The Seidio Spring Clip Holster holds your BlackBerry Z10 securely in place, and then lifts for quick access. Both the felt liner and the face-in design protect your screen from scratches, too. The rear clip can be rotated in both vertical and horizontal positions for optimal comfort. Yours today for just $14.95

Bethesda Softworks’ massively multiplayer online (MMO) game The Elder Scrolls will be dropping its pay-to-play subscription fee starting in March, according to a new announcement. It’s being rebranded as The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited.

The game was released last April for OS X and Windows; it’s based on the popular role-playing game franchise The Elder Scrolls. Players create a character from one of four classes comprising many different races present in the fantasy realm of Tamriel.

Up until now, The Elder Scrolls Online has required a purchase which grants players 30 free days of in-game play time; to continue beyond that, you needed to subscribe. The company is changing the model prior to a console launch anticipated for June.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited includes all the great gameplay from the original PC/Mac game, plus all the updates and content additions, including the exciting new Justice and Champion systems. If you’ve ever played ESO, you’ll be invited to return to the game and experience everything new in the world without game subscription fees. If you’re new to ESO, you’ll make a one-time purchase of the game and then continue playing without restrictions for as long as you like.

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This iPhone 5 flip case is a combination of an Italian polyurethane and a cloth-like texture to provide impact protection while giving your device a snazzy look. What’s more is you even have a slot for credit cards on the backside of the front cover! Yours today for just $19.95

Each year, at Mobile World Congress the Global Mobile Awards are held and with this year’s nominees now announced, we know BlackBerry has at least two offerings in the running. For Best Mobile Service or App for Consumers, BlackBerry Blend has been nominated and for Best Security/ Anti-Fraud Product or Solution, BBM Protected has received a nomination. On the QNX side, QNX-Powered System for Virtual Cockpit in the 2015 Audi TT has been nominated in the Best Mobile Innovation for Automotive category.

The Global Mobile Awards judges are comprised of more than 300 independent experts, analysts, journalists, academics, and in some cases, mobile operator representatives. World-renowned actor, comedian, writer and film producer John Cleese is hosting the Global Mobile Awards ceremony on Tuesday, 3rd March at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. If you’re looking for the full list of nominees, you can view them all on the GMA website.

The Weather Channel app for Windows Phone just got a big update today, bringing with it a new design as well as other features to help give its users the latest local forecast in style. The user interface now mirrors the one utilized in the official apps for both iOS and Android.

Apple Pay brought together everything from Passbook to Touch ID to launch Apple into the mobile transaction business. It was the company’s first major new product category since the iPad and its been expanding steadily in the U.S. since October. As a service, Apple Pay is compelling enough that Android owners should consider switching to iPhone. It offers better security, efficiency, and experience for everyone along the chain, from banks to retailers to customers. And it could also be the first of those kinds of services “only Apple” is positioned to provide. Matt Richman:

Google does not control Android enough to create anything truly comparable to Apple Pay. Even if Google were able to add Apple Pay’s software components to Android, the company would have to rely on its hardware partners to replicate Touch ID and the secure element and to seamlessly integrate everything together. They’re not going to be able to do that for the foreseeable future.

So that’s the strategic significance of Apple Pay — it’s the first time Apple leveraged its strengths to create a highly profitable yet uncopyable service that is destined for success.

Ben Bajarin, writing for Tech.pinions, highlights the value, and how it applies to other services as well:

Apple Pay is a great example of [services innovation]. As I mentioned before, retailers are jumping on board for many reasons but one of the largest is attracting Apple’s customers to their stores. Similarly, when we talk to companies looking to support HealthKit and HomeKit, we hear from the services companies like health, security, etc., that they want Apple’s customers.

The same way Apple Pay makes for a better transactional service for everyone involved, HealthKit, HomeKit, and CarPlay could make for better healthcare information, home automation, and driving services. (Entertainment and other areas could likewise follow.) Apple won’t need to be a data company, appliance manufacturer, or car maker, any more than they need to be a bank, but they’ll be able to ensure their customers get better packaged, more accessible, more approachable, and more enjoyable experiences in all those areas.

And that once again raises the value of owning an iPhone.

The Lumia 1520 NGP cover blends the perfect mixture of plastic and silicone into one streamlined design. These cases wrap all the way around your device for a snug, sure fit. The skin itself is completely stretch and tear resistant, yet the exterior’s smooth matte finish almost feels like a hard case. On sale today for just $16.95

Verizon Wireless will cut prices on most of its existing More Everything plans by up to $10 a month while also adding some new options starting on Thursday. The new plans will also allow some customers to add smartphones on Verizon Edge for $15 a month.

Verizon Wireless will cut prices on most of its existing More Everything plans by up to $10 a month while also adding some new options starting on Thursday. The new plans will also allow some customers to add smartphones on Verizon Edge for $15 a month.

Verizon Wireless will cut prices on most of its existing More Everything plans by up to $10 a month while also adding some new options starting on Thursday. The new plans will also allow some customers to add smartphones on Verizon Edge for $15 a month.

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