AT&T now won’t throttle your unlimited data until you hit 22GB
Data throttling is a pain. Especially when you have unlimited data and want the freedom to do whatever you’d like to do with your devices. However, that’s not the case anymore with unlimited plans, except for those on T-Mobile. Now there are data caps that will activate a slower network experience once met.
AT&T is one of the culprits that will slow your internet speeds to a crawl if you pass a certain threshold. Today, AT&T has announced that they have increased the data cap before getting throttled. You will be able to take advantage of 22GB of un-throttled, 4G LTE speeds before they slow you down. However, this is only for customers that live in “congested areas”.
AT&T doesn’t let anyone know what constitutes a congested area, however, for those still grandfathered into the Unlimited Data plans, it doesn’t really matter. Previously those with unlimited plans, were throttled after 5GB of data, meaning that AT&T has more than quadrupled the amount of data you can use before getting throttled.
This is great news for everyone on AT&T and still rocking those old-school Unlimited Plans. Are you one of the lucky few? Let us know what your average data usage per month is, just to see who uses the most.
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Let’s take a first look at the Huawei Watch
Earlier today, a package arrived. Within this package, there was another box. Within this box, held the newly-announced Huawei Watch. Now we aren’t here to give everyone a full review, since we just got our hands on it, but we figured it would be nice to share the fun with everyone. 
Huawei has really focused on design when it comes to their new smartwatch. While the watch itself is gorgeous, the packaging itself, is just as beautiful. Normally, you see manufacturers skimp out on the packaging because the real beauty is within, but it’s obvious that Huawei wanted to make the entire unboxing experience as gorgeous as the watch.
Included within the box is the Huawei Watch, wall-charger, wireless charging hub, and the instruction manual. But as for the box itself, the outer portion is just cardboard with the logo, name, and a label with Android Wear on it. The inner box, which houses the Huawei Watch holds the rest of the goodies, and is made out of a leather material to give the whole experience a premium-feel.
Keep your eyes peeled for more coverage on the Huawei Watch, as well as the upcoming review. In the mean time, drop us a line and let us know what you would like to know about this device, or what you would like to see covered in the review.
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Marvell launches new Ultra HD Android set-top television boxes
Marvell has announced a collaboration with European telecom Swisscom to bring some new ultra HD Android TV boxes to market. The boxes rely on Android TV as a backbone but also makes it easy for subscribers to enjoy Swisscom’s ultra HD content.
The box, called the Armada 1500 Ultra, is primarily designed for delivering TV content, it can also play games and wirelessly connect to other internet capable smart devices throughout your house, making it an excellent hub to base your smart switches and appliances off of.
The device features a quad-core 64 bit CPU with a powerful octa-core GPU and exceptionally fast wireless radios, so it should be a very capable device to connect to your television. On top of that, it’s a relatively small device, so it won’t take up much room or consume much power. That’s a big plus for any kind of box that needs to be constantly connected to a television.
source: Marvell
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Amazon might be bringing Alex the voice assistant to Fire TV
Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, is currently only available on the Amazon Echo. It looks like the company might be bringing her over to the Fire TV line in the near future, however.
Some code in Amazon’s Fire OS 5 developer preview points towards Alexa getting functionality in the Fire TV, but it’s not completely clear if that’ll be back ported to the original line of devices or if it will only be available in the newer line, whenever those are announced.
Some features just wouldn’t be possible, like having always-on listening on a Fire TV Stick, but being able to dictate what you want to a voice assistant should be possible on just about everything Amazon offers, since it supposedly will work with any voice-enabled remote. That should theoretically include the Fire TV Remote application.
Alexa also likely won’t be replacing the native voice search in the Fire TV, since that handles all of the TV and movie searching that isn’t possible with Alexa. The voice assistant does make it easier to order things from Amazon or find Pandora stations, though, which is cool on its own. We’ll find out more whenever Amazon makes Fire OS 5 official or a new line of Fire TV devices is made official.
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Microsoft’s new Send app for Android aims to get away from the confines of traditional email
Microsoft is taking a unique approach to email with a new Android application called Send. Aiming to move away from the themes of standardized email, Send takes on a more instant messaging style than traditional email.
That said, there’s no need for subject lines or signatures, you can just send a quick note to the intended recipient and hopefully get a swift reply back! There’s no need to worry about clutter, as Send only shows you messages sent inside the application, not your email’s inbox.
Send has been available for awhile now on iOS, but has just today launched it on Android.
It’s certainly a nifty take on email, but unfortunately it’s not available for public use. Send can only be used by business and education Office 365 customers, at least for now. But if you’re fortunate enough to have a professional account, just hit the download link below to get started with Send.
