The iPad Air and new Retina-display iPad Mini are among the hottest gadgets
this holiday season, and of course many people will want to get the
cellular-enabled versions so they can browse without looking for Wi-Fi. Here's
how you can get the most for your money — or no money at all.
First, we have to look at the elephant in the room: T-Mobile's absolutely
free plan, which gets you 200 MB of high-speed data for life. If you really want
to save money, this is really the only option — it even makes that extra $130
for the cellular iPad seem reasonable. For that matter, there's no need to even
buy a new iPad — you can bring in any compatible tablet and T-Mobile will
activate it gratis.
If, however, you want to do more than check email, download some books and
apps and browse Wikipedia, you'll need more that 200 MB of data, and for that
you must pay.
Getting cellular data with your iPad can be done in two ways: add the iPad
to your existing plan, or sign up for an iPad-specific one.
If you're already paying for unlimited data for your smartphone, it might
be best to take door number one and pay whatever it costs to let your iPad share
that connection. On AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, it'll cost you $10 to add a
tablet to your plan; at Sprint, you'll have to pay $15 for a tablet plan, but it
adds 2 GB to your limit (and their unlimited plans are cheaper to begin
with).
But if you'd like to be able to switch the cellular data on your iPad on
and off month by month, you'll want to get one of the special iPad plans. The
goal of these plans is maximum mobility and a decent amount of data; if 200 MB
isn't enough, 1 gig probably isn't, either. But who wants to pay an extra $50 a
month?
The $30-a-month plans offer the most basic and flexible value, then, and of
those we recommend AT&T's for the following reasons:
You're not bound by contracts, so you can jump on and off at will (unlike
AT&T's ordinary tablet plans)
Verizon offers less data for $30, and on top of that their and Sprint's
network hardware isn't as compatible internationally
AT&T generally has better coverage than Sprint or T-Mobile
But wait. Here's the best part. After you activate with AT&T, stop by
T-Mobile and start an account with them, too! T-Mobile told NBC News before that
an AT&T iPad (and many other phones and tablets) should work fine on their
network and vice versa. We haven't tested it out (yet), but there's no technical
reason it shouldn't work like a charm. And the price is right.
That way, you can subsist on the free plan during months when you just need
to check email on the train — but can reactivate your $30 AT&T plan quickly
and easily should you want to stream music during a day at the park. All you
need to to is pop open the SIM slot (you may need a paper clip) and swap cards.
The rest should take care of itself, since there's no hardware difference
between T-Mobile and AT&T iPads.
The same advice should apply to the new iPad Mini whenever it comes out,
and also for other iPads and tablets that support both AT&T and
T-Mobile.
2013年10月31日星期四
Windows 8 apps to the Xbox One particular
Subsequent week, on October 18, Microsoft will release Windows eight.1, a
fairly massive update that Microsoft hopes will ultimately give it relevance
within the tablet space, and at the very same time make Windows eight much less
abhorrent for desktop and laptop users. Microsoft is deluding itself, even
though: Windows eight.1 certainly improves upon the horrid state of affairs that
has persisted since the 1st public preview greater than two years ago, but
there’s no way that it'll unseat iOS or Android inside the mobile arena. At
best, the modifications created to Windows eight.1 will let the OS to continue
along the incredibly gradual incline treaded by Windows 8. Subsequent year, even
though, when Windows 9 is released across every single kind issue and unifies
the app ecosystem across smartphones, tablets, and desktops, then Microsoft
truly stands a likelihood against Google and Apple.
Ever due to the fact Windows Phone 7 limped out the gate in 2010, then the lackluster launch of Windows 8 a year later, it has been clear that Microsoft has been moving to merge the touch, mobile, and desktop ecosystems. From an early date, Microsoft was talking up how Windows 8′s Metro apps have been nearly compatible with Windows Telephone 7 - and after that, a little later, Microsoft produced lots of noise about how Windows Phone 8 would use the similar kernel and also other low-level libraries as Windows eight. Most recently, with Windows eight.1 and Windows Phone 8.1, Microsoft will edge yet closer to cross-platform compatibility having a shared app store.
Over the years, it seems just about every Microsoft vice president has discussed how Windows and Windows Phone apps are just about compatible - but, as evidenced by the slow development of Windows eight, Windows Phone, and their respective ecosystems, nearly compatible just is not great enough. The factor is, every person knows how great comprehensive cross-platform compatibility will be. Everyone knows that it would be the magic bullet that would instantaneously give Microsoft a possibility at competing against Apple and Google. This is the reason Microsoft keeps teasing us, keeps spinning a yarn, to assure everybody - customers, developers, and tech pundits - that it knows how important a unified ecosystem is.
