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- Sony gives fans control over the next Xperia announcement
- Verizon unveils Share Everything plans, available June 28th
- T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Android 4.0.3 update now available
| Sony gives fans control over the next Xperia announcement Posted: 12 Jun 2012 02:20 PM PDT  It might not have the build up of a major press announcement like the Galaxy S III, but Sony is giving something new a go over on their Facebook page by letting fans “fast forward” to the announcement of the next Xperia smartphone. This started yesterday morning and the announcement was originally scheduled for June 22nd, but every time a user clicks the big orange button the clock jumps ahead (just one turn per day). They’ve had a pretty solid response so far as a little over 24,000 people have clicked the button and thus brought the announcement up to the afternoon of June 13th as it stands right now. Now I’m guessing that Sony isn’t probably unveiling anything revolutionary here, but they do still owe us one Xperia Ion for AT&T by the end of June. Despite the fans on their Facebook page doing some minor rioting in favor of an Xperia Play 2 I’m pretty sure they would have brought that out at E3 last week if it were that far along. In case I’m right about this being the Ion, I’ll give a quick refresher, as I was pretty impressed with it at CES. The highlights were the 4.65-inch 1280×720 Reality Display which was one of the best looking displays I’ve seen in terms of contrast and color reproduction. The other big feature was the 12 MP Exmor-R camera which was able to fire off a shot from standby in under 2 seconds. On the downside it was slated to launch with Gingerbread, though we’re hoping Sony’s wised up and puts Android 4 on this bad boy. Hit the source link below to do your part to speed up the countdown, if you have a Facebook account that is, and there’s also at least one contest for a free Xperia phone that you can get in on while you are at it. The Ion is just my theory, any other Xperia phones that you’ve been waiting for?
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| Verizon unveils Share Everything plans, available June 28th Posted: 12 Jun 2012 06:54 AM PDT  Shared data plans will soon be a reality, if you happen to be a Verizon Wireless customer. Verizon has finally officially unveiled their shared data plans, set for a June 28th availability date. Verizon’s new Share Everything plans will give each plan an unlimited amount of data and texts, with fees increasing with the amount of data you need to get through the month. When pricing a data plan, customers will be presented with the following two-step process: Step 1: Select 1 smartphone and up to 9 other devices
Step 2: Select the amount of data you need
Once you’ve made selections, simply add your fees together to come up with your monthly bill. For example, a two smartphone plus one tablet plan at 4GB of monthly data would be $160 per month ($40 for each smartphone, $10 for the tablet, and $70 for 4GB of shared data). All smartphones and tablets on the plan will feature the hotspot functionality at no additional charge, so long as you stay below your allotted data threshold. The resulting prices are generally less than they would be under the current plan structure, generally falling around $10-20 per month cheaper, though the savings are potentially much greater on the high end. A plan with 5 smartphones would be about $340 per month in the old world, and comes in at around $300 for 10GB of data, or a bit less if you need less data. I for one am looking forward to shared data plans, as they have the potential to save customers lots of money on their monthly bills. With AT&T and other carriers rumored to be working on plans of their own, shared data is likely here to stay.
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| T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Android 4.0.3 update now available Posted: 12 Jun 2012 06:16 AM PDT  The Android 4.0.3 update for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II is now available. The update went live at 10PM last night, but don’t expect the update to magically appear on your phone. Unlike most other Android manufacturers, Samsung will not be pushing out the update over the air. Instead, T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II owners will need to use Samsung's Kies software on a desktop computer to download and install the update. The Android 4.0 update incorporates the majority of the new features Google introduced with Ice Cream Sandwich, but users will have to dig to find them since Samsung’s TouchWiz UI will not look much different than the previous version. To learn more about all the changes included in the new software build, T-Mobile has put together a detailed “Top 10 things to know about TouchWiz Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS): Samsung Galaxy S II” page on its support site. So what are you waiting for? Let us know how the update goes and how you like your Samsung Galaxy S II running on Ice Cream Sandwich. Gallery
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