Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Rogers Prepping New Cancellation Policies, 6.8 Million Android And iOS Devices Were Activated on Xmas Day & Apple to Launch Redesigned iPhone

Rogers Prepping to Rollout New Cancellation Policies January 2012, Will Bring “Bill 60 Like Changes Across Canada
Apparently Rogers will be putting a similar Bill 60 structure in place across Canada where those wireless customers who wish to cancel their service will have to pay a “service disconnection fee”, or “Economic Inducement”, of $12.50, plus the hardware subsidy cost – “Hardware Savings / # of months in term X # of months remaining in the term”.
MobileSyrup

Apple Android

6.8 Million Android And iOS Devices Were Activated on Xmas Day, 242 Million Apps Downloaded
On a combined basis, 6.8 million devices were activated, up 353 percent from the 1.5 million average activations a day over the first 20 days of December. And that number from 2.8 million combined activations on Christmas, 2010, the previous record.
TechCrunch

Apple to Launch Completely Redesigned iPhone in Fall 2012
Apple is planning to use a rubber or plastic material — similar to the material used in the company’s bumper cases — that will be built into the new iPhone case. In all likelihood, this material will be used as a bezel surrounding the front edge of the phone (like the iPhone 3GS bezel) and it will serve two purposes.
BGR

Windows Phone Marketplace Passes 50,000 Apps
It seems like only yesterday that the Windows Phone Marketplace hit 40,000 apps — actually, it was Nov. 17 — and now Microsoft’s mobile app store has just passed 50,000, according to All About Windows Phone.
Mashable