With Windows 9, I bet that Bill Gates’ 1980s dream of Windows Everywhere will finally come to fruition. Barring a further civil war, I strongly anticipate that Windows 9 will run on smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops, and everything else in amongst, and developers might be capable to create a single Windows app and have it run across each form aspect.
Hopefully, Windows 9′s unified ecosystem will resemble iOS: You pay a visit to the new app retailer (presumably becoming debuted in Windows 8.1), then you are only shown the apps that should work effectively on the type issue of your existing device. Developers will have the choice of having the ability to create one particular app that scales to distinctive screen sizes/resolutions, or one app with many views/layouts which are optimized for each and every screen size/resolution - however the primary factor is that the identical code will operate on any Windows 9 device, due to the fact the underlying kernel/libraries/abstraction layers are the same.
In one fell swoop, as an alternative to becoming coerced and cajoled by Microsoft into publishing apps for its distant-third platforms, the combined user bases and ecosystems will really make Windows 9 a desirable platform that could compete with iOS and Android when it comes to attain and money-making possible.
But what about game consoles? Effectively, when it comes to sheer numbers, consoles are nevertheless compact fry; over their whole seven-year span, Microsoft and Sony have only sold around 160 million Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles combined. By comparison, analysts estimate that 700 million smartphones and around 400 million PCs have been shipped in 2012 alone. Nevertheless, even though the absolute numbers are relatively modest, Microsoft knows full well that the usefulness and desirability of a application ecosystem grows exponentially using the addition of new type elements and use situations. Imagine should you could buy a single app on your Windows 9 smartphone, then have it automatically installed in your Windows 9 desktop and Windows 9 game console, or have your gameplay videos automatically sync out of your console for your smartphone and Pc - that’d be fairly amazing, suitable?
The fantastic news is that the Xbox 1 already seems to be compatible with Windows 8 apps, by virtue of operating a cut-down version of Windows eight for apps, alongside the Xbox OS for games. Microsoft hasn’t confirmed that you’ll be capable of run Windows 8 apps directly on the Xbox One particular, but we’d be surprised if that wasn’t the case. In the incredibly least, there will probably be an update for the Xbox A single - perhaps around the exact same time because the unified Windows 8 and WP8 app store is launched - that brings Windows 8 apps to the Xbox One particular. Then, by the time Windows 9 rolls about for smartphones/tablets/PCs, we really should have apps that run across the whole gamut of devices, including consoles.
If Microsoft had unified its mobile device, Computer, and console operating systems final year, together with the release of Windows eight, then I think the consumer computing landscape will be very, extremely various. Microsoft would almost certainly be on leading and calling the shots, as an alternative to trailing behind the large boys, squeaking tremulously for focus and not having it. As a consequence of prevarication, internal strife, gutless equivocation, and most likely a slew of other causes that we’ll never ever get for the bottom of, Microsoft has had three of its weakest OS releases in history: Windows Telephone 7 and 8, and Windows eight.
If Windows 9 is released subsequent year, Microsoft could stand a likelihood, specially if Windows 8.1 and the acquisition of Nokia can bolster its mobile efforts inside the meantime. Regardless of whether such a utopian unified platform can unseat iOS and Android, though, remains to become noticed. Apple and Google are not standing nonetheless, and continue to solidify their market share regardless of Microsoft’s finest efforts to keep relevant. If Windows 9 doesn’t come out in the subsequent 12 months, or if Microsoft doesn’t have some other super-secret plan up its sleeve, the company’s future will creep ever closer towards complete untenability.
Ever due to the fact Windows Phone 7 limped out the gate in 2010, then the lackluster launch of Windows 8 a year later, it has been clear that Microsoft has been moving to merge the touch, mobile, and desktop ecosystems. From an early date, Microsoft was talking up how Windows 8′s Metro apps have been nearly compatible with Windows Telephone 7 - and after that, a little later, Microsoft produced lots of noise about how Windows Phone 8 would use the similar kernel and also other low-level libraries as Windows eight. Most recently, with Windows eight.1 and Windows Phone 8.1, Microsoft will edge yet closer to cross-platform compatibility having a shared app store.
Over the years, it seems just about every Microsoft vice president has discussed how Windows and Windows Phone apps are just about compatible - but, as evidenced by the slow development of Windows eight, Windows Phone, and their respective ecosystems, nearly compatible just is not great enough. The factor is, every person knows how great comprehensive cross-platform compatibility will be. Everyone knows that it would be the magic bullet that would instantaneously give Microsoft a possibility at competing against Apple and Google. This is the reason Microsoft keeps teasing us, keeps spinning a yarn, to assure everybody - customers, developers, and tech pundits - that it knows how important a unified ecosystem is.
