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T-Mobile officially lowering soft cap to 5GB
Oct 15th
T-Mobile will soon reduce its soft data cap to 5GB per month, from 10GB, as promised back in April, TmoNews reported based on a leaked image. Starting on October 16, users who go over the 5GB allotment will get their data connection speeds throttled rather than face overage fees. The provider said this change should affect less than one percent of its customer base.
This is being done to give all of its users the best web performance available, T-Mobile said. Users who go over 5GB will receive a no-cost text messages that notifies them of the data speed cut. The More >
Apple only computer maker not lowering notebook orders?
Sep 5th
Apple appears to be the only company immune from a falloff in notebook shipments for the month of July, according to a report from Digitimes Research senior analyst Joanne Chien. HP is said to be the hardest hit, with notebook shipments expected to reach only 39.5 million units by the end of the year. The company had set a goal of 45-47 million units.
The report echoes a recent investor note, published by UBS analyst Maynard Um, that pointed to slow sales in most retail outlets. The only heavy traffic was seen at Apple Stores as students sought Macs for More >