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Apple Releases iOS 9 With Proactive Siri and Search, iPad Split-Screen Multitasking, Transit Directions, and More
Apple today released iOS 9 to the public, making the download available to all users who have an iPhone 4s or later, iPad 2 or later, 5th-generation iPod touch or later, or any iPad mini. The update can be downloaded through iTunes or over-the-air by going to the Settings app and tapping General –> Software Update.
As with all major software updates, it may take a few minutes for the update to propagate to all users due to high demand. Public beta testers who have the iOS 9 golden master installed will receive the release version of iOS 9 over-the-air as well.
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iOS 9 builds on content introduced with iOS 8, bringing subtle design changes, refined features, improved functionality, and performance enhancements. From Apple’s release notes:
With this update your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch become more intelligent and proactive with powerful search and improved Siri features. New multitasking features for iPad allow you to work with two apps simultaneously, side-by-side or with the new Picture-in-Picture feature. And, built-in apps become more powerful with detailed transit information in Maps, a redesigned Notes app, and an all-new News app. And improvements at the foundation of the operating system enhance performance, improve security and give you up to an hour of extra battery life.
The operating system’s biggest focus is on intelligence and proactivity, letting iOS devices learn user habits and act on that information, opening apps before we need them, making recommendations on places we might like, and guiding us through each day with new Siri and search features.
Many built-in apps have been improved, including Notes, Mail, and Maps, wihch has gained Transit directions. Apple Pay has been renamed to Wallet, and for the first time, iOS 9 brings split-screen multitasking features to the iPad.
In addition to these consumer-facing features, iOS 9 introduces significant under-the-hood improvements that will free up storage space and improve battery life. With battery optimizations, iOS devices have an additional hour of battery life, and a new Low Power mode can extend battery even further.
iOS updates take up less space in iOS 9, letting even devices with little storage space upgrade, and many app install sizes are smaller due to a feature called app thinning.
More information on iOS 9 can be found in our iOS 9 roundup, which includes details on major features and all of the little tweaks that were added throughout the beta testing period. Discussion of iOS 9’s new features is also taking place in our dedicated iOS 9 forum, and we encourage all of our readers to join in with questions and new discoveries.
In addition to being released to the public today, iOS 9 will also come pre-installed on the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus, which will be available beginning on Friday, September 25.
Update: Apple’s update servers are congested and many users are seeing “Software Update Failed” messages. For continued failures, installing via iTunes may be successful.
Apple Releases iTunes 12.3 With Support for iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan
Apple today released iTunes 12.3, making the software compatible with the newly released iOS 9 update and the upcoming OS X El Capitan update, set to be released to the public on September 30.
iTunes 12.3 can be downloaded immediately via the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store.
Along with introducing support for iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 El Capitan, the iTunes 12.3 update also includes support for the Apple’s two-factor authentication system, fixes several bugs, and adds some feature improvements.
This update to iTunes adds support for iOS 9 and is designed for OS X El Capitan. It also:
– Improves Apple Music accessibility with VoiceOver
– Resolves a problem that prevented reordering of songs within Up Next
– Fixes a problem where some radio stations did not appear within Recently Played
– Addresses an issue where songs you loved on iOS did not appear love on iTunes
– Supports two-factor authentication to secure your Apple IDThis update also includes improvements to overall stability and performance.
iTunes 12.3 is the third major update to iTunes 12, and it comes nearly three months after the launch of iOS 12.2, which introduced support for the new Apple Music service. iTunes 12.3 also comes a month after iTunes 12.2.2, a minor update that introduced Apple Music bug fixes.
Inside iOS 9: Apple Maps Gains Transit Mode and Nearby Search
Apple Maps launched in September 2012 as the default mapping app on iPhone, but soon faced widespread criticism for having incomplete data, providing incorrect directions and lacking features over Google Maps. The controversial launch resulted in Apple CEO Tim Cook issuing a rare public apology, while former iOS chief Scott Forstall was ousted from Apple just one month later.
While there is still room for improvement, Apple Maps has gained several new features over the past three years. iOS 9 continues that trend, adding a long overdue Transit routing and new Nearby search mode alongside existing features such as turn-by-turn navigation, real-time traffic information, Flyover photo-realistic 3D views of select metro areas, Siri, local search and iCloud support.
Transit
Apple Maps is now a multi-modal mapping app with the addition of public transit routing via bus, subway, light rail, train and ferry. You can view entire stations or individual lines on a map to choose the best possible route.
Apple Maps transit directions are currently available in Baltimore, Berlin, Chicago, London, Mexico City, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington D.C. and several cities in China.