With Windows 9, I bet that Bill Gates’ 1980s dream of Windows Everywhere will finally come to fruition. Barring a further civil war, I strongly anticipate that Windows 9 will run on smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops, and everything else in amongst, and developers might be capable to create a single Windows app and have it run across each form aspect.
Hopefully, Windows 9′s unified ecosystem will resemble iOS: You pay a visit to the new app retailer (presumably becoming debuted in Windows 8.1), then you are only shown the apps that should work effectively on the type issue of your existing device. Developers will have the choice of having the ability to create one particular app that scales to distinctive screen sizes/resolutions, or one app with many views/layouts which are optimized for each and every screen size/resolution - however the primary factor is that the identical code will operate on any Windows 9 device, due to the fact the underlying kernel/libraries/abstraction layers are the same.
In one fell swoop, as an alternative to becoming coerced and cajoled by Microsoft into publishing apps for its distant-third platforms, the combined user bases and ecosystems will really make Windows 9 a desirable platform that could compete with iOS and Android when it comes to attain and money-making possible.
But what about game consoles? Effectively, when it comes to sheer numbers, consoles are nevertheless compact fry; over their whole seven-year span, Microsoft and Sony have only sold around 160 million Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles combined. By comparison, analysts estimate that 700 million smartphones and around 400 million PCs have been shipped in 2012 alone. Nevertheless, even though the absolute numbers are relatively modest, Microsoft knows full well that the usefulness and desirability of a application ecosystem grows exponentially using the addition of new type elements and use situations. Imagine should you could buy a single app on your Windows 9 smartphone, then have it automatically installed in your Windows 9 desktop and Windows 9 game console, or have your gameplay videos automatically sync out of your console for your smartphone and Pc - that’d be fairly amazing, suitable?
The fantastic news is that the Xbox 1 already seems to be compatible with Windows 8 apps, by virtue of operating a cut-down version of Windows eight for apps, alongside the Xbox OS for games. Microsoft hasn’t confirmed that you’ll be capable of run Windows 8 apps directly on the Xbox One particular, but we’d be surprised if that wasn’t the case. In the incredibly least, there will probably be an update for the Xbox A single - perhaps around the exact same time because the unified Windows 8 and WP8 app store is launched - that brings Windows 8 apps to the Xbox One particular. Then, by the time Windows 9 rolls about for smartphones/tablets/PCs, we really should have apps that run across the whole gamut of devices, including consoles.
If Microsoft had unified its mobile device, Computer, and console operating systems final year, together with the release of Windows eight, then I think the consumer computing landscape will be very, extremely various. Microsoft would almost certainly be on leading and calling the shots, as an alternative to trailing behind the large boys, squeaking tremulously for focus and not having it. As a consequence of prevarication, internal strife, gutless equivocation, and most likely a slew of other causes that we’ll never ever get for the bottom of, Microsoft has had three of its weakest OS releases in history: Windows Telephone 7 and 8, and Windows eight.
If Windows 9 is released subsequent year, Microsoft could stand a likelihood, specially if Windows 8.1 and the acquisition of Nokia can bolster its mobile efforts inside the meantime. Regardless of whether such a utopian unified platform can unseat iOS and Android, though, remains to become noticed. Apple and Google are not standing nonetheless, and continue to solidify their market share regardless of Microsoft’s finest efforts to keep relevant. If Windows 9 doesn’t come out in the subsequent 12 months, or if Microsoft doesn’t have some other super-secret plan up its sleeve, the company’s future will creep ever closer towards complete untenability.
2013年10月14日星期一
Windows Phone 8 BLOWN UP by Microsoft ... for phablets upgrade
Microsoft has revealed its third Windows Phone 8 update, which is supposed
to make the mobile operating system easy to use on beefy smartphones with
six-inch screens.
Windows Phone 8 Update 3, which will be rolled out over the next few months, will have a larger start screen with sizable tiles suitable for five and six-inch displays (used by the so-called phablet phones) in 1080p. Redmond is also adding support for Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor that is expected to be used in Nokia's forthcoming Lumia 1520.
Phone 8 is already optimized for five-inch displays and smaller, but big-screen phones such as the Samsung Galaxy Note are proving increasingly popular and Microsoft needs to at least be able to match Android in this area (a six-inch iPhone is still a distant dream.)
Don’t expect any more changes of this type however; Redmond has indicated that if people want a bigger display than six inches then they'll have to get a Windows 8 tablet.
The Phone 8 update will also include a driver mode, where the phone limits new information displayed on the start screen to avoid distractions and can be configured to alert callers that you can't answer them right now because you're keeping your hands (and mind) on controlling the car.
