تأمل بريتيش تيليكوم لإطلاق خدمة الهاتف الجوال ز 4 عبواتها في 2014

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="mttextarea" dir="rtl" id="TranslationOutput" style="direction: rtl;"><div name="div[0]"><b><span _mstdst="0_0:2" _mstsrc="0_0:3" class="" id="Dst[0][0:3:0:2]"> </span></b><img alt="BT hopes to launch ownbrand 4G mobile service in 2014" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" height="350" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/btlogo.jpg" width="640" /></div><div name="div[0]"><b><span _mstdst="0_0:2" _mstsrc="0_0:3" class="" id="Dst[0][0:3:0:2]">عند</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_4:7" _mstsrc="0_8:16" class="" id="Dst[0][8:16:4:7]">شراء</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_9:22" _mstsrc="0_5:6" class="" id="Dst[0][5:6:9:22]">بريتيش تيليكوم</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_24:29" _mstsrc="0_18:23" id="Dst[0][18:23:24:29]">تقريبا</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_31:40" _mstsrc="0_25:36" id="Dst[0][25:36:31:40]">£200 مليون</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_42:45" _mstsrc="0_38:42" id="Dst[0][38:42:42:45]">قيمة</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_47:51" _mstsrc="0_50:57" id="Dst[0][50:57:47:51]">الطيف</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_53:55" _mstsrc="0_47:48" id="Dst[0][47:48:53:55]">ز 4</span><span>،</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_58:60" _mstsrc="0_83:85" id="Dst[0][83:85:58:60]">كان</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_62:66" _mstsrc="0_75:81" id="Dst[0][75:81:62:66]">الرأي</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_68:73" _mstsrc="0_64:73" id="Dst[0][64:73:68:73]">السائد</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_75:77" _mstsrc="0_92:93" id="Dst[0][92:93:75:77]">أنه</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_79:82" _mstsrc="0_95:106" id="Dst[0][95:106:79:82]">سيظل</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_84:87" _mstsrc="0_108:108" id="Dst[0][108:108:84:87]">لاعب</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_89:101" _mstsrc="0_110:126" id="Dst[0][110:126:89:101]">وراء الكواليس</span><span>.</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_104:118" _mstsrc="0_136:138" class="" id="Dst[0][136:138:104:118]">الرئيس التنفيذي</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_120:123" _mstsrc="0_140:142" id="Dst[0][140:142:120:123]">إيان</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_125:134" _mstsrc="0_144:153" class="" id="Dst[0][144:153:125:134]">ليفينغستون</span><span>،</span><span> و</span><span _mstdst="0_138:143" _mstsrc="0_156:162" id="Dst[0][156:162:138:143]">مع ذلك</span><span>،</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_146:147" _mstsrc="0_165:169" id="Dst[0][165:169:146:147]">قد</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_149:152" _mstsrc="0_171:174" id="Dst[0][171:174:149:152]">يكون</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_154:159" _mstsrc="0_184:194" id="Dst[0][184:194:154:159]">تطلعات</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_161:164" _mstsrc="0_176:182" id="Dst[0][176:182:161:164]">أعظم</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_166:166" _mstsrc="0_196:198" id="Dst[0][196:198:166:166]">ل</span><span _mstdst="0_167:171" _mstsrc="0_221:228" id="Dst[0][221:228:167:171]">خاصية</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_173:178" _mstsrc="0_214:219" id="Dst[0][214:219:173:178]">2.6GHz</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_180:185" _mstsrc="0_200:212" id="Dst[0][200:212:180:185]">لشركته</span><span>.</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_188:189" _mstsrc="0_231:232" id="Dst[0][231:232:188:189]">في</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_191:196" _mstsrc="0_234:245" id="Dst[0][234:245:191:196]">مقابلة</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_198:199" _mstsrc="0_247:250" id="Dst[0][247:250:198:199]">مع</span><span> "</span><span _mstdst="0_202:216" _mstsrc="0_256:264" id="Dst[0][256:264:202:216]">صحيفة" تلغراف "</span><span _mstdst="0_217:217" _mstsrc="0_252:254" id="Dst[0][252:254:217:217]">"</span><span>،</span><span> و</span><span _mstdst="0_221:223" _mstsrc="0_267:273" id="Dst[0][267:273:221:223]">قال</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_225:227" _mstsrc="0_275:278" id="Dst[0][275:278:225:227]">أنه</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_229:230" _mstsrc="0_280:281" class="" id="Dst[0][280:281:229:230]">من</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_232:232" _mstsrc="0_287:293" id="Dst[0][287:293:232:232]">"</span><span _mstdst="0_233:239" _mstsrc="0_295:302" id="Dst[0][295:302:233:239]">المحتمل</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_241:244" _mstsrc="0_287:293" id="Dst[0][287:293:241:244]">جداً</span><span _mstdst="0_245:245" _mstsrc="0_303:303" id="Dst[0][303:303:245:245]">"</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_247:248" _mstsrc="0_305:308" id="Dst[0][305:308:247:248]">أن</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_250:252" _mstsrc="0_310:313" id="Dst[0][310:313:250:252]">كنا</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_254:256" _mstsrc="0_315:317" class="" id="Dst[0][315:317:254:256]">نرى</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_258:261" _mstsrc="0_319:328" class="" id="Dst[0][319:328:258:261]">وصفت</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_263:276" _mstsrc="0_319:328" class="" id="Dst[0][319:328:263:276]">بريتيش تيليكوم</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_278:280" _mstsrc="0_330:331" id="Dst[0][330:331:278:280]">ز 4</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_282:287" _mstsrc="0_337:341" id="Dst[0][337:341:282:287]">بطاقات</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_289:291" _mstsrc="0_333:335" id="Dst[0][333:335:289:291]">SIM</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_293:297" _mstsrc="0_348:351" id="Dst[0][348:351:293:297]">العام</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_299:304" _mstsrc="0_343:346" id="Dst[0][343:346:299:304]">القادم</span><span>،</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_307:313" _mstsrc="0_354:360" id="Dst[0][354:360:307:313]">المجمعة</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_315:329" _mstsrc="0_362:371" id="Dst[0][362:371:315:329]">جنبا إلى جنب مع</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_331:339" _mstsrc="0_387:388" id="Dst[0][387:388:331:339]">التلفزيون</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_341:346" _mstsrc="0_377:385" class="" id="Dst[0][377:385:341:346]">للشركة</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_348:348" _mstsrc="0_390:392" id="Dst[0][390:392:348:348]">و</span><span _mstdst="0_349:353" _mstsrc="0_404:411" id="Dst[0][404:411:349:353]">خدمات</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_355:367" _mstsrc="0_394:402" id="Dst[0][394:402:355:367]">النطاق العريض</span><span>.</span><span> و</span><span _mstdst="0_371:374" _mstsrc="0_422:426" id="Dst[0][422:426:371:374]">تكلم</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_376:379" _mstsrc="0_417:420" id="Dst[0][417:420:376:379]">أيضا</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_381:381" _mstsrc="0_428:429" id="Dst[0][428:429:381:381]">ل</span><span _mstdst="0_382:390" _mstsrc="0_431:439" class="" id="Dst[0][431:439:382:390]">رفع مستوى</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_392:398" _mstsrc="0_441:448" id="Dst[0][441:448:392:398]">القائمة</span><span> من </span><span _mstdst="0_403:416" _mstsrc="0_458:465" id="Dst[0][458:465:403:416]">النقاط الساخنة</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_418:421" _mstsrc="0_453:456" id="Dst[0][453:456:418:421]">WiFi</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_423:436" _mstsrc="0_450:451" id="Dst[0][450:451:423:436]">بريتيش تيليكوم</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_438:438" _mstsrc="0_467:468" id="Dst[0][467:468:438:438]">ل</span><span _mstdst="0_439:443" _mstsrc="0_470:476" id="Dst[0][470:476:439:443]">توفير</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_445:448" _mstsrc="0_481:486" id="Dst[0][481:486:445:448]">وصول</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_450:452" _mstsrc="0_478:479" id="Dst[0][478:479:450:452]">ز 4</span><span>،</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_455:458" _mstsrc="0_489:493" class="" id="Dst[0][489:493:455:458]">التي</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_460:464" _mstsrc="0_495:499" id="Dst[0][495:499:460:464]">ستؤدي</span><span> إلى </span><span _mstdst="0_470:474" _mstsrc="0_501:506" id="Dst[0][501:506:470:474]">تخفيض</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_476:480" _mstsrc="0_512:515" id="Dst[0][512:515:476:480]">تكلفة</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_482:487" _mstsrc="0_520:521" id="Dst[0][520:521:482:487]">4 جرام</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_489:497" _mstsrc="0_523:530" id="Dst[0][523:530:489:497]">مقارنة مع</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_499:506" _mstsrc="0_535:537" id="Dst[0][535:537:499:506]">منافسيها</span><span> </span><span _mstdst="0_508:516" _mstsrc="0_539:552" class="" id="Dst[0][539:552:508:516]">سعرها قسط</span><span>.</span></b></div></div></div>