Some extended areas of Connecticut and New Jersey near New York City and Southern Ontario cities near Toronto such as York Region, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton and Waterloo Region also support transit.
Nearby
You can now search Apple Maps based on categories such as Food, Drinks, Shopping, Travel, Services, Fun, Health and Transport, and within each category you can search deeper for specific places.
If you tap on Food, for example, you can then filter your results based on Popular, Restaurants, Groceries, Fast Food, Cafés, Bakeries and Desserts. A list of locations is displayed with aggregated Yelp data.
Nearby categories such as Food, Fun, Shopping and Travel can also be accessed from the Spotlight Search menu on iOS 9.
Exclusive: New leaked images of the BlackBerry Venice
It’s no secret that BlackBerry is developing its own Android-powered smartphone. Thanks to numerous renders, images and leaked specifications, we already have a pretty good idea as to what the phone might look like. In case you needed more proof, we’ve just obtained some new hands-on photos of the unannounced BlackBerry Venice, showing off the device’s chassis, sliding keyboard and some software features.
Taking a look at the images attached below, we’re getting a good look at the Venice’s display and slide-out keyboard. Although we can’t be entirely certain of the display size, previous rumors have pointed to a 5.4-inch screen size. As for the software experience, this device seems to stick very closely to vanilla Android, with some added BlackBerry features thrown in. For instance, our anonymous tipster tells us there will be keyboard shortcuts available for creating quick tasks and a few others. As you can see from the third image below, there also looks to be some software shortcuts when swiping up from the home button. Aside from the normal Google Now shortcut, you’ll also be able to perform a quick local search and create a new message with ease.
It should also be noted that while we don’t have any images, our sources tell us that when the phone boots up, you’ll see an image of a bugdroid holding up a shield. This is likely due to BlackBerry’s focus on the enterprise, showing users that the Venice is a secure device through and through.
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We also have a few photos of the new application switcher and shortcut/widget selection menus. As you can see from the first photo attached below, BlackBerry is making it easy for users to add communications shortcuts for composing new emails, BBM messages, texts and more. You’ll also easily be able to add new calendar events, schedule meetings and see the current day’s agenda right from your home screen. This should come as no surprise, as BlackBerry has always put a big focus on productivity.
In the third photo, we’re getting a good look at the recent apps menu. The applications in this menu will change size depending on how often you use each app, which is certainly a nice touch.
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That’s it for the pictures, but we also have a few more pieces of notable information to share with you. Apparently the Venice will carry model number STV100-6 and will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor. Previous rumors have stated the device will sport a Snapdragon 808 clocked at 1.8GHz, and will also feature 3GB of RAM.
The BlackBerry Venice is slated to launch sometime this November on all four major U.S. carriers. We’ll need to wait a little while before anything is official, but it’s always nice to see some more images prior to an official announcement. Now that we’re getting some more information on the new device, what are your thoughts? Would you be interested in the Venice when it comes to market, or will you pass? Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
AT&T legacy unlimited data plans get bumped to 22GB before potential throttling
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Throttling an unlimited data plan is common practice in the wireless industry. That isn’t to say consumers like the idea. AT&T has been the target of the FTC regarding their policy in the past, but mainly that the company wasn’t communicating the throttling policy to consumers well enough. Going forward AT&T has laid out the unlimited legacy plan policies in plain text. Well, as plain of text they can muster up. They offer up a dedicated page loaded full of information that targets the legacy unlimited users and outlines how it all plays out.
Until recently, users could potentially be throttled at 5GB of data. That change, to the best of my knowledge, went into effect in 2012 and was for the top 5% of users. Talk about coming along way in a few short years. Now that potential cap has been nearly quadrupled to 22GB’s of usage before you could possibly be throttled.
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As you would expect, these network management practices have continued to evolve over time to benefit our customers and take advantage of the billions we have spent to expand and augment our networks. As a result of this evolution, we recently revised our practices such that Unlimited Data Plan smartphone customers can now use 22GB of high-speed data during a billing period before becoming subject to network management practices that might result in reduced data speeds and increased latency.
I know the subject is rather touchy and can cause quite a stir for consumers. It is very important to know that the throttling won’t ALWAYS happen at 22GB’s though. That numerical value is the threshold before you could potentially be throttled. Throttling should only occur if you are over that amount of data and you are using your device at times and in areas where there is network congestion and is only throttled for the remainder of the billing cycle. I am certain many of you will report well over 22GB of AT&T high-speed data being consumed in a billing period and never experienced any throttling. All that means is that the network in the area you are using your device isn’t overly congested.
AT&T will be kind enough to shoot you a text message letting you know when you are at 16.5GB so that you can alter your habits for the rest of the billing cycle to avoid any throttling all together.
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