Microsoft also says it will be easier to allow handsets to act as wireless hotspots with Windows 8.1 devices via Bluetooth. El Reg would imagine this feature will be promptly limited by mobile network providers, who prefer to sell this as an add-on rather than bundle it in free.
Other tweaks include a screen-orientation lock button, improved Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections, customizable ringtones for things such as instant messaging and email, better tools for managing storage space, and a new screen reader that will make it easier for blind and visually impaired phone users to read their handsets.
"The rollout initially kicks off in the coming weeks and will continue over several months. Specific timing depends on a number of factors including your carrier and phone model," said Darren Laybourn, Redmond's VP for Windows Phone.
To make sure that coders can avoid having their apps borked by the update Microsoft is also opening up a new program called Windows Phone Preview for Developers. Registered Phone Store developers, or those signed up for Phone App Studio, can choose to get preview copies of operating system updates, provided they have an unlocked handset.
Once it is installed, however, developers won’t be able to remove the OS build and are stuck with it until the final upgrade is released to the general public.
In the next three weeks Microsoft will make an emulator for the update available, but there will be no new APIs or a software development kit for the new code. Developers will get an extra 5MB of audio memory and there are also some changes to the Internet Explorer browser and WebBrowser control viewport.
To get 1080p displays working, Microsoft says it will assume display sizes are set for 720p and then scale software up to 1080p using its own code - but an emulator for the upgraded resolution is expected in the next few weeks for user-interface designers who wish to avoid this automatic resizing.
Windows Phone 8 Update 3, which will be rolled out over the next few months, will have a larger start screen with sizable tiles suitable for five and six-inch displays (used by the so-called phablet phones) in 1080p. Redmond is also adding support for Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor that is expected to be used in Nokia's forthcoming Lumia 1520.
Phone 8 is already optimized for five-inch displays and smaller, but big-screen phones such as the Samsung Galaxy Note are proving increasingly popular and Microsoft needs to at least be able to match Android in this area (a six-inch iPhone is still a distant dream.)
Don’t expect any more changes of this type however; Redmond has indicated that if people want a bigger display than six inches then they'll have to get a Windows 8 tablet.
The Phone 8 update will also include a driver mode, where the phone limits new information displayed on the start screen to avoid distractions and can be configured to alert callers that you can't answer them right now because you're keeping your hands (and mind) on controlling the car.
Microsoft also says it will be easier to allow handsets to act as wireless hotspots with Windows 8.1 devices via Bluetooth. El Reg would imagine this feature will be promptly limited by mobile network providers, who prefer to sell this as an add-on rather than bundle it in free.
Other tweaks include a screen-orientation lock button, improved Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections, customizable ringtones for things such as instant messaging and email, better tools for managing storage space, and a new screen reader that will make it easier for blind and visually impaired phone users to read their handsets.
"The rollout initially kicks off in the coming weeks and will continue over several months. Specific timing depends on a number of factors including your carrier and phone model," said Darren Laybourn, Redmond's VP for Windows Phone.
To make sure that coders can avoid having their apps borked by the update Microsoft is also opening up a new program called Windows Phone Preview for Developers. Registered Phone Store developers, or those signed up for Phone App Studio, can choose to get preview copies of operating system updates, provided they have an unlocked handset.
Once it is installed, however, developers won’t be able to remove the OS build and are stuck with it until the final upgrade is released to the general public.
In the next three weeks Microsoft will make an emulator for the update available, but there will be no new APIs or a software development kit for the new code. Developers will get an extra 5MB of audio memory and there are also some changes to the Internet Explorer browser and WebBrowser control viewport.
To get 1080p displays working, Microsoft says it will assume display sizes are set for 720p and then scale software up to 1080p using its own code - but an emulator for the upgraded resolution is expected in the next few weeks for user-interface designers who wish to avoid this automatic resizing.
Skype integration in the really least
The optimist would say that Windows Phone's prospects have by no means been
brighter. The pessimist would disagree.
Around the vibrant side, Microsoft just announced Windows Phone eight Update three, which includes new help for quad-core CPUs and phablets that aids retain its spec lists hunting fresh. In addition, the buyout of Nokia's smartphone arm will bring Redmond's biggest hardware ally absolutely in to the fold, all whilst BlackBerry's apparent demise topples the competitors for third-largest ecosystem. All this provides the application giant a possibility to at least double Windows Phone growth by 2017.
On the other hand, Windows Telephone adoption has been slow, together with the OS fighting for less than 10 % of mobile's worldwide market place share, even though Android and iOS gobble up the overwhelming majority.