تأمل بريتيش تيليكوم لإطلاق خدمة الهاتف الجوال ز 4 عبواتها في 2014

  عند شراء بريتيش تيليكوم تقريبا £200 مليون قيمة الطيف ز 4 ، كان الرأي السائد أنه سيظل لاعب وراء الكواليس . الرئيس التنفيذي ...

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Chromebook Pixel with LTE to ship by April 8th

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Chromebook Pixel LTE ship date" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/pixellte619.png" /></div>For those that can swing a Chromebook Pixel in the first place, the LTE model may be the wisest choice when it promises always-on data for a constantly connected machine. Anyone who can justify the $1,449 outlay will be happy to know that Google has quietly narrowed down the launch window: early orders should now ship by April 8th. Shoppers will still have to be Americans willing to latch on to Verizon's network for LTE, but the date leaves a mere two weeks before the release of what's unquestionably the highest-end (and priciest) Chrome OS system yet. Any takers?<br /> </div></div>

Chromebook Pixel with LTE to ship by April 8th

For those that can swing a Chromebook Pixel in the first place, the LTE model may be the wisest choice when it promises always-on data f...

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MetroPCS boosts budget LTE lineup with the Huawei Premia 4G, a 4-inch, ICS handset for $149

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="MetroPCS boosts budget LTE lineup with the Huawei Premia 4G, a 4inch, ICS handset for $149" data-src-height="450" data-src-width="244" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/huaweipremia4g3-21-1363876428.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> All signs point toward the T-Mobile / MetroPCS merger becoming a formal thing pretty soon, but the Wireless for All carrier isn't wasting any time and is now welcoming yet another budget smartphone with LTE to its hefty mobile arsenal. And while the newly announced Huawei Premia 4G might not be amongst MetroPCS' better-specced handsets, its 4-inch (800 x 480) display, 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM and 5-megapixel rear shooter will certainly make this Ice Cream Sandwich slab a relatively solid option at $149. So, those looking for some LTE love without having to break the bank, someone's calling your name -- and, starting today, you can snag one of these Huawei Premia 4Gs in-store or via the MetroPCS site linked below.</div></div>

MetroPCS boosts budget LTE lineup with the Huawei Premia 4G, a 4-inch, ICS handset for $149

All signs point toward the T-Mobile / MetroPCS merger becoming a formal thing pretty soon, but the Wireless for All carrier isn't wast...

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Samsung Galaxy S 4 gets April 26th UK release date, pre-orders start March 28th

