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BBC iPlayer for Android adds support for 10-inch tablets, improves user interface

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:57:00 +0000

It’s simple: the numbers don’t lie. Clearly aware of the many, many hours viewers are squeezing out of their tablets, the BBC has, for the better, made its iPlayer for Android more friendly with 10-inch models. Folks using the app will no longer have to rely on a shortcut to the website, with the BBC iPlayer now offering native support for those larger Android slates. The changelog also notes some tweaks to the UI on smartphones and 7-inch tablets, but mum’s the word on what the changes were exactly. Either way, we’re sure owners of, say, a Nexus 10 will be happy to hear there’s less steps to catch up with their favorite shows.

Engadget

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How a Computer Model Could Help Fight Terrorism

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:59:11 +0000

When Justin Bieber tweets, 39,361,876 people (and counting) immediately jump to attention. But when one of those nearly 40 million people tweet, does the Beebs see it? Does he react at all?

Communication among terrorist cells works much in the same way as Justin Bieber’s Twitter account, according to mathematicians from Ryerson University in Toronto who have built a mathematical model of the way information spreads through these hierarchical networks. Their approach may give counterterrorism agents insight into terrorism hierarchies and allow them to predict terrorist attacks and sabotage networks before the attack plans can be carried out.

Terrorist networks are often arranged hierarchically, meaning information flows in one direction: top down, from one leader to many followers. This model is called a “directed network without cycles,” or a “directed acyclic graph.”

The limited and one-way nature of the contact among parties in these types of networks helps preserve anonymity, and makes it easy for terrorist leaders to blast messages out to a large audience. What these “directed networks without cycles” lack in teamwork they make up for in sheer numbers — leaders can assume that within their huge networks, at least one person will act on their commands.

But these hierarchical social networks have serious flaws, which counterterrorism agencies could use to detect and even sabotage terrorist networks before they succeed in carrying out an attack.

In a paper describing their mathematical model, the researchers compare the way information flows top-down to the way lava flows down a volcano’s side. There’s no practical way to contain the lava from every possible point — but you can minimize the damage by blocking the lava’s flow at a handful of strategic points.

The key advantage of this model is its flexibility: It’s able to account for the slow spread of information over time, and also gives counterterrorism agents — the ones blocking the lava’s flow — the ability to respond dynamically as new pathways present themselves.

Granted, the model does operate on a number of assumptions, including that the hierarchical social structure is consistent throughout the terrorist network.

And there will always be rogue actors who act in unpredictable ways.

“The Boston bombers are a good example of how little we know about such terrorist networks,” acknowledged Anthony Bonato, a mathematics professor at Ryerson and a co-author of the paper. “Did the Tsarneav brothers act alone, or as part of a more extensive network? Further, the structure and organization of these networks are not well understood.”

Image via Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

This article originally published at TechNewsDaily
here

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‘The Guardian’ Is Finally Moving to ‘Guardian.com’

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:59:08 +0000

The Guardian‘s international editions are proliferating, but before the newspaper launches an online edition in Australia later this year, it’s uniting all of its websites under a single domain, theguardian.com.

Currently, The Guardian operates three websites. The primary one is guardian.co.uk. It has a second URL for its U.S. operation, guardiannews.com, which redirects to guardian.co.uk on section and article pages. It has a third subdomain for mobile, m.guardian.co.uk.

The Guardian describes the move as a symbolic one. “As we set out on our mission to become a unified, global [organization], we now have one domain we can rally behind,” Guardian U.S. CEO Michael Bloom said in an interview with Mashable last week. “[And] it will be much easier for users and partners,” he added.

Symbolism and convenience aside, the reason the move is happening now is because the publication just acquired the rights to the domain from the Guardian Life insurance company, which used the URL to redirect to its main domain, guardianlife.com.

The new domain experience, which is slated to launch this fall, won’t feel very different for readers. Visitors will still be directed to the right edition based on their IP address (i.e., location).