Additionally, Microsoft features a trouble with partners. At the moment it really is looking to woo back HTC to when once more expand the Windows Telephone ecosystem. If that fails, Microsoft could possibly be the only outfit producing Windows phones. That single-source approach may possibly work for Apple, but even the iPhone is obtaining a challenging time standing as much as Android's diverse and seemingly inexhaustible players.
Back in 2010, and once more in 2011, Microsoft pleaded for patience in getting its Windows Phone off the ground. But this year, the latest update's most visible enhancements are a modified interface for extra-large phones along with the ability to close apps in multitasking mode. You also can customize text tones by get in touch with.
This can be hardly hearty fare, but Microsoft points out that they are the most-wanted additions requested by fans.
Having said that, Windows Telephone buyers also clamor for a notification center, a file manager, a personal assistant, far better storage assistance for microSD cards, and indicator lights that signal missed calls and alerts. Numerous of those have been requested because the OS debuted and have lengthy existed on Android and iOS.
Then there is Skype, the other organization that Microsoft purchased in 2011 (and for 1.3 billion greater than Nokia), but the company has but to integrate it into Windows smartphones by default to counter Apple's FaceTime and even Google Plus Hangouts. Yes, Windows Telephone 8 Skype customers can spot calls from the Persons hub, soon after 1st downloading the app. What I am talking about is creating this an out-of-the-box function.
We do know, no less than, that Microsoft is really hard at function on a individual assistant of its own known as Cortana, which understands all-natural language office 2010 professiona retail pack and will replace the legacy TellMe voice input at the moment in use.
Microsoft's subsequent update really should be a major 1 that includes this personal assistant, notification center, and Skype integration in the really least. Following the Nokia acquisition is complete (assuming it gets shareholder and regulatory approval), Windows Telephone should really rapidly incorporate Nokia-designed software program tools, like its camera add-ons, into the native OS practical experience.
From where I sit, Microsoft's biggest asset -- and challenge -- would be to take the huge risks that make a company stand out as a player worth paying focus to. Just after the transition, the Windows Phone team really should not just use, but push Nokia's venerable design and style philosophy into edgier territory.
Microsoft really should waste no time funding projects that explore and apply new finishes and supplies (like continuing its perform on graphene), publish a number of wacky proofs of notion (like this a single from 2011, also under), and probably build a high-end luxury phone of its own.
Why? Microsoft's Windows Telephone project has spent its lifetime being reactionary, looking to catch up to Apple and Google without having genuinely managing to keep pace. This is not the time to be conservative with cookie-cutter design and capabilities which can be just great enough.
Around the vibrant side, Microsoft just announced Windows Phone eight Update three, which includes new help for quad-core CPUs and phablets that aids retain its spec lists hunting fresh. In addition, the buyout of Nokia's smartphone arm will bring Redmond's biggest hardware ally absolutely in to the fold, all whilst BlackBerry's apparent demise topples the competitors for third-largest ecosystem. All this provides the application giant a possibility to at least double Windows Phone growth by 2017.
On the other hand, Windows Telephone adoption has been slow, together with the OS fighting for less than 10 % of mobile's worldwide market place share, even though Android and iOS gobble up the overwhelming majority.
Additionally, Microsoft features a trouble with partners. At the moment it really is looking to woo back HTC to when once more expand the Windows Telephone ecosystem. If that fails, Microsoft could possibly be the only outfit producing Windows phones. That single-source approach may possibly work for Apple, but even the iPhone is obtaining a challenging time standing as much as Android's diverse and seemingly inexhaustible players.
Back in 2010, and once more in 2011, Microsoft pleaded for patience in getting its Windows Phone off the ground. But this year, the latest update's most visible enhancements are a modified interface for extra-large phones along with the ability to close apps in multitasking mode. You also can customize text tones by get in touch with.
This can be hardly hearty fare, but Microsoft points out that they are the most-wanted additions requested by fans.
Having said that, Windows Telephone buyers also clamor for a notification center, a file manager, a personal assistant, far better storage assistance for microSD cards, and indicator lights that signal missed calls and alerts. Numerous of those have been requested because the OS debuted and have lengthy existed on Android and iOS.
Then there is Skype, the other organization that Microsoft purchased in 2011 (and for 1.3 billion greater than Nokia), but the company has but to integrate it into Windows smartphones by default to counter Apple's FaceTime and even Google Plus Hangouts. Yes, Windows Telephone 8 Skype customers can spot calls from the Persons hub, soon after 1st downloading the app. What I am talking about is creating this an out-of-the-box function.