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07873-1363294641.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Was that late April launch date for the Galaxy S 4 a little too vague for you? Well, fortunate British readers, you get something a little more specific. The UK's only LTE network, EE has stated that it will start selling Samsung's new Galaxy, both online and in its bricks and mortar establishments, starting April 26th. It's keeping quiet on the prices, matching those other UK carriers for the time being, but we're sure prices will appear ahead of any preorder page -- that's set to go live on March 28th.</div><div dir="ltr" id="pr_box_button" style="text-align: left;">Hide Press Release</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Samsung Galaxy S 4 with superfast 4G – only on EE</strong><br /> <br /> 15th March 2013. London. EE, the UK's most advanced digital communications company, today announced it will be the only UK network to launch the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone with superfast 4G.<br /> The Samsung Galaxy S 4 will be available for consumers and business customers on EE's superfast 4G service, providing speeds approximately five times faster than 3G and unlimited calls and texts on all plans. Customers will be able to purchase the handset via the EE online shop, EE telesales and EE retail stores, and, with a 4GEE plan, they can watch live TV on the move without buffering, play live multiplayer games on the go and download large email attachments quicker than ever.<br /> Paul Jevons, Director of Products and Devices, EE, said: "The interest we've received from consumers and businesses has almost reached fever-pitch levels, so we're delighted to be the only UK operator to offer the Samsung Galaxy S 4 enabled with 4G from launch.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> "When paired with our unique superfast 4G network, customers really will be able to make the most from the powerhouse performance the Samsung Galaxy S 4 provides – utilising its capabilities to the maximum."</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> In addition to superfast speeds and EE services, customers with a Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone on a 4GEE price plan will also benefit from:<br /> · EE Film – the only service in the UK which combines 2 for 1 cinema ticketing, listings, trailers and film downloads or streaming in one place<br /> · A discount of £5 per month on EE superfast Fibre Broadband – so they can get blistering speeds at home and on the move<br /> · Fast track customer service by dialing '33' from their handset<br /> · Clone Phone Lite – giving people 500MB free storage to back up the content that matters most<br /> · Choose an add-on – customers who take a 4GEE phone plan from £41 per month can also choose from a music, games or TV add-on to enjoy<br /> <br /> 4G from EE, the first and only 4G network in the UK, covers the homes and businesses of more than 45% of the UK population. Further to the 37 towns and cities 4GEE is already live in now, EE has also committed to switching on 35 more by June, bringing the total to 72 towns and cities by the summer.<br /> The Samsung Galaxy S 4 will also be available on the UK's largest 3G network through Orange and T-Mobile.<br /> EE will be offering an exclusive incentive to new and existing customers who pre-order the handset on EE, Orange or T-Mobile before launch, with further details to be announced in due course. EE pre-order will commence from the 28th March, with handset available online, through telesales, and in EE stores from 26th April.</div></div>

Samsung Galaxy S 4 gets April 26th UK release date, pre-orders start March 28th

  Was that late April launch date for the Galaxy S 4 a little too vague for you? Well, fortunate British readers, you get something a litt...

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FreedomPop's pseudo-free home WiMAX goes live

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="FreedomPop brings its payonce WiMAX to home access, hopes you'll pay for more" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/freedompop-home-burst-hub.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">FreedomPop tempted users with the prospect of free home internet access -- free after buying the hardware, that is -- back in December. If you've been champing at the bit ever since, you'll be glad to know that the more stationary service is at last live. As promised, you'll get 1GB of free data per month after picking up the $89 Hub Burst modem and router combo. That allotment won't be useful for much more than emergency access on the desktop, but customers will have multiple avenues for raising the ceiling, whether it's agreeing to join in promotions or simply paying for more. A starting $10 per month subscription nets a more reasonable 10GB cap, and additional plans boost the peak speed from a pokey 1.5Mbps to 8Mbps at $19 per month. We'd think carefully about leaping in when FreedomPop hopes to switch to LTE this year, but the price is low enough that the early adopter tax will be low.</div><div class="open" dir="ltr" id="pr_box" style="text-align: left;"><div id="pr_box_button">Hide Press Release</div><div id="pr_text"><i><b>FreedomPop Launches Free Home Broadband</b></i><br /><i>Home Hub Burst Device Enables Free Internet in the Home, Further Disrupting $100 Billion DSL and Cable Industry</i><br /><i>LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FreedomPop, America's new free Internet company, today announced the public availability of its new Burst home router device, offering 100 percent free high-speed Internet in the home or small office. FreedomPop's new home broadband device provides speeds faster than typical DSL and comparable with most major cable providers. The Burst wireless modem router is $89 and requires no additional installation requirements, contracts or cancellation fees, and can connect up to 10 devices wirelessly.</i><br /><i>"Major broadband providers are charging in excess of $500 per year for home Internet, and continuing to raise their prices – leaving consumers desperate for ways to cut down on their monthly bills for home Internet," said Stephen Stokols, FreedomPop's CEO. "FreedomPop's early success in the wireless market has put us in position to offer home broadband users significantly discounted alternatives."</i><br /><i>FreedomPop home users will receive 1 GB of free data each month and can earn unlimited data by adding friends to their network via email and social media networks, and engaging in partner promotions. The company also offers heavier data users a variety of cost-effective plans, starting at under $10 per month – 80 percent cheaper than today's DSL or cable offerings.</i><br /><i>FreedomPop's free wireless Internet model brings a new level of competition not seen in the US broadband market to date. Unlike most European markets, capped data plans for lighter consumption are not available in the US, leaving consumers to sign up for unlimited plans that can range from $45 to $60 per month.</i><br /><i>To order the FreedomPop service and Hub Burst, go to www.FreedomPop.com/home-internet while supplies last.</i></div></div></div>