Bloom said The Guardian‘s U.S. team now numbers more than 50, up from just five at launch two years ago. He added that The Guardian is also making “key hires” ahead of its debut in Australia later this year.

The Guardian draws more than 80 million unique visitors per month, according to ABC figures. Two-thirds of those visitors are based outside the UK.

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A breath of salty air for patients with cystic fibrosis

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:43:38 +0000

The innovative nebulizer turns salt water into deep-penetrating aerosol mist.

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Cambridge Consultants)

In a seemingly random but nevertheless important discovery, scientists watching surfers with cystic fibrosis in Australia several years ago found that inhaling sea water mist reduced lung problems associated with the inherited disease.

So Cambridge Consultants in the U.K. paired with pharma firm Parion to develop and design a type of aerosol delivery systemt, called trans-nasal pulmonary aerosol delivery (tPAD), that brings the benefits of salt water treatment to the comfort of patients’ homes, working overnight while they sleep.

The big deal about this device? Its long cannula that keeps droplets small enough to travel deep into the lungs.

“We immediately recognised the potential of this project to transform the lives of CF patients,” said Matthew Allen, programme director at Cambridge Consultants, in a news release. “The challenge was to build an aerosol nebulizer system that could be comfortably used by patients overnight — with the saline mist traveling down a long cannula to the sleeping patient without forming the large droplets that often occur in a standard nebuliser system. The size of the saline droplets is crucial to the success of the treatment as they need to be small enough to penetrate deep into the lungs.”

Cystic fibrosis is a chronic disease affecting more than 70,000 people worldwide, and while there is no cure, inhaling a super salty solution — twice as salty as water in the Atlantic Ocean — can bring great relief by rehydrating the layer of unusually sticky mucus lining their lungs. The new nebulizer delivers the aerosol mist through the nose for eight hours and is safe and effective in children as well as adults.

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Crave giveaway: Boombotix Boombot Rex portable speaker

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000

An outdoorsy Boombotix Boombot Rex relaxing on a rock. You’ll have your choice of black, white, blue, or green.

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Boombotix)

Congrats to John D. of Fruitland Park, Fla., for winning a Crucial M500 SSD and copy of Iolo System Mechanic in last week’s giveaway. This week, I asked you for help deciding whether to give away a mini action cam, a waterproof
iPhone 5 case, or an ultraportable speaker. The speaker won by a few tweets, so here you go, readers. Ask and ye shall receive (and don’t worry; those other prizes will be coming soon).

We’re giving away a pocket-size Boombotix Boombot Rex, which connects via Bluetooth to smartphones,
tablets, laptops, and any other device with a 1/8-inch standard headphone jack. It’s got built-in voice control so you can ask the time, dial a contact, or play a song, all while keeping your handheld device in your pocket. How you’ll look talking to your speaker? Well, that’s your business.

The cute little water-resistant 2.1 sound system, which sells for $119.99, measures about 3x3x2 inches and weighs less than a pound. It packs custom-tuned, 36-millimeter full-range drivers and a matching tuned bass woofer and you’ll get 6 to 8 hours of battery life per charge.

After a successful run on Kickstarter, the product officially launches June 7, with preorders on now, but you have a chance to get your hands on one early in your choice of black, white, green, or blue. For free. How do you go about doing that? Like this:

Register as a CNET user. Go to the top of this page and hit the “Join CNET” link to start the registration process. If you’re already registered, there’s no need to register again.
Leave a comment below. You can leave whatever comment you want. If it’s funny or insightful, it won’t help you win, but we’re trying to have fun here, so anything entertaining is appreciated.
Leave only one comment. You may enter for this specific giveaway only once. If you enter more than one comment, you will be automatically disqualified.
The winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) Boombotix Boombot Rex, with a retail value of $119.99.
If you are chosen, you will be notified via e-mail. The winner must respond within three days of the end of the sweepstakes. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
Entries can be submitted until Monday, May 27, 12 p.m. ET.