We do know, no less than, that Microsoft is really hard at function on a individual assistant of its own known as Cortana, which understands all-natural language office 2010 professiona retail pack and will replace the legacy TellMe voice input at the moment in use.
Microsoft's subsequent update really should be a major 1 that includes this personal assistant, notification center, and Skype integration in the really least. Following the Nokia acquisition is complete (assuming it gets shareholder and regulatory approval), Windows Telephone should really rapidly incorporate Nokia-designed software program tools, like its camera add-ons, into the native OS practical experience.
From where I sit, Microsoft's biggest asset -- and challenge -- would be to take the huge risks that make a company stand out as a player worth paying focus to. Just after the transition, the Windows Phone team really should not just use, but push Nokia's venerable design and style philosophy into edgier territory.
Microsoft really should waste no time funding projects that explore and apply new finishes and supplies (like continuing its perform on graphene), publish a number of wacky proofs of notion (like this a single from 2011, also under), and probably build a high-end luxury phone of its own.
Why? Microsoft's Windows Telephone project has spent its lifetime being reactionary, looking to catch up to Apple and Google without having genuinely managing to keep pace. This is not the time to be conservative with cookie-cutter design and capabilities which can be just great enough.
2013年8月29日星期四
Best Buy Serves Up Half-Off iPhone 5 Trade-In Deal
Best Buy is slashing the price of an iPhone 5 in half for customers
bringing in a working iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S during a promotion this Labor Day
weekend.
The retail giant's trade-in deal starts on Friday and runs through Monday, Sept. 2. Best Buy is offering "at least 50 percent off" the standard purchase price of both 16GB and 32GB iPhone 5s to customers bringing in their older models to trade in, Best Buy said.
The hitch—customers will have to sign two-year contracts with either AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon to take advantage of the deal.
Apple is expected to unveil its next iPhone on Sept. 10 with signs pointing towards Cupertino's latest smartphone being released in the U.S. on Sept. 20, so Best Buy may be getting a jump on clearing out its iPhone 5 inventory in anticipation of the next device arriving.
Customers purchasing a $199, 16GB iPhone 5 after trading in an iPhone 4 or 4S will receive a "guaranteed minimum $100 trade-in credit," dropping the price to $99. Those opting for the $299, 32GB version get at least $150 knocked off the price when they activate their new phone, meaning they'll be paying $149 for the handset.
To be eligible for the deal, an iPhone 4 or 4S "must power on, be free from water damage and screen cracks," Best Buy said.
"If a customer's iPhone 4 or 4S is worth more than the guaranteed credit, they will receive the additional amount in the form of a Best Buy gift card," the retailer added.
Interested iPhone owners can utilize Best Buy's trade-in pricing tool on the company's website to get an idea about what their phone is likely to fetch in trade-in credit from the retailer.
Customers must be eligible for an upgrade and activate the iPhone 5 on a two-year contract with AT&T, Sprint or Verizon to take advantage of this offer. The iPhone for Trade-In must power on, be free from water damage and screen cracks.
Trade-In value varies depending on the model and condition. If a customer's iPhone 4 or 4S is worth more than the guaranteed credit, they will receive the additional amount in the form of a Best Buy gift card. An online Trade-In pricing tool is available at www.bestbuy.com/tradein to help customers estimate the amount they'd receive for their eligible device. With this specific offer, a customer is guaranteed a minimum Trade-In credit of $100 for an iPhone 4 or 4S when upgrading to an iPhone 5 16GB and a minimum Trade-In credit of $150 when upgrading to an iPhone 5 32GB.
Customers can take advantage of this offer at the 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores nationwide that offer Trade-In. To find local Best Buy stores that offer Trade-In, visit www.bestbuy.com/tradein. The offer is not valid online and is not valid on iPhone 5 64 GB models, T-Mobile and No Contract iPhones.
Best Buy's Labor Day deal is being honored at any of the 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores in the U.S. which offer Trade-In services.
The retail giant's trade-in deal starts on Friday and runs through Monday, Sept. 2. Best Buy is offering "at least 50 percent off" the standard purchase price of both 16GB and 32GB iPhone 5s to customers bringing in their older models to trade in, Best Buy said.
The hitch—customers will have to sign two-year contracts with either AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon to take advantage of the deal.
Apple is expected to unveil its next iPhone on Sept. 10 with signs pointing towards Cupertino's latest smartphone being released in the U.S. on Sept. 20, so Best Buy may be getting a jump on clearing out its iPhone 5 inventory in anticipation of the next device arriving.
Customers purchasing a $199, 16GB iPhone 5 after trading in an iPhone 4 or 4S will receive a "guaranteed minimum $100 trade-in credit," dropping the price to $99. Those opting for the $299, 32GB version get at least $150 knocked off the price when they activate their new phone, meaning they'll be paying $149 for the handset.
