AT&T to offer unlimited data for U-verse home Internet customers

AT&T is offering its home Internet customers who sign up for U-verse a way to get unlimited data with no caps. This can come in the form of a couple of different options.

AT&T stated:

On May 23, we will introduce a new unlimited data option for our U-verse home Internet customers. AT&T customers who have only our U-verse home Internet service can add unlimited data for $30 more a month. Customers with U-verse home Internet and either DIRECTV or U-verse TV service, and who pay for those services on a single bill, will automatically receive unlimited data at no additional charge – a discount worth $30 a month.

In addition, AT&T customers who don’t qualify for the unlimited data options can still get higher caps for their plans, from 300 GB to 1 TB, depending of the speed of their connection. These changes will also go into effect on May 23.

Adobe Acrobat Reader gets Dropbox integration for easier access to your PDFs

Adobe and Dropbox are making it easier for users on the go to access and work on PDF files store in the cloud with tighter integration between Acrobat Reader and Dropbox on Android. Users can now access their PDF files stored in Dropbox from within the Acrobat Reader app once updated to the latest versions of each.

To get started, you can add your Dropbox account to the Acrobat Reader app, which will then give you access to your PDFs stored in the cloud. The integration works in reverse as well, with the Dropbox app offering an option to “do more” with your PDFs, which will then open them in Acrobat Reader. Any changes made will be automatically saved back to Dropbox.

If you’re anxious to test out the integration, you can grab the latest versions of Dropbox and Adobe Acrobat Reader on Google Play.

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Which VR system has you the most excited

The days of only hearing about great Virtual Reality systems, without any way to really get your hands on them, is over. The Oculus Rift is now out in the world, and only a week until the HTC Vive will be joining it. In October when the PlayStation VR joins the lineup you’ll have four unique choices to enjoy VR in your home.

That’s where this week’s poll comes in. We want to know which VR system has caught your eye. Are you excited about the Vive including controls that make using the system more intuitive, or would you prefer to stick with your Gear VR until you know how these newer systems will work out? In this week’s poll we’ve given you 5 options: Gear VR, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, I have’t decided yet, and I’m not really interested in VR right now.

Which VR system are you most excited about?

Let us which VR system has your attention in the comments below!

Snag select Star Wars comics at up to 80% off on Google Play

Google Play is hosting a pretty sweet deal for Star Wars fans, offering up to 80 percent off comics based on the iconic franchise. In all, there are 17 titles on offer, including one bundle of four comics, with most coming in at just $4.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to hit digital stores on April 1, so this is a good time to catch up on other stories in the broader Star Wars universe in the mean time. If you’re interested, you can check out all of the deals at the Google Play link below.

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AT&T begins shipping LG G5 pre-orders

AT&T has started shipping the LG G5 out to those who pre-ordered the handset. Orders are set to begin arriving as soon as tomorrow, March 30, and pre-order customers should begin seeing shipping notifications soon.

Of course, the LG G5 doesn’t officially go on sale in AT&T stores until April 1, but it looks like at least some pre-order customers will get a slight head start. In any case, if you’ve received a shipping notification from AT&T, be sure to head to our forums and chime in.

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EE TV Recordings To Go enables mobile viewing, takes fight to Sky Q

EE TV was ahead of its time in many ways when it launched in 2014, offering a number of features that until recently, weren’t available on any other TV platform.

Not one to shy away from new features, EE TV has just added a great new option, called Recordings To Go. The name should reveal what this is all about, but it essentially means you can take your recordings with you, something that Sky Q also offers as a headline feature. 

Within the new EPG, or via the updated app, you’ll be able to designate programmes that you want to set as Recordings To Go and these will be synced to your tablet or phone so you can watch them when and where you like.

There’s no expiry date on the these transferred recordings and you can watch content from across EE TV’s Freeview offering immediately, meaning you can have Match of the Day recorded and transferred to your tablet to watch on the train.

The content transferred to your mobile device can be viewed whenever you want to, with no need for an internet connection, making it ideal for air travel, for example.

EE TV offers a very modern take on a set-top box, as you can view up to four different programmes on different devices all at the same time, as well as being able to move your current live viewing onto your tablet to take into a different room. 

EE TV is available to EE broadband customers.

What is Google Fiber Phone and where can you get it?

Landlines are still a thing, apparently, but Google just introduced a service that aims to bring them up to date.

Google is getting into the home phone business, with a new service called Google Fiber Phone. It’s part of the company’s Fiber brand that consists of broadband internet and cable television. By adding a phone service, it’s essentially offering a triple-play package, which makes Google look like a modern-day cable provider, though we doubt it would like that comparison.

