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Apple boosts free iCloud storage tier from 5GB to 200GB for students and teachers

This qualifies as both nifty and helpful. Over at Apple’s education event, the company has announced that teachers and students will receive 200GB of free iCloud storage, a forty-fold increase over the 5GB typically offered for the free tier of iCloud. “iCloud safely stores students’ documents and creative projects, keeping them up to date, secure […]

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Rumor: Verizon to announce revised calling plans, higher data caps, increased prices

Verizon’s assorted data plans will likely be seeing data cap improvements alongside increased price points come tomorrow. The wireless company is expected to announce the changes alongside access to unlimited usage through a new feature dubbed ‘Safety Mode’, rollover data options, and more. A number of current plans are expected to increase by $5 making […]

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Verizon to begin shared data plans starting June 28th

Maybe shared data plans will come into vogue this year. Per AppleInsider, wireless carrier Verizon has announced that it will be initiating shared data plans later this month, making it the first of the “big-three” U.S. telecoms to offer such a program. The company announced the new “Share Everything” option on Tuesday, which includes unlimited […]

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AT&T to throttle data for top five percent of user base

There’s a price to pay for using a ton of data on your iPhone plan… Per Macworld, AT&T announced late on Friday that it will begin throttling data throughput for heavy users of its unlimited smartphone data plans beginning on October 1. According to the wireless provider, data throttling will affect only those smartphone customers […]

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Verizon ending unlimited data plan, will introduce tiered pricing plans for heavy data users

The good times/unlimited data can’t last for ever. Per Reuters, a Verizon executive said today that the company will be kicking off the summer by eliminating smartphone plans that allow unlimited web access for a flat fee. Those will be replaced with tiered pricing that will make heavy data users pay more for mobile data. […]