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Google Adds Movies, TV Shows And Magazines To Google Play Store

Google is making some big changes, or rather some big additions to their Google Play store today with the with the introduction of movie purchases, TV episodes or entire seasons and magazine subscriptions. Magazines will include single issues or subscriptions with many popular titles including 14 day free trials. All of these features are available on the Google Play store today on the smartphone, web or tablet. Developing…

Android Is Enjoying Ridiculous Growth, 1 Million Daily Activations

So how Android is doing these days? I’d say pretty well considering they are at 400 million total Android device activations, up from 100 million activations from Google I/O 2011? That’s a pretty big jump, hell that’s a HUGE jump. Even better? More than 1 million Android devices are being activated every day, at a rate of 12 per second. Yeah, Android is growing. Image Credit: @PhoneDog_Aaron

T-Mobile CEO Philip Humm Resigns, Jim Alling Steps In

Whoa, T-Mobile CEO Philip Humm has resigned from the company, effective immediately. Detailed internal memos from Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann and T-Mobile USA interim CEO Jim Alling follow below. Developing… Full Memo: Team, I want you to hear the news directly from me: Philipp will be on leave with immediate effect. You might ask yourself, why I’ve taken this decision? Well, here is some background: In April, Philipp informed me that he intended to end his … [read full article]

T-Mobile Announces New Set Of Business Oriented Data Plans

T-Mobile has just announced revamped mobile broadband data plans for business users allowing them to choose whether they or not they want to be throttled when reaching their data cap. T-Mobile is now offering “overage-free” and “high-speed” data plans for use with its tablet, mobile hotspots, and USB data stick lineup. The “overage-free” data plans allows businesses to control the cost of monthly data usage with plans that slow data speeds down when users reach their data … [read full article]

Second Round Of T-Mobile Official Galaxy S III Launches Set To Kick-Off Today

Today, June 27th marks the second “launch day” of T-Mobile’s Galaxy S III launch with the expansion of Galaxy S III sales to all channels: retail, care, My T-Mobile and more pending inventory availability. T-Mobile’s launch kicked off in two parts with the first happening on June 21st with select retail and branded locations receiving availability in the top 29 markets, and even then inventory was limited enough to restrict sales to select locations inside … [read full article]

Apple Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Galaxy Tab 10.1 Tablet

Apple has won a court order blocking US sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1″ tablet as Reuters reports Judge Koh has granted the Cupertino-based company’s request to block sales. Details are a little vague at the moment, but we know it’s a preliminary injunction — meaning that if Samsung eventually wins the case, the injunction will lift and sales will immediately resume. According to All Things D, who received a copy of the Judge’s order, Apple was … [read full article]

Samsung’s Shipment Crunch Could Cause 2 Million Lost Sales This Quarter

While heavy demand for a new product is generally a case most companies wish for, in Samsung’s case it may have a heavy price. As Samsung struggles to keep up with demand, the lack of available units may cost the company 2 million units of sales in just one month. There is little question that Samsung’s Galaxy S III is in heavy demand and Samsung says it’s on track to become its fastest selling smartphone ever, … [read full article]

Jelly Bean Makes Official Cameo On Googleplex Lawn, Announcement Tomorrow

With every new Android release, a statue is placed on the Googleplex lawn with whatever dessert version codename for Android Google utilizes. Well, it’s that time again, and a cup of spilt jelly beans have arrived on the Googleplex lawn. So what does this confirm exactly? We know that with the Google I/O keynote less than 24 hours away, we’re going to see a lot of Jelly Bean talk tomorrow morning. So what do you want to … [read full article]

T-Mobile Set To Introduce Handset Protection For Monthly 4G Plans On July 1st

Set to launch on July 1st, T-Mobile will introduce Monthly4G Handset Protection plans through Assurant solutions available to customers within 14 days of activation on any T-Mobile branded device. T-Mobile’s Monthly Handset Protection plan is available for $7.00 a month and provides coverage for “equipment loss, theft, accidental damage and device malfunctions (out of warranty only).” Extended … [read full article]