Chris and Taylor talk about new phone plans on U.S. carriers, a Google Maps refresh, the Nokia Lumia 1020, a cheap media center PC and much more!
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Top News
- Jump, Edge, or Next: which mobile carrier’s early upgrade plan screws you the least? via theVerge
- Why are US cell carriers suddenly pushing you to upgrade faster? For the money via Arstechnica
- Sprint wants to become the mobile autobahn, removes all limits for life via Arstechnica
- Revamped Google Maps for iOS launches: supports iPad, indoor maps, enhanced navigation via 9to5Mac
- Google Maps Refreshes Its Android UI, Adds Traffic Reports and More via Lifehacker
- Google Opens The New Google Maps For Web To Everyone via TechCrunch
- Nokia Lumia 1020 Hands On: This Actually Might Be Amazing via Gizmodo
- This is Nokia’s Lumia 1020, a 41-megapixel Windows Phone camera via theVerge
- Hands on with OWA for iPhone, Microsoft’s Outlook for iOS (sort of) via ArsTechnica
Afterburner
- Google’s Chrome app launcher now available for all Windows users via Engadget
- Introducing Yelp Platform! Transactions Made Easy, Directly Through Yelp via Yelp
- VLC for iOS returns by July 19, re-written from the ground up and fully open-sourced via theNextWeb
- Apple announces Logic Pro X, available in App Store for $199 via Ars Technica
- HTC Announces One mini – 4.3 inch display, aluminum, and Snapdragon 400 via Anandtech
- Samsung unveils 1TB 840 Evo solid-state drive via cnet
- Surface RT Prices Slashed via theDigitalMediaZone
thEndUsr Stories
- $99 ARM-based PC runs either Ubuntu or Android via Arstechnica
- Review: Galaxy S 4 Active is a Samsung phone for folks who hate Samsung phones via Arstechnica
- Attention, Shoppers: Store Is Tracking Your Cell via NYT
- US energy use dropped in 2012 as renewables, natural gas rose via Arstechnica
Tip of the Week: Gmail Has New Ads That Look Like Emails, Here’s How to Turn Them Off via Lifehacker
App Pick: Introducing Opera 15 for Computers, and a fast release cycle via Opera
Kicker: Team wins 33-year-old competition to build a human-powered helicopter via Arstechnica
