AT&T reports Q4 2014 results, 1.9 million net adds, $34.4 billion in revenue
AT&T has reported its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2014 today. Overall, the carrier brought in revenue of $132.4 billion on the year, with $34.4 billion in the fourth quarter alone — up 3.8 percent over the same quarter a year ago. Additionally, the company reported that, after compensating for a 77 cent per share loss because of various charges, earnings per share were up to 55 cents compared to 53 cents for the same quarter last year.
Your typical mobile gamer today now spends over two hours every day playing
A new survey of mobile gamers conducted by the NPD Group says that they are playing, on average, over two hours a day on their devices. The survey, conducted in late 2014, indicates a 57% increase in the average play time for mobile gamers, compared to just 80 minutes a day in 2012.
Use this Spigen Magnetic Clip to keep your OEM Leather Flip Case closed
You may recall, back in December, I reviewed the OEM Leather Flip case for the BlackBerry Passport. It was not a case I was going to use again as I wasn’t happy with it. The case was made with good quality but it was just a bit stiff that it didn’t close properly and that was my main gripe. Even the fact that the case required you to stick it onto your Passport with adhesive didn’t put me off. It was just that it didn’t close. I tried to loosen it up. It helped to close it a bit further but if I opened the flip all the way to the back, to use the device, then it would just make it sit more open again.
Emberify launch Follow Mail for BlackBerry 10
On the off chance that you don’t find your BlackBerry 10 device as efficient as possible when it comes to email, you may want to check out the latest offering from Emberify. Follow Mail has launched today and offers some additional productivity features.
FTC rules that throttled unlimited data doesn’t qualify as ‘unlimited’
In a ruling that’s resulted in a $40 million fine, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s smacking down TracFone’s speed throttling of customers that were paying for unlimited data service. The case in question only applies to TracFone, but it helps to reinforce a precedent that could apply to even the larger carriers in the United States.
NPR One lands for Windows and Windows Phone as a gorgeous universal app
National Public Radio today has released their new NPR One app for Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1. The app is universal, appearing to use the same code across both platforms. It is also very minimalist, modern, and well done.
NPR One is not your standard public radio app. Instead, it is a new effort by NPR to create a more “personalised” experience based on your preferences. You get a combination of live radio from your local radio station, in addition to suggesting programs. You can also search things you are interested in, and the service will begin to cater to your tastes.
EA Access members rewarded with free copy of Battlefield 4 ‘Second Assault’ expansion
Good news for Battlefield 4 fans out there: EA announced today that it is giving out free copies of the Battlefield 4 Second Assault expansion pack to EA Access members on the Xbox One starting tomorrow, January 29.
Weekly photo contest: Cold
After a brief hiatus, the Windows Central weekly photo contests are back! Now we’ve had the holidays, CES and the Windows 10 event come and go, it’s time to return to (some) normality. So, we’ve got a new contest for all the Windows Phone photographers out there with a theme that’s pretty apt for a lot of people right now. Cold.
That’s not to say that you need to take a picture of snow. Be imaginative, be creative, and show us absolutely anything you think represents cold! The image up top was taken by our own Daniel Rubino with Lumia Camera 5 on the Lumia 930 with a little added HDR for good measure.
FLAC support will also come to Windows 10 for phones
While we already knew that Windows 10 would be bringing native access to lossless audio in the form of FLAC support, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore took to Twitter today to confirm that support for FLAC files will come to Windows Phones as well.
Xbox Music for Windows Phone picks up substantial bug fixing update for January
Microsoft today pushed out an update for Xbox Music on Windows Phone 8.1. The update is the first for 2015 and the first since the update last December.
Although no new features were introduced, the 2.6.656.0 update does address numerous user complaints and issues with the app. The changelog itself is quite substantial, and we will post it in its entirety.
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