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Google Fiber Phone: What is it?

Google Fiber Phone is actually very similar to Google’s mobile Fi service.

You get unlimited local and nationwide calls, international calls (at rates that match what Google Voice charges), caller ID, call waiting, 911 service, voicemail transcription, privacy controls (like spam filtering, call screening, do-not-disturb), and the ability to answer calls from mobile devices.

You can even keep your existing phone number if you already have a landline service, or you can select a new one. 

Google Fiber Phone: Is this a physical phone?

It’s a phone service. But you will get a standalone, wireless handset, which you can use to make your calls, Engadget has reported.

That being said, your Google Fiber Phone number “lives in the cloud,” according to Google’s blog post, thus allowing you to forward all calls from your home phone landline to your mobile device. In other words: you can be in your car or out and about, and then you can use your own smartphone or tablet to answer calls that would normally go to your house phone.

Google Fiber Phone: How much is it?

Google Fiber Phone costs a flat $10 a month (not including taxes and fees and international call rates).

Google Fiber Phone: Where is it available?

Unfortunately, the service is initially only launching in a few areas in the US and US cities that already have access to Google Fiber, such as: Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Kansas City, Nashville, Provo, Raleigh-Durham, Salt Lake City, and San Antonio. Google said it can’t bring Fiber Phone to everyone at the same time, so it is doing it in phases.

You can sign up for updates using this interest form. 

Google Fiber Phone: Want to know more?

We’re in early-days territory here, so details are scarce, but the Google Fiber Phone website has all the beginner information you need to know. You can also check out Google’s announcement blog post.

Online map shows North Carolina’s transgender-friendly bathrooms

Oppressed groups have a knack for writing guides to avoid discrimination, and that’s truer than ever in the internet era. MIT web designer Emily Rae Waggoner has created a Google map that helps you find transgender-friendly bathrooms in North Carolina, where a recently enacted law (commonly known under its bill name, HB2) makes it illegal to use facilities that aren’t intended for your biological sex. Waggoner is taking submissions from across the state, but she uses social networking help prove that a given establishment really is welcoming — say, a Twitter post offering resistance to HB2.

With just 85 listings as of this writing, this isn’t a huge or comprehensive map. However, it’s proof that custom mapping tools like Google’s My Maps are useful for more than just plotting your hiking trail or marking favorite places to eat. In a case like this, they can provide safe havens and send a political message.

Via: BuzzFeed News, MIT Tech Review (Twitter)

Source: Google Maps

Waze will warn you when you’re speeding

If you drive in unfamiliar areas often enough, you’ve probably run into situations where you couldn’t spot a speed limit sign or were too busy finding your way to notice. However, Waze has some relief in sight: it just started rolling out an alert feature that makes it clear when you’re breaking the speed limit on a given street. You can tell it whether or not to sound an alert, and even force the alert to show only when you run over the limit by a set percentage — helpful for those fast-paced roads where obeying the limit actually makes you a hazard.

The catch? If you’re reading this, you probably can’t use the alerts… yet. Waze is launching the feature in just 16 countries, most of which are in mainland Europe and Latin America. The rest of the world is getting it “soon,” though, so don’t despair if you tend to keep a heavy foot on the accelerator.

Via: VentureBeat

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AT&T offers unlimited data on U-verse, with a catch

AT&T’s U-verse internet service has had data transfer caps for years, but they’re about to come off… if you’re fiercely loyal to the company, anyway. The telecom is re-introducing unlimited data on May 23rd that will be free of charge, but only as long as you’re also subscribing to either DirecTV or U-verse TV on the same bill. Determined to cut the cord? Unfortunately, it’ll cost you $30 extra to get that same privilege.

This isn’t to say that the carrier is throwing you under the bus if you’re an internet-only customer, as it’s increasing U-verse caps across the board. Users on the more common tiers will jump from 250GB to either 300GB (for the under-6Mbps crowd) or 600GB (12Mbps to 75Mbps), while those with 100Mbps and up will move from a 500GB cap to 1TB. Should that not be enough, you’ll pay $10 for every 50GB you need over the limit; the provider will waive that overage fee the first two times.

AT&T notes that most people probably won’t run into those ceilings — just 4 percent of U-verse customers use more, it says. While that’s true, the move isn’t quite as generous as it seems. As with Comcast’s data cap tests, this is more about softening the blow as more people ditch conventional TV, whether by discouraging internet-only service or making more money if you insist on making the leap.

Source: AT&T Consumer Blog