is really an attempt at stopping people from using engines which make it easier on people to make apps but it’s pretty clear that Apples real motivation was a direct attack on Adobe who is set to release Flash Professional CS5 which lets you write a Flash application and package it for the iPhone. Why did Apple do this? Cause Steve Jobs is a douche bag. But that’s just me speaking. On Adobe’s Blog there’s a new posting that was originally from an official spokesperson and then was reworded to make it clear that it was unofficial. Anything notable? “Speaking purely for myself, I would look to make it clear what is going through my mind at the moment. Go screw yourself Apple.” Anyway, commenting was turned off on the Adobe blog, but not here:) So here’s the complete blog posting and of course, comments are open so go to town.

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AT&T Subscriber? Gonna Need Some Vaseline

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ky Am I the only one that feels that AT&T is doing us dirty? I mean, anyone looking at the headlines lately knows where the network is headed – except AT&T. It’s not news that AT&T has some serious infrastructure issues related to 3G access but that hasn’t led them to slow down at all. Instead, they’ve put their foot on the pedal and have decided to give away more bandwidth for less money.

Here’s what’s planned for AT&T in the coming months:

 

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Best Tech Support Ever

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iPad this…iPad that. See, whenever MS has an issue it’s headline news that gets mocked and jeered. Well, it’ turns out the iPad has a serious wifi problem and Apple is really stepping up the tech support:) Michael Arrington of TechCrunch notes “The device works fine near the router, but on the other side of the house, nada. But my Macbook pro and my Nexus One and other various devices I’ve brought into the house pick up wifi just fine in that area…My understanding of Wifi issues on devices, particularly cramped devices like the Macbook Air and iPad, is that it’s usually a hardware/design issue and something that can’t be fixed via a software patch.” The point is, if someone who is tech savvy can’t get wifi to work, you can imagine what happens to laymen…and even worse, people who can’t even be trusted to change a battery. Well there are over 1,000 messages in the Apple iPad forums about wifi issues.  So what does Apple suggest to fix these problems?

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A BlackBerry Hit Piece

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image I haven’t written about the failures of a platform in about a year but I’m drawn to do it again. Why? Well when we learned that we could run BlackBerry software on Windows phones I was initially excited to try it out. But even after talking to BlackBerry users there was a simple consensus – why would I do that? I was even told that was like running a Commodore 64 on an Xbox360. Yet BlackBerry continues to outsell the iPhone and sales are on the rise. I don’t like the iPhone, but I get it. It has an obscene amount of apps, a lot of functionality and a sleek package. But I’m left grasping at straws to figure out what BlackBerry’s have. And yes, it’s a myth that they are great for business users (more on that). So it’s time to breakdown the BlackBerry.

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