ByteNow

New things are coming...

BlackBerry making moves.

BlackBerry PRIV looks to be headed to T-Mobile by end of January PhoneArena, on an obtained T-Mobile internal release schedule: "One of our loyal PhoneArena readers has just sent us what appears to be a January 2016 calendar of activities for T-Mobile. We call your attention to the entry for January 26th, which shows that to be the date of the BlackBerry Venice l…

AT&T is finally abolishing the typical two-year service agreement and replacing it entirely with a new monthly installment model, AT&T Next.

AT&T abolishing cellular subsidy contracts January 8th Ina Fried of Re/Code, expanding on an Engadget report from this morning: “With $0 down for well-qualified customers, the ability to upgrade early and down-payment options available with even lower monthly installments, our customers are overwhelmingly choosing AT&T Next,” AT&T told Re/code. “Startin…

One of our own claimed with certainty that he wasn't going to buy an Apple Watch when Apple announced the product, but he did anyway. And now he's keeping it.

Yesterday was the last day to return my Apple Watch, and I didn’t I bought an Apple Watch fifteen days ago, and yesterday was the last day I would have been eligible to return it for a refund, but I didn't do that. I'm not entirely sure that's the right decision, but I'm out of time and I want to see this through to the end. I've always…

New stuff is coming!

Apple to announce cool new stuff on September 9th John Paczkowski, writing for BuzzFeed Tech, on Apple's plans to announce new devices on September 9th: Sources familiar with Apple’s plans tell BuzzFeed News the company intends to hold a special event the week of Sept. 7, with Wednesday the 9th being the most likely date. Sept. 9 is the same day on…

Sprint announces new 10GB $100/mo Family Plan, but can’t beat T-Mobile in value Never slow to counter a punch, Sprint has quickly responded to T-Mobile's latest family plan efforts with a new plan of its own. The carrier just announced a new 10GB shared data plan for 4 family members, for $100 a month. T-Mobile's new plans, however, offer customers 10GB for each line on the acc…

We owe you an apology.

State of the Site: A new trimmed, more streamlined approach to our content We've been through tough times here since we embarked on this journey nearly five years ago, but none more serious and concerning than the lull in content that we've been experiencing through the last few months. We've been embattled with ever-changing personal schedules, struggles to develop a cont…

We won't know the exact number of Apple Watches sold during Apple's earnings release tomorrow, but it probably doesn't matter much right now anyway.

(PS. Take a look at our new format for news post and let us know if you enjoy the change of pace.)

Some analysts think the Apple Watch is a hit, some don’t In an interesting Re/Code piece about Apple's upcoming quarterly earnings report, the site references Piper Jaffray analyst and noted Apple investor Gene Munster's latest note about Apple's latest product category: Piper Jaffray offered a similar assessment of Apple Watch sales — estimating a slow s…

The best iPad keyboard on the market, hands down.

Review: BrydgeAir Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad Air 2 It’s timely that I’m writing this BrydgeAir iPad keyboard review now, just two weeks after Apple revealed iOS 9 at its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference and showcased some incredible multitasking and productivity features that are coming to the iPad later this fall. When I was thinking about h…

Review: Oco Wireless HD Home Security Camera One of the spaces in consumer electronics that is quickly exploding is home automation. Believe it or not, my home isn't very automated right now. I live in an older Philadelphia row home, which is more difficult to automate than a modern newly built home. Over the last few weeks, a few companies ha…

Nexus 6 available on Verizon Wireless beginning today It took a little bit longer than most had anticipated, but the Nexus brand has finally returned to Verizon Wireless store shelves. Starting today, Big Red will be selling the Nexus 6 online; it'll be available in retail stores beginning March 19th. Many believe that Verizon Wireless had waited until…

Big steps for cord cutters and a great value on a great streaming box.

AppleTV price reduced to $69 new, announces official HBO partnership It may have been glossed over by Apple's announcements of a new MacBook, more MacBook upgrades, and an Apple Watch, but at its Spring Forward event this afternoon, Apple also slashed the price of its AppleTV set-top streaming box by a pretty hefty $30. Prior to today, the device was sold for $99 or…