And here’s the disclaimer that our legal department said we had to include (sorry for the caps, but rules are rules):

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. YOU HAVE NOT YET WON. MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR D.C., 18 YEARS OLD OR AGE OF MAJORITY, WHICHEVER IS OLDER IN YOUR STATE OF RESIDENCE AT DATE OF ENTRY INTO SWEEPSTAKES. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, ALL U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Sweepstakes ends at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, May 27, 2013. See official rules for details.

Good luck.

The Boombotix Boombot Rex likes long walks on the beach.

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Boombotix)

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New iPhone 5 ad celebrates Generation Me-Me-Me, La-La-La

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:49:56 +0000

Love is in the air? No, it’s in the ears.

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Apple/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)

If you don’t have (white) headphones in your ears, what kind of human being are you?

How can you possibly even classify yourself as human if you don’t have a thousand playlists and ensure that every step you take, someone is playing to you?

The modern world is about creating your own soundtrack, in order to navigate its troubling paths and irritate fellow travelers.

Yes, you might be hugging your lover, but you have to be wearing your headphones and so does he. Otherwise, this isn’t love. It’s just a passing fling, free of melody.

This is the spirit of the latest iPhone 5 ad, which is designed to make you feel aberrant if you don’t wear the phones and let Dylan (or, perhaps, Rupert Wainwright) drone.

Should you have avoided recent incarceration for one of your many habits, you’ll know that — not too long ago — Apple released an ad that showed the whole world simply wanted to photograph the whole world on its
iPhone 5.

So here is its sorority sister — the ad the insists that the whole world wants to shut out the world by listening to Al Green. Or something.

You are what you listen to. And how.

Here we see so many frisky, vibrant people wedded to their earphones as happily as Brad to Angelina.

Yes, some of them look like utterly self-absorbed zombies. But if you’re not self-absorbed, you’re not you, right?

If you don’t have your own music in the shower, at Starbucks, or coming out of your bottom, you are merely allowing the world to dictate its tune to you.

Generation Me-Me-Me will not be dictated to. It will tap, hum, skip and pas-de-deux to its own tune.

It will drum on your cafe table and hum on your bus.

There is a woman who sometimes sits on the next bike to me in the gym. She puts on her white headphones and sings. If by “singing,” you mean the noise of a sheep being electrocuted while walking across hot coals.

But no, we must encourage this.

Just to appease you, Apple does offer some elements of shared music — shared without the white headphones, that is.

It’s all very lovely, of course. The piano strums, the people rock their heads and everyone is happy — or at least contemplative. The music adds an extra dimension to their lives.

This is the personalized world that Apple has very cleverly helped to create.

Yet then there comes the all-encompassing promise: “Every day, more people enjoy their music on the iPhone than any other phone.”

Please, I don’t even want to know what fine statistic makes this allegedly true. I merely want to know why it seems that if you don’t have your headphones offering a soundtrack at every moment of the day, you’re somehow regarded as odd.

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Nokia files new suits in patent fight with HTC, says reports

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:41:11 +0000

Nokia filed additional patent infringement claims against HTC on Thursday, according to reports.

All Things D reports that Nokia has filed a second complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, as well as a federal suit in Southern California, against the Taiwanese handset maker.

The federal suit involves three patents related to “terminal, method and computer program product for interacting with a signaling tag,” according to the court filing. It asks the court for a halt of the alleged infringement and unspecified damages.

Patents blog Foss Patents reports that the ITC complaint involves at least two patents, the HTC One, and radio-frequency technology.

Nokia’s latest complaints come on top of a massive lawsuit campaign against HTC, RIM, and Viewsonic, in the U.S. and Germany, that the Finnish phone maker started over a year ago.

“We began actions against HTC in 2012 to end the unauthorized use of our proprietary innovations and technologies,” Nokia said, according to All Things D. “Since then, despite the German courts confirming infringements of Nokia patents in HTC products, HTC has shown no intention to end its practices, instead it has tried to shift responsibility to its suppliers. We have therefore taken these further steps to hold HTC accountable for its actions.”