To be eligible for the deal, an iPhone 4 or 4S "must power on, be free from water damage and screen cracks," Best Buy said.
"If a customer's iPhone 4 or 4S is worth more than the guaranteed credit, they will receive the additional amount in the form of a Best Buy gift card," the retailer added.
Interested iPhone owners can utilize Best Buy's trade-in pricing tool on the company's website to get an idea about what their phone is likely to fetch in trade-in credit from the retailer.
Customers must be eligible for an upgrade and activate the iPhone 5 on a two-year contract with AT&T, Sprint or Verizon to take advantage of this offer. The iPhone for Trade-In must power on, be free from water damage and screen cracks.
Trade-In value varies depending on the model and condition. If a customer's iPhone 4 or 4S is worth more than the guaranteed credit, they will receive the additional amount in the form of a Best Buy gift card. An online Trade-In pricing tool is available at www.bestbuy.com/tradein to help customers estimate the amount they'd receive for their eligible device. With this specific offer, a customer is guaranteed a minimum Trade-In credit of $100 for an iPhone 4 or 4S when upgrading to an iPhone 5 16GB and a minimum Trade-In credit of $150 when upgrading to an iPhone 5 32GB.
Customers can take advantage of this offer at the 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores nationwide that offer Trade-In. To find local Best Buy stores that offer Trade-In, visit www.bestbuy.com/tradein. The offer is not valid online and is not valid on iPhone 5 64 GB models, T-Mobile and No Contract iPhones.
Best Buy's Labor Day deal is being honored at any of the 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores in the U.S. which offer Trade-In services.
A college student version will run $40
Enjoyment of managing Home windows or Linux purposes in your Mac? That is
proper in Parallels Desktop’s wheelhouse, and version nine, which debuted on
Thursday, provides much more functions for the virtualization program. But when
the program is now offered as an upgrade for current customers of Parallels
Desktop 7 or 8, the complete model won’t go on sale until future 7 days.
Among the the foremost new attributes of Parallels Desktop nine is optimized assistance for cloud storage companies like iCloud, Dropbox, Google Generate, Microsoft’s SkyDrive, and a lot more. You could sync files involving your Mac and your Home windows digital equipment without the need of having the data files duplicated, therefore conserving you important disk space. And speaking of sharing characteristics amongst your Mac and Home windows VM windows 7 home premium product key, there is now an individual Safety Middle for working with a complimentary stability computer software subscription for both equally your Mac and Windows VM.
Mac aficionados can now profit from the quantity of Apple-like options in their Windows virtual machines, likewise. Such as, there is assistance for Mountain Lion’s Ability Nap characteristic on Retina MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs, permitting you retain your Windows digital machine’s apps up-to-date even though your personal computer is sleeping. Additionally, you may now utilize the three-finger-tap in Home windows apps to look up words in OS X’s Dictionary, join storage volumes in your Windows VM by means of Thunderbolt and FireWire, and print into a PDF with your Mac desktop appropriate from any Home windows software.
Also current is improved assist for Home windows eight and eight.one, such as the return with the actual Commence menu, plus the power to run contemporary UI applications in the window, relatively than just fullscreen. Enhancements for the Digital Machine wizards simplify setting up a completely new VM, even when you really don't have a very DVD travel on your own Mac; there is also much better aid for connecting to an external monitor while functioning Parallels Desktop in fullscreen manner, and editable keyboard shortcuts ensure it is less difficult for buyers to tweak their Windows setup.
Parallels Desktop is at the moment available like a $50 enhance for present people of Parallels Desktop 7 or 8; those that bought Parallels Desktop 8 on or after August 15 can enhance totally free.
New users, nevertheless, will likely have to attend right until September five, after they can pick the application up for $80. A college student version will run $40, whilst the Swap to Mac Edition, which include extra tools emigrate from a Computer system into a new Mac, charges $100. Also integrated with Parallels Desktop nine, for the confined time only, is actually a cost-free six-month demo membership towards the company’s lately introduced Parallels Entry, which helps you to entry your Mac apps from a iPad.
Among the the foremost new attributes of Parallels Desktop nine is optimized assistance for cloud storage companies like iCloud, Dropbox, Google Generate, Microsoft’s SkyDrive, and a lot more. You could sync files involving your Mac and your Home windows digital equipment without the need of having the data files duplicated, therefore conserving you important disk space. And speaking of sharing characteristics amongst your Mac and Home windows VM windows 7 home premium product key, there is now an individual Safety Middle for working with a complimentary stability computer software subscription for both equally your Mac and Windows VM.
