IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 9/15/2014

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IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 9/15/2014

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Apple quietly retires iPod classic
Amidst the hub bub of this week's Apple Event which saw the company, as expected, officially launch both the iPhone 6 and its larger brethren along with the long rumoured Apple Watch, the device that started it all - the original iPod, now dubbed 'iPod' classic' was being quietly shuffled off stage before being put out of its misery.

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Officially discontinued as of September 9th, the sixth generation 160GB iPod will no longer be manufactured and once inventory has cleared, will no longer be available for sale. The news will hardly come as a shock to Apple fans - the writing has been on the wall for some time, with Apple CEO Tim Cook confirming that the iPod product line was "a declining business". Apple have removed the device from online listings.

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The iPhone 6 line goes on sale worldwide next Friday.

U.S. military seeking technologies able to dodge missiles
The Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) is developing a Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXVT-T) craft that is able to automatically adjust to avoid incoming rockets. However, with the safety effectiveness of armor going down - and the cost of vehicle armor increasing - a futuristic system to assist drivers avoid rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons could be greatly beneficial.

Military researchers have increasingly improved armor on battlefield vehicles, but have lagged behind new weapons and bombs designed to penetrate armor. The GXV-T program should help disrupt current mechanized warfare by providing new technologies to keep soldiers safe.
GXV-T's goal is not to just improve or replace one particular vehicle - it's about breaking the 'more armor' paradigm and revolutionizing projection for all armored fighting vehicles," said Kevin Massey, DARPA program manager. Inspired by how X-plane programs have improved airfraft capabilities over the past 60 years, we plan to pursue groundbreaking fundamental research and development to help make future armored fighting vehicles significantly more mobile, effective, save and affordable."

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Oculus VR CEO donates $31 million to a University for a VR lab
Oculus VR is pushing for the future of VR to be awesome, so what better way than donating millions of dollars to a University to build a new VR lab? That's exactly what Brendan Iribe, CEO of Oculus VR has done, donating $31 million to the University of Maryland.

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The money will be used to build a new computer science building that will feature a VR lab. Iribe had the idea of donating the funds after the acquisition made by Facebook in March of this year for $2 billion, after he met with Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg, where he walked around the University and noticed that not much had changed around the place.
Iribe met Michael Antonov at the time, who is now the Chief Software Architect of Oculus VR, who will be donating $4 million the university to help with the construction of the building, and establish a scholarship. Iribe spoke with Business Insider, where he said: "It will have a big focus on robotics and computer vision, computer graphics, and human computer interaction. In the past, computers have been used regularly as a tool, so you don't need to bring in psychologists or the biotech side of things to understand how the computer affects the brain in order to make a great operating system. But in VR, you actually do".

Rockstar reveals launch dates for GTA V, PC version delayed to 2015
Rockstar Games made an announcement that GTA V for current-generation gaming consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will start shipping on November 18th. There will be a PC version as reported earlier, however the PC version's launch is delayed to January 27, 2015. Rockstar games also revealed a new trailer for GTA V, which is an actual gameplay recorded from the Sony PlayStation 4 console.

Rockstar did reveal some in-game improvements and features. One of them is that those who pre-order the console or PC version of GTA V will receive $1,000,000 in-game cash as a bonus to spend at Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online. The game studio also confirmed that its in-game radio stations will now play more than 100 new songs and DJ tunes.
The rest of the features are as follows:

New weapons, vehicles and activities
Additional wildlife
Denser traffic
New foliage system
Enhanced damage and weather effects

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SanDisk launches SD memory card with 512GB storage capacity
Flash memory company SanDisk recently introduced its Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I storage card, a storage device that can hold up to 512GB of data, and now is the highest-capacity SD card currently available. The card is designed for professional photographers and videographers working in 4K ultra-high definition work.

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The card supports write speeds up to 90 MB/s, along with transfer speeds up to 95 MB/s for faster post-production transfers. The card is about the size of a postage stamp and will be available for around $800.
4K Ultra HD is an example of a technology that is pushing us to develop new storage solutions capable of handling massive file sizes," said Dinesh Bahal, SanDisk VP of product marketing, in a statent. The 512GB SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I card is a tremendous advancement that enables professionals to reliably store more content on a single card than ever before."

AMD rumored to launch the next-gen Radeon R9 390X to fight GTX 980
By now you should know that NVIDIA is ready to launch its GeForce GTX 980, but AMD wants to take some of that thunder away with the rumors that the company is set to release its Radeon R9 390X GPU.