In April, Nokia won an injunction from an Amsterdam District Court preventing sales of the microphone used for the HTC One. The ruling was limited to the Netherlands.

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3D-Printed ‘Bionic’ Ear Can Hear Beyond Human Ability

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:38:37 +0000

Scientists at Princeton University have designed a bionic ear that can hear better than human ears. And get this: It was printed using an off-the-shelf 3D printer.

We’ve heard of 3D printers someday building human organs before, but what’s noteworthy about this project is this printed ear intertwines embedded electronics. These Princeton researchers basically 3D-printed cells and nanoparticles, and then combined a small coil antenna with cartilage to create this “bionic” ear, according to the university.

The result was a fully-functional organ that can hear radio frequencies a million times higher than our human ears, lead researcher Michael McAlpine told Mashable.

“The way that our ear hears now is we pick up acoustic signals and then we convert those into electrical signals that go to our brain,” said McAlpine, who is an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton. “What this ear does is it has this electronic coil on it and it picks up electronic signals directly.”

McAlpine said he and his research team basically wanted to ask the question of whether they could grow an organ in a petri dish, with the electronics intertwined into the organ as it grew. Their successful project used a $1,000 3D printer to print the cells with the electronics (see video below). The “ear” was then put in a dish so the cells could culture for 10 weeks into cartilage tissue.

Creating this bionic ear was not really intended for those who are deaf or don’t have ears, McAlpine said, but rather: “The idea of this was: can you take a normal, healthy, average human and give them superpower that they wouldn’t normally have?”

You can read more about this project in a recent journal article by the researchers. Also, watch these bionic ears listen to Beethoven:

What’s the most innovative use of 3D printing that you’ve seen or heard about so far? Let us know in the comments.

Thumbnail and image courtesy of Frank Wojciechowski via Princeton University.

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Microsoft details how Xbox One cloud servers will tackle processor-intensive gaming chores

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:29:00 +0000

One of the Xbox launch’s big reveals was that Microsoft added 300,000 servers to Xbox Live, and now GM Matt Booty has detailed to Ars Technica how that’ll improve game play. He said the improved cloud architecture will speed up GPU- or CPU-heavy chores that aren’t dependent on latency — like lighting or cloth dynamics — by pre-calculating them before applying them to a scene. To make that happen, the Xbox One server cloud will provide three virtual devices for “every Xbox one available in your living room.” It’ll be up to game developers to manage transitions between console-only and cloud assisted graphics, though, since the first few seconds of lighting in a new scene will need to be handled by the console before servers can take over. Of course, that means many titles may look better when you’re online, but he added that you’ll still be able to play if the internet is cut and “the game is going to have to intelligently handle that.”

Engadget

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US Cellular getting ready to launch Home Phone service

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:00 +0000

Keen to capitalize on the ever-growing segment of landline cutters, US Cellular appears to be launching a home phone service similar to the Home Connect offerings by Verizon and Sprint. According to information we’ve received, all you have to do is plug in a regular cordless or corded phone into the provided base station and voilà — you’ll be able to make calls via US Cellular’s wireless network instead. You’ll get unlimited voice calls for only $19.99 a month, which also includes voicemail, caller ID, call waiting, call forwarding, three-way calling and that all-important E911 service. Of course, as it’s voice-only, you won’t get data or text messaging as part of the plan.

The PCD-made base station seen above has a model name of FT2260 and boasts dual-band support (800/1900 MHz CDMA), a QSC6055 chipset, two phone jacks and a USB port for diagnostics purposes. Also included in the package are a charger, an antenna and a 1500 mAh NiMH battery that promises up to two hours of talk or 36 hours of standby time. We’re not sure when exactly this’ll roll out, but from the looks of it, we won’t have to wait long for yet another alternative to ye olde POTS.

[Thanks, Anonymous]

Engadget

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Cause of PC malaise? Designs not ‘compelling,’ says Intel

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:01:20 +0000

Sony Vaio Duo: One of the not-so-compelling designs? The apparatus to support the display is pretty ugly.

