Samsung teases new Gear smartwatch
At its Unpacked 2015 event, Samsung teased its new Gear S2 smartwatch and then followed with an advertizing 'lookbook'. On Aug. 13, Samsung teased a brief image of the new Gear S2 smartwatch during its Samsung Unpacked event in New York. Shortly after the announcement, the company tweeted a link to a fashion "Lookbook" on its website, in which a series of contemporary models pose with the the new Galaxy Note 5, S6 Edge+ and Gear S2 smartwatch. The look is very artsy-tech: it's a modern photo shoot with graphic shapes, bold colors and copy that emphasizes the "breakthrough" nature of the brand. The angle of the photos doesn't give much insight into the Gear S2, so we'll just have to wait until its official launch in Berlin on September 3.
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AT&T Simplifies Its Mobile Plans, Encourages Higher Data Usage
Today, AT&T announced that it’s changing up its mobile data plans. Now, the company is merging its 1GB and 3GB plans into a simpler 2GB option. However its plans still push customers towards more data. The new plans are structurally similar to the old ones. You’ll pay an “access fee” to add a line to the account, then pay a certain amount of money for data (with voice and text included). The new plans are as follows:
- 300MB for $20
- 2GB for $30
- 5GB for $50
- 10GB for $70
- 20GB for $140
The first three plans have a $25 access fee, but the latter two only cost $15 for each line. Which means your plan gets cheaper the more data you use. While this is likely partially geared towards families, it’s also much easier to nudge users towards higher data plans. For example, formerly you could get 3GB for $40. Anyone who uses more than 2GB but less than 3GB now has to go for the 5GB plan which is $10 more than the older 3GB plan.
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Apple TV to be pushed back into next year
Apple will reportedly delay its much anticipated live TV service to at least next year. The company had planned to introduce the service, which is delivered over the Internet, this year. Discussions with broadcasters such as CBS Corp and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc to license programming are progressing slowly, and lack of content has led Apple to scrap plans to announce the service at a Sept. 9 event, according to Bloomberg. Apple also lacked the computer network capacity to ensure a good viewing experience, Bloomberg said. The company still plans to introduce a more powerful version of its Apple TV set-top box at the event, which will be held in San Francisco. Apple was aiming to price the new service at about $30 to $40 a month, media reports have said.
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