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The news is coming from VideoCardz, who is reporting that Asetek, the company who made the watercooler for the dual-GPU Radeon R9 295X2, is working on the cooler for the upcoming R9 390X. The new cooler will keep the VRM and memory under its fans, with AMD wanting to keep its reference design cards to sound much quieter than previous GPUs.
No specifications are known on the R9 390X, but the name "Fiji" is being thrown around for this upcoming family of GPUs.

iPhone 6 benchmarks spotted, barely faster than iPhone 5S
When Apple announced the iPhone 6, we had confirmation that Apple's next generation iPhone would be powered by the company's A8 processor. We heard it was a 20nm design, one of the first on the market at this process, and that we should expect a decent bump in performance over the iPhone 5S' A7 processor.

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At the time we didn't know what clock speed the A8 would be clocked at, but we knew it be another dual-core processor, the same amount of cores found in the A7. Apple's A7 chip runs at 1.3GHz, so most expected the A8 to be clocked much higher - maybe 1.5-1.6GHz - to provide the jump in performance, but now we know: the A8 processor in the iPhone 6 runs at 1.4GHz, just 100MHz more than the A7 chip in the iPhone 5S.
The news is coming from Rightware's benchmark database, with Basemark X being run on a slew of devices. Apple's A7-powered iPhone 5S scores 20253.80 while the A8-powered iPhone 6 scores 21204.26 - barely any difference. We will have more benchmarks on Apple's latest smartphone when ours arrives next week, so keep your eyes peeled on TweakTown.

Report: 6 billion smartphones in use across the world by 2020
There will be 9 billion mobile users connected across the world, two-thirds of that tally will account for smartphone handsets. Lower-cost units with better hardware are giving consumers to the chance to have access to more stable calling ability. The phone towers are able to withstand a growing number of first-time phone owners conducting online banking, shopping, and other daily activities.

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"In the hands of consumers, these devices are improving living standards and changing lives, especially in developing markets, while contributing to growing economies by stimulating entrepreneurship," said Hyunmi Yang, GSMA Chief Strategy Officer. "As the industry evolves, smartphones are becoming lifestyle hubs that are creating opportunities for mobile industry players in vertical markets such as financial services, healthcare, home automation and transport."
Apple's recent iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus announcement underwhelmed many tech followers, but should still rack up a high number of sales. However, Google Android should end up winning out in emerging markets that are embracing newer smartphones.

LG unveil first 4K OLED displays in U.S
With the home entertainment industry's attempts to prolong the lifespan of plasma and then LCD by the introduction of 3D technology falling flat on its face and the move to force 4K as the next best thing being resisted, in part due to little content and high prices has seen some manufacturers redouble their efforts into OLED technology. Now, LG has bought both technologies into one device for the first time.

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LG will ship two models to the US next month, coming in 65 inch and 77 inch varieties, for $10,000 and $25,000 respectively (although will be expected to be discounted significantly) both utilising the faddish 'curved' design. There has been no word yet on availability in Australia.

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OLED technology has been in deployment for some years in smaller devices, such as mobile phone displays and in the initial PlayStation Vita model and has been heralded for its spectacular image quality and brightness, superb black levels and lowered power consumption but has proven difficult and costly to manufacture at bigger sizes at a large scale, whilst also battling poor half-life life expectancy.

Google says don't worry about list of 5M Gmail usernames, passwords
Google said it was not hacked and a Gmail username and password list with more than 5 million accounts was harvested over time. It seems most likely that the email usernames and passwords were taken due to phishing scams and by trying to log into hacked websites, according to security experts.

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"We're always monitoring for these dumps so we can respond quickly to protect our users," the Google security team said in a blog post following news of the username/password leak. "We found that less than 2% of the username and password combinations might have worked, and our automated anti-hijacking systems would have blocked many of those login attempts. We've protected the affected accounts and have required those users to reset their passwords."
Google recommends two-step verification anytime a Gmail user logs into an account from a new device or IP address. Users should also regularly change passwords and ensure they are using different passwords for their online bank accounts, email, and social networking websites.

Home Depot cyberattack different than the one that plagued Target
Home Depot was recently compromised in a cyberattack that could number more victims than Target's data breach last year, but security experts warn different types of attacks were used. Home Depot was hit by FrameworkPOS, a clever piece of malware that stole data from store registers while being masked as anti-virus software.

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Also, the Home Depot malware had lines of code that mentioned U.S. influence in Libya and growing support for the Ukrainian government against a growing regional conflict. It seems likely that Russian hackers were responsible for stealing the data for two purposes: to generate revenue from the stolen data, and to send a political message to the United States.
"The development of a new piece of malware is not something you take lightly - this required some engineering," said Dan Guido, Trail of Bits information security company CEO. "It's probably not the same group that (hit) Target."
A major investigation is underway into the Home Depot breach, as consumer information is under continued attack from cybercriminals.