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CNET)

PC designs have been lackluster, offering no good reason to upgrade, according to an Intel executive speaking at the company’s Spring Analyst Summit in London.

Navin Shenoy, vice president and general manager of the Mobile Client Platform division, was responding to a question from an analyst when he said the following on Thursday:

We think the usage patterns aren’t the driver for elongation [of the PC upgrade cycle]. It’s more that we haven’t had products in the marketplace that were compelling in any way to the existing product, either from a form factor point of view, a battery life point of view, a security point of view, a responsiveness point of view…now we have all of those things.

In the last six months or so, those products in the marketplace have been
Windows 8 ultrabooks,
tablets, convertibles, and detachables.

Shenoy did go on to say that “all the stuff I’m showing you [today] gives people that compelling reason to [upgrade].”

That “stuff” Shenoy is talking about is based on Intel’s upcoming 4th Generation Core Processor, aka, “Haswell,” which will be officially rolled out in about ten days.

Haswell is expected to engender thinner, lighter Windows hybrid designs and tablets, in addition to an increasing number of touch-based laptops.

“Our research says that most people who own tablets continue to still use their PCs…85 percent or so. And, by the way, 85 percent say they intend to refresh their PC,” Shenoy said, adding that touch displays are one of the new features that will drive upgrades.

A lot is riding on Intel’s Haswell chip, due very soon.

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Intel)

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Turtle Beach gets Microsoft stamp of approval to build Xbox One headsets

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:37:00 +0000

TURTLE BEACH BRINGING NEXT GENERATION AUDIO TO XBOX ONE

VALHALLA, N.Y. – May 23, 2013 –Turtle Beach is excited to announce that they are working with Microsoft to develop market-leading audio solutions for Xbox One. The two companies will leverage their proprietary technology and experience in gaming to bring advanced audio solutions to consumers.

Earlier this week Microsoft announced the powerful new Xbox One. Under the agreement Turtle Beach will be among the first to market with Microsoft-licensed gaming headsets for the Xbox One.

Turtle Beach designs and markets wireless and wired headsets for video game, personal computer and mobile platforms. The companies wide range of headsets, which combine quality with audio innovations, are popular with consumers because they make gaming more immersive and provide a competitive advantage. Turtle Beach manufactured 9 of the top 10 best-selling gaming headsets in 2012 when ranked in dollar sales, and 4 of the top 5 best-selling gaming headsets ever, according to the NPD Group. The Ear Force X12 wired headset for the Xbox is the No. 1 best-selling third-party gaming headset ever made.

“In Turtle Beach we have a partner that can help Microsoft deliver world class gaming audio experiences to our customers,” said Branden Powell Director of Strategic Alliances Xbox Hardware Group. “Turtle Beach has consistently innovated in wireless, surround sound, and other features and we are looking forward to working with them.”

Turtle Beach is largely responsible for the growth of the gaming headset category. The company quickly grew sales through a combination of product innovation, distribution, and marketing prowess and now owns more than 50% market share in the U.S. As a result, in less than five years gaming headsets have grown from only 3 percent to 21 percent of all U.S. gaming accessory sales, and now rank second only to gamepads based on NPD sales data.

“Turtle Beach is dedicated to creating audio products that improve players overall game experience,” said Bob Picunko, Chief Marketing Officer at Turtle Beach. “We are very excited about the opportunity to work with the XBOX team to develop new products that support the advanced XBOX platform.

Official products, pricing and release information to be revealed in the coming weeks.

Engadget

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Chrome 28 beta for Android adds translation bar, fullscreen mode for tablets

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:10:00 +0000

Internationally savvy Chrome desktop users are well acquainted with the translation bar’s ability to quickly make sense of sites using foreign languages. Courtesy of the new Chrome 28 beta for Android, they can take that linguistic power on the road: the translation bar now shows up on mobile when visiting pages in non-native text. The test release also gives tablets the same fullscreen mode that phones have in the stable build, and everyone can see graphs illustrating the data usage savings they get from compression. Those who want to better understand their mobile world just have to swing by the source links to get the latest beta.