FreedomPop's pseudo-free home WiMAX goes live

  FreedomPop tempted users with the prospect of free home internet access -- free after buying the hardware, that is -- back in December. ...

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T-Mobile Sonic 2.0 LTE hotspot reportedly poses for a press image

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /> <div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="TMobile's Sonic 20 LTE hotspot poses for a press image" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/t-mobile-sonic-2-lte-hotspot-leak-1361073471.jpg" /></div>We've previously had just a smattering of text to hint that T-Mobile might kick off its formal LTE launch with a Sonic 2.0 Mobile Hotspot. Things just got more tangible this weekend through an apparent <em>TmoNews</em> leak. The really-truly-4G pocket router has surfaced in a supposed press render that's fairly plain looking, but suggests a little sophistication through a color screen. We're still missing the rather important details of the Sonic 2.0's performance and price; if prior tips are on the mark, though, we'll have our answers (and more devices) in about six weeks.<br /> </div></div>

T-Mobile Sonic 2.0 LTE hotspot reportedly poses for a press image

We've previously had just a smattering of text to hint that T-Mobile might kick off its formal LTE ...

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Mobile Miscellany: week of January 21st, 2013

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr /> <div class="copy post-body"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Mobile Miscellany week of January 21st, 2013" data-src-height="400" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/01/mobile-misc-mini-1359181564.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a new smartphone from Xolo to India, HTC's crackdown on a custom ROM distributor and the UK's largest mobile spectrum auction to date. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "best of the rest" for this week of January 21st, 2013.</div><h3 id="title0" style="text-align: left;"> Xolo A500 debuts in India with Android 4.0</h3><div class="image-container" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Mobile Miscellany week of January 21st, 2013" data-src-height="397" data-src-width="464" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/01/mm-lava-xolo.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> A new Android 4.0 smartphone known as the Xolo A500 became available within India this week, and from all appearances, it's entirely run of the mill. That said, with a price of ₹6,999 ($130), it may just turn a few heads. The Xolo A500 sports a 4-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display, along with a dual-core 1GHz CPU (Snapdragon S4 Play) and dual-SIM functionality. You'll also find a 5-megapixel rear camera, along with a front-facing VGA shooter. The device includes a 1,500mAh battery, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of built-in storage and supports microSD cards up to 32GB in size. [Fone Arena]</div><h3 id="title1" style="text-align: left;"> Ofcom kicks off 4G spectrum auction in UK</h3><div class="image-container" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/11/winstonvic.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> The largest mobile spectrum auction to date in the UK began this week, which is set to nearly double the wireless resources available to Britons. In all, 28 lots of spectrum are available across the 800MHz and 2600MHz bands, which will add 250MHz of spectrum to the 333MHz in use today. Telefonica (O2), Vodafone, EE, Hutchison (Three), Niche Spectrum Ventures (BT), HKT and MLL are participants in the auction, which carries a total reserve price of £1.36 billion. According to UK regulator Ofcom, the auction will take place in several rounds over the coming weeks. [Android Central]</div><h3 id="title2" style="text-align: left;"> AT&T CEO reveals interest in smartphone financing</h3><div class="image-container" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Mobile Miscellany week of January 21st, 2013" data-src-height="410" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/01/mm-randall-stephenson.