Microsoft Windows 9 leaked screenshots reveal the desktop's return
Images reportedly leaked from Microsoft's upcoming Windows 9 operating system have hit the Internet, and indicate the desktop experience is back in full force. The official Windows Technical Preview should be available sometime in the next few weeks. Windows 9 should be released in April 2015, as Microsoft pushes ahead with the OS on PCs, notebooks, tablets and smartphones.

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Even the Windows Store, a Metro app, has its own window running on the Windows 9 desktop. Similar to older versions of Windows, the window has an options screen on the left-hand side - and traditional minimize, maximize and close buttons in the right hand corner of the store.
Microsoft wanted to push users towards mobility with Windows 8, a touch-designed OS, but desktop and notebook users were not pleased. Despite being stable - and providing enhanced security features - than older versions of Windows, users weren't in a big hurry to abandon Windows 7 in favor of 8/8.1.
Windows 9 will also feature the "mini" Start menu, and with Metro apps running on the desktop, it appears Microsoft is trying to fix 8/8.1 mistakes.

Army creating next-generation grenade to explode behind barriers
The U.S. military is developing new technologies that allow bullets, grenades and other munitions to explode after they pass over defilades and other obstacles. The Small Arms Grenade Munitions (SAGM) platform is being tested by the U.S. Army as a way to engage enemies, even if an enemy is hiding. The SAGM is twice as lethal as a traditional 40 mm grenade if being used against better protected targets.

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The new weapon has three modes of firing: Airburst has the ability to detect a defilade first, and then explode. Point detonation occurs when the grenade strikes a target, or a self-destruct feature that helps limit collateral damage and ensures there a smaller number of unexploded ordnances on the battlefield.
"The technology demonstration was conducted at Redstone Arsenal and it was shown that the sensor correctly detected defilade and air-bursted the round behind the defilade," said Steven Gilbert, U.S. Army Armament Research Project Officer. "This capability will inflict maximum lethality to any enemy personnel seeking cover behind defilade."
As testing of these custom grenades continues, there is hope that "smarter" warfare will reduce U.S. and civilian casualties on the battlefield.

MPAA seeks re-education and not new legislation to fight piracy
Music and movie copyright groups tried to fight Internet piracy by suing individual file sharers, shutting down peer-to-peer networks, and creating new anti-piracy legislation. However, as Internet piracy continued to evolve, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), tasked with movie copyright issues of the top six Hollywood studios, wants to adjust its tactics.

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"The world is changing at warp speed," noted Chris Dodd, MPAA CEO. "We are not going to legislate or litigate our way out of it. We are going to innovate our way by educating people about the hard work of people."
Although it's refreshing to hear the MPAA isn't interested in creating new legislation or potential court litigation - many Internet users are weary that any new efforts could still end poorly for the community. But hearing that copyright groups understand there are new ways to provide content in a legitimate manner proves a shifting focus towards the future.
" In this space everyone has to contribute to ensure that peoples' content can be respected. Instead of finger pointing at everybody and arresting 14-year olds, the answer is making our product accessible in as many formats and distributive services as possible at price points they can afford. We are discovering that works."

Destiny hits $500M in sales in one day, largest game franchise launch
Destiny shook up the gaming industry after launching earlier this week, topping $500 million in sales to retailers during launch day. The game title was made by Bungie and published by Activision, with hype surrounding the game building over the past few months. Sales to retailers doesn't provide an exact tally of game sales to consumers, but indicates retailers expect it to continue to be a sought after game title.

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"Since the beginning, we've been confident that our investment and belief in Destiny would pay off," said Eric Hirshberg, head of Activision game publishing. "But not many people believed we'd be able to say it did so on day one. We have more confidence than ever that Destiny will become one of the iconic franchises of this generation, and Activision's next billion dollar brand."
Video game blockbusters are big money, with gamers often preferring to continue playing storylines as they develop over multiple titles. Some analysts predict Destiny could sell 10 million units to consumers before the end of the year, indicating it could become a major influence to help push console sales.

Sony tops 1 million PlayStation 4 units sold in UK, in just 10 months
The Sony PlayStation 4 has surpassed one million units sold in the United Kingdom, thanks to a sales surge because of the recent release of Destiny. It took less than 10 months to reach the 1 million unit mark, a faster tally than the PlayStation 2 or 3 in England.