Engadget

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iPhone 5 repairs won’t come cheap

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:40:48 +0000

iPhone 5 repairs can cost more than other models of the device.

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Bill Detwiler/CNET)

It’s happened to a lot of people — their iPhone drops from their hands, falls off their lap, plunks into a toilet, or gets knocked off a table.

Showing off a cracked iPhone screen is sometimes almost a point of pride. I have one friend who lovingly calls his damaged phone “The Hurt Locker,” referring to the 2008 movie about a bomb disposal team working during the Iraq War.

But, many of these damaged iPhones cease to work after going through various mishaps. That’s when repairs come into play — and, they’re not cheap.

Currently, Apple charges up to $229 to replace a broken screen on an iPhone 5, according to MarketWatch. That’s quite a lot considering a new phone on contract goes for $200 and without contract $650. If
iPhone 5 owners have the $99 AppleCare warranty, a screen replacement is $49.

It seems that repair prices are on the rise. Two years ago Apple charged $199 to fix a busted screen. Since the device was first introduced in 2007, damaged iPhones have cost Americans $5.9 billion — with one third of owners breaking their devices every year, according to a survey last September by gadget warranty firm SquareTrade.

Despite Apple now charging more to repair the iPhone 5, several teardown and repair sites have said that this iteration of the device is the easiest to repair.

The iPhone 5 is opened front-to-back so “replacing a cracked screen is going to be easier than ever,” said UMB TechInsights when the device debuted last September. “Compare this to the
iPhone 4S, where it took 38 steps to isolate the display assembly.”

So, what gives for the high cost of repairs?

Apparently, the replacement parts for the iPhone 5 are far more expensive than earlier models. In fact, they’re so costly that some independent fix-it shops refuse to do iPhone 5 repairs, according to MarketWatch.

“Apple controls everything from the manufacturing to the gear for the iPhone 5,” editor at deal site TechBargains.com Jeff Haynes told MarketWatch. “Apple is trying to get people to sign up for Apple Care for $99 and to rely on their services at the Apple store. If you don’t, that cracked screen could cost you at least $230.”

CNET contacted Apple for comment. We’ll update the story when we get more information.

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AT&T adding iPhone, 4G LTE / HSPA+ support to GoPhone starting tomorrow

Tech RSS — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:25:00 +0000

As of May 24, 2013, new GoPhone customers who activate with an iPhone or 4G/LTE device can use network data. Visual Voicemail is also available, from May 24, 2013, or later, for customers who activate on a GoPhone monthly plan designed for smartphones.
Key Positioning
GoPhone joins the nation’s fastest 4G LTE network.
Smartphone fastest downloads are on GoPhone 4G LTE; part of the nation’s largest 4G network.
Great option for customers with an iPhone or 4G/LTE device that do not want to pay a deposit, sign a contract, or receive a bill.
Local Dealer activation kits include SIM and $15 of airtime for a SRP of $25.
Requirements
Customers must own an iPhone/HSPA+/LTE device, or purchase a device in store at the no-commitment price for use with new 4G/LTE GoPhone service.
Activate on the $65, $50, or $25 monthly plans.
Data packages are required to access network data on $50 and $25 monthly plans.
Visual Voicemail-compatible devices are required to use Visual Voicemail.
Critical Must Know
Existing GoPhone customers with an iPhone or 4G/LTE device automatically update with network data access on June 21, 2013.
Customer Care has the ability to manually provision an existing customer with data access and Visual Voicemail before June 21, 2013, if requested.
BlackBerry devices should not be activated on GoPhone service due to wireless data and device incompatibilities.
Visual Voicemail is supported on $65, $50, and $25 monthly plans (with compatible devices). Visual Voicemail supports Windows 7.5 or higher, Apple 3GS or newer (with iOS 6.0 or higher), and Compatible Android Devices.

Engadget

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