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Verizon's Lowell McAdam now has some company. During this week's earnings call, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson revealed that AT&T is similarly monitoring T-Mobile's shift to drop the subsidized business model and instead provide customers the ability to finance their new smartphone purchase. While Stephenson may lack grace with his words, the intent is clear: "We expect there to be some dynamics in the marketplace that -- and we'll have to respond to some of it -- we find interesting, like the handset financing that they're doing." Curiously, Stephenson admitted that AT&T has considered the approach in the past, but like Verizon, much of how his company responds will depend on consumers' reception of T-Mobile's new approach. [FierceWireless]</div><h3 id="title3" style="text-align: left;"> US Cellular now offers carrier billing for online shopping</h3><div class="image-container" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Mobile Miscellany week of January 21st, 2013" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/01/mm-buy-more-stuff.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> US Cellular announced this week that it now supports carrier billing for online purchases. The system was launched in partnership with Boku, and subscribers may pay for goods at participating merchants by entering their mobile number at checkout and then confirming the purchase with a text message. From there, customers will find the total amount of the purchase added to their wireless bill. [PhoneScoop]</div><h3 id="title4" style="text-align: left;"> AT&T working to integrate Data Sense for Windows Phone 8</h3><div class="image-container" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/11/lumia822-dsc04086-review.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Data Sense is one of the more unique features of Windows Phone 8, which allows users to monitor their data usage and squeeze more from their data plan through the magic of server-side compression. Verizon is the only carrier to support the feature within the US, but that may soon change, as AT&T has revealed that it's "exploring Data Sense and how to optimize the experience" for its subscribers. About damn time, right? [FierceWireless]</div><h3 id="title5" style="text-align: left;"> HTC forces shutdown of custom ROM site</h3><div class="image-container" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Mobile Miscellany week of January 21st, 2013" data-src-height="319" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/01/mm-htc-aggressive.png" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> A provider of many popular Sense-based ROMs is no more. This week, <em>HTCRUU</em> closed its doors and took its repositories offline in acquiescence to legal threats from HTC. Historically, HTC has taken an admirably lax approach to distribution of customized Sense ROMs, which are popular among enthusiasts of the company's smartphones. Naturally, many other sources exist for custom Sense blends, which raises the question of whether this move was but a one-off showing of legal force, or whether HTC will take a more active approach to ending the underground custom ROM community. Those interested can learn more of the situation on <em>Reddit</em>. [Android Police]</div><h3 id="title6" style="text-align: left;"> Other random tidbits</h3><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Following in the footsteps of Android and iOS, Microsoft has upped the mobile data cap of app downloads and updates for Windows Phone to 50MB. [WPCentral]</li><li> The Meizu MX2 is now available as a subsidized handset for customers of China Unicom. The smartphone can be gotten for free with all two-year plans of ¥226 or more per month, or with all three-year plans of ¥156 or more per month. [GSM Arena]</li><li> Colombia's state-owned telecom, UNE EPM, announced that it would invest $2.5 million to bring LTE services to Barranquilla -- the country's fourth most populous city -- which sports a population of approximately 1.8 million. [RCR Wireless]</li><li> An internal leak has revealed that the HTC 8S will become available at Bell Mobility on February 1st. [MobileSyrup]</li><li> Videotron has announced that it'll begin selling the Nexus 4 on January 30th. Similarly, Fido is accepting reservations (and a requisite $40 deposit) for the smartphone, which it's targeting for an early February arrival. [MobileSyrup 1, 2]</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"> [Buy More Stuff photo credit: jbhthescots / Flickr]</div><div style="text-align: left;"> [Mobile Miscellany photo credit: Thristian / Flickr]</div></div></div>

Mobile Miscellany: week of January 21st, 2013

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