Mac aficionados can now profit from the quantity of Apple-like options in their Windows virtual machines, likewise. Such as, there is assistance for Mountain Lion’s Ability Nap characteristic on Retina MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs, permitting you retain your Windows digital machine’s apps up-to-date even though your personal computer is sleeping. Additionally, you may now utilize the three-finger-tap in Home windows apps to look up words in OS X’s Dictionary, join storage volumes in your Windows VM by means of Thunderbolt and FireWire, and print into a PDF with your Mac desktop appropriate from any Home windows software.
Also current is improved assist for Home windows eight and eight.one, such as the return with the actual Commence menu, plus the power to run contemporary UI applications in the window, relatively than just fullscreen. Enhancements for the Digital Machine wizards simplify setting up a completely new VM, even when you really don't have a very DVD travel on your own Mac; there is also much better aid for connecting to an external monitor while functioning Parallels Desktop in fullscreen manner, and editable keyboard shortcuts ensure it is less difficult for buyers to tweak their Windows setup.
Parallels Desktop is at the moment available like a $50 enhance for present people of Parallels Desktop 7 or 8; those that bought Parallels Desktop 8 on or after August 15 can enhance totally free.
New users, nevertheless, will likely have to attend right until September five, after they can pick the application up for $80. A college student version will run $40, whilst the Swap to Mac Edition, which include extra tools emigrate from a Computer system into a new Mac, charges $100. Also integrated with Parallels Desktop nine, for the confined time only, is actually a cost-free six-month demo membership towards the company’s lately introduced Parallels Entry, which helps you to entry your Mac apps from a iPad.
2013年8月18日星期日
HTC One Arrives on Verizon Aug. 22
Verizon customers looking to upgrade their smartphone might want to hold
off until next week: The HTC One will hit Verizon on Thursday, Aug. 22 for $199
with a two-year contract.
The mobile carrier made the announcement todayon Twitter, promising Verizon's 4G LTE speeds on the new flagship device.
HTC's new smartphone launched in April on Sprint and AT&T, which carry the 32GB version for $199.99; AT&T also offers an online-only 64GB model for $299.99. T-Mobile, meanwhile, began selling the 32GB device online for $99.99 down, plus monthly payments of $20 for 24 months (or $579.99 total), with no contract.
The manufacturer unveiled the One smartphone in February, boasting a 4.7-inch full HD 1080p display with 468 ppi, a 1.7GHz, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, and HTC Sense — a customized version of Android.
The phone supports NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, and DLNA for wireless streaming to a computer or TV; it also serves as a remote control for supported devices. Included is a microUSB 2.0 port with mobile high-definition video link for USB or HDMI hookup.
Struggling smartphone maker HTC is hoping to boost its appeal with more than a beautiful wraparound aluminum device. This week, the company revealed a new campaign starring Robert Downey Jr. in full-on Tony Stark mode. Each clip ends with HTC's new motto: "Here's to change."
For more, see PCMag's review of the HTC One and the slideshow above.
If you like the look of the One, but not the size or price tag, HTC is gearing up to launch a miniature model. The HTC One Mini sports a 4.3-inch, 720p SuperLCD screen with 341 ppi, as well as duel front-facing speakers and the same Android skin as its bigger brother.
The mobile carrier made the announcement todayon Twitter, promising Verizon's 4G LTE speeds on the new flagship device.
HTC's new smartphone launched in April on Sprint and AT&T, which carry the 32GB version for $199.99; AT&T also offers an online-only 64GB model for $299.99. T-Mobile, meanwhile, began selling the 32GB device online for $99.99 down, plus monthly payments of $20 for 24 months (or $579.99 total), with no contract.
The manufacturer unveiled the One smartphone in February, boasting a 4.7-inch full HD 1080p display with 468 ppi, a 1.7GHz, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, and HTC Sense — a customized version of Android.
The phone supports NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, and DLNA for wireless streaming to a computer or TV; it also serves as a remote control for supported devices. Included is a microUSB 2.0 port with mobile high-definition video link for USB or HDMI hookup.
Struggling smartphone maker HTC is hoping to boost its appeal with more than a beautiful wraparound aluminum device. This week, the company revealed a new campaign starring Robert Downey Jr. in full-on Tony Stark mode. Each clip ends with HTC's new motto: "Here's to change."
For more, see PCMag's review of the HTC One and the slideshow above.
If you like the look of the One, but not the size or price tag, HTC is gearing up to launch a miniature model. The HTC One Mini sports a 4.3-inch, 720p SuperLCD screen with 341 ppi, as well as duel front-facing speakers and the same Android skin as its bigger brother.
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