Daily Archives: December 30, 2015

Surface Pro 4 landing in India on January 7; Microsoft sends press invites

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Last month, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that the Surface Pro 4 will land in India in January. And just last week, Microsoft’s India chairman Bhaskar Pramanik revealed that the device will be launched in the country in the “first week” of the month.

And now, we have the exact launch date. The Redmond, Washington-based company has sent out press invites (see image below) confirming that the launch event will be held on January 7 – which is exactly one week from now.

If you aren’t in the know, the tablet – which was launched in the US a couple of months ago – will be the first device in the line-up to be officially launched in…

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BlackBerry Priv reportedly coming to T-Mobile in January

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As of now, the only US carrier that sells the BlackBerry Priv is AT&T. This might change, however, next month when T-Mobile (reportedly) launches the BlackBerry “Venice”.

One of Phone Arena’s readers revealed T-Mobile’s internal work calendar, with the launch of the BlackBerry Venice (The codename for the BlackBerry Priv) on January 26.

Right