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"It's a fortuitous coincidence that the launch of Destiny will bring us over the million mark," said Fergal Gara, Sony Computer Entertainment UK managing director. "If you reflect back to last year, we announced PS4 and Destiny at the same time."
Even though global PS4 sales slowed in August, the console was still able to top the Microsoft Xbox One and Nintendo Wii U. Each company is preparing for the 2014 Christmas holiday shopping season, with Microsoft expected to do everything possible to generate sales to better compete against Sony.

Report: Microsoft rebranding mobile, no more Lumia, Windows Phone
Microsoft is reportedly phasing out Nokia and Windows Phone branding, as the company wants to move ahead with its Microsoft Lumia smartphones. The multi-billion-dollar purchase of Nokia's devices division gave Microsoft access to the company's phone portfolio, but Nokia is still a different company.

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Dropping Windows Phone might prove to be a puzzling choice, however, recent Microsoft smartphone marketing referred to devices as "Windows." The upcoming Windows 9 desktop should be designed to cross both smartphones and tablets with a single OS, as Microsoft won't try to promote three separate OSes for desktop, smartphones and tablets again. Microsoft's commercial for the Lumia 930 didn't refer to Windows Phone, only referring to the device running Windows.
Marketing efforts aside, Microsoft faces an uphill battle to compete in the mobile market, dominated by Google Android and Apple iOS software - and led by Apple, Samsung, and other manufacturers.

Bank of England worried about bitcoin fraud risk, threat of deflation
The Bank of England is worried bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies could suffer long-term fraud potentially hurting the British economy. There also is a higher level of deflation using the currency, as it's not supported by a banking system - and with more than 1 million bitcoin users across the world - businesses are willing to gamble with the digital currency.

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Although volatility and additional fees for transactions are likely with bitcoin, the Bank of England is more concerned about the fixed supply of bitcoins for customers.
"The inability of the money supply to vary in response to demand would likely cause greater volatility in prices and real activity," according to the Bank of England. "A significant risk to digital currencies' sustained use (is) that they will not be able to compete on cost without degenerating... to a monopoly miner, thereby... exposing them to risk of system-wide fraud."
Regardless of what banks and national governments think about bitcoins, even more businesses are accepting bitcoin payments from consumers.

PC gamers' expectations helping spur evolution in gaming industry
The gaming market is a multi-billion-dollar industry and most of the attention is directed towards game consoles, but PC gaming has enjoyed a resurgence over the past few years. A recent study found 37 percent of U.S. residents nine years old and older play PC games for an average of 6.4 hours per week, separated into the following categories: Casual, Light Core, and Heavy Core.

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The Casual gamers enjoy non-core games, while Light Core gamers play less than five hours per week, and Heavy Core gamers play five or more hours per week. Digital game downloads have also helped shake up the PC gaming industry, as Steam and similar platforms offer gamers the chance to play demoes, view trailers, and download entire games without a physical disc.
"Consumers' expectations may be the greatest barrier to maximizing spending in the PC gaming space," said Liam Callahan, NPD Group analyst, in a press statement. "Since half of PC gamers who play digital and/or physical games on the computer are expecting there to always be a sale right around the corner, publishers and retailers alike need to better manage these expectations."

Microsoft Xbox One flops in Japan, as Sony PlayStation 4 dominates
Microsoft has historically had a difficult time trying to sell its game consoles in Japan, where Sony's PlayStation platform has dominated. Not surprisingly, the Xbox One - which trails global sales behind the PlayStation 4 - and has fallen flat during Microsoft's first few days in Japan. Just 23,562 Xbox One units were sold in the first four days, with the Xbox and Xbox 360 both selling better during their launch weekends.

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The PS4 sold 308,000 units as the Nintendo Wii U sold 322,000 during the first few days they were available in Japan. Microsoft launched the Xbox One in Japan on September 6 and included a game catalog of 29 different titles, hoping it would be enough to get Japanese consumers interested.
Microsoft hopes a lower price tag and console bundles will help increase sales - as all three companies prepare for what could become an extremely busy Christmas holiday shopping season this year.

Amplidata secures $10M in latest round of funding
Amplidata, a software provider in the nascent object storage market, has received $10 million in a latest round of funding by Western Digital Capital. In the announcement regarding the investment, Amplidata also announced that HGST, a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Digital Corp., will jointly develop a suite of storage solutions built on the Amplidata Himalaya software.

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Exactly what product will result from the HGST partnership is still an unknown. According to the press release, "The companies will partner to create solutions that will dramatically improve the storage economics for the Exabyte-scale needs of the world's largest businesses." The future products are described as being "ultra-dense storage solutions" which most likely translates to a total external storage solution, no longer just components from HGST. This is interesting to note since HGST was acquired by WD in 2012 and has remained mostly a hard drive manufacturer until now. It appears that they now aim to enter the space of their ex-parent, Hitachi (owner of HDS), and provide total solutions to the enterprise market.
With several other competitors in the space, one has to wonder why HGST chose to partner with Amplidata, a fairly small upstart. Especially, taking into consideration that Amplidata is in a three year old patent infringement lawsuit with Cleversafe. A possible explanation is that Amplidata is gaining serious traction with marque accounts. In June, they announced that Verizon had standardized on the Himalaya software for the Verizon Cloud Storage platform. According to John Considine, chief technology officer for Verizon Terremark, "Amplidata's storage technology was built with enterprise clients in mind - providing the speed, security and scalability large organizations need."
With this recent investment from WD and the partnership with HGST, it may be a good sign for Amplidata that its legal troubles are more an annoyance than anything of real merit. And with the recent announcement of winning Verizon as an early adopter of their solution, things appear to be on the uptick for Amplidata.

Study says there are at least 15 million mobile devices with malware
There are now more than 15 million smartphones running with some type of malware, and security threats continue to emerge, according to Kindsight Security Labs, an Alcatel-Lucent company. At least sixty percent of infected phones are running Google Android, with around 40 percent of Microsoft Windows PCs accessing mobile networks making up the rest of the reported threats.

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Four out of the 10 top threats facing smartphone owners is now spyware, with criminals able to monitor phone calls, text and photo images, GPS location, and Internet browsing history. However, most Android malware isn't overly sophisticated and cybercriminals are adjusting how to develop their attacks for smartphones and other mobile devices.
Even though Android and PCs running Windows make up most infected devices spotted by Kindsight Security Labs, criminals have shown greater interest in trying to compromise Apple iPhone devices. Security experts recommend users run anti-virus and anti-malware software on their phones, which offers an additional layer of protection.

Sprint to offer $50 unlimited plan for new Apple iPhone 6 models
Sprint hopes to use the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to help springboard back into competition with Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile. The company said new and current subscribers will be able to purchase either new iPhone and pay $50 per month for unlimited talk, text and data, which is $10 cheaper than the entry-level unlimited plan.

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In addition, Sprint also has an "iPhone for Life" plan so customers can pay $20 per month for 24 months - and then they can turn the older model in for a newer iPhone. It's a rather neat promotion as carriers become more aggressive to ensure consumers are likely to join their network and stay as a long-term subscriber.
"They're great phones to be able to show off the value that we have compared to our competition," said Jeff Hallock, Sprint chief marketing officer. "We made a strategic investment in the data part of service pricing and bringing that to customers with the best value, certainly you take the devices like the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which we expect customers to do a lot on."

Microsoft replacing Xbox One units to customers with loud consoles
If you have purchased a Microsoft Xbox One game console and think it is louder than it should be, Microsoft is willing to send out a replacement. It's unknown how many customers have complained, but it reportedly is a "small number" of systems - with a growing number of Xbox fans complaining about it, especially after launching in new regions.

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"We have heard that a small number of Xbox One owners in some situations may hear a noise from the console that is too loud,", a Microsoft spokesperson recently confirmed. "While this does not affect the safety or functionality of the system, we're asking customers who believe they are experience this issue to contact Xbox Support. At the request of our customers, we are exchanging those consoles for new systems."
The louder Xbox One doesn't help entice consumers to purchase the console, which has steadily trailed the Sony PlayStation 4. Both devices were released last November, and are preparing for what could be a very competitive Christmas holiday shopping season. In September, Microsoft launched the Xbox in Chile, Colombia, Japan and sixteen other countries - with scheduled launches in Israel, China and Russia scheduled for later this month.

Verizon will give away iPhone 6 with trade-in, two-year contract
Verizon Wireless will offer subscribers a free Apple iPhone 6 16GB if they sign a two-year contract and exchange their old phone. The 16GB iPhone 6 model costs $199, and eligible trade-in devices include the following: iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5C, or 5S smartphones. The launch of major smartphones is a selling point to consumers interested in switching carriers, which hasn't gone unnoticed by the No. 1 wireless carrier in the United States.

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Even if many seem underwhelmed by Apple's recent announcements, wireless carriers have been quick to offer subscribers incentives to join their networks.
Apple's pricing is a rather curious one, as T-Mobile and other carriers begin to eliminate mandatory two-year contracts while also unbundling service. Equipment financing plans of more expensive smartphones isn't as appealing, with a growing number of subscribers interested in paying installments for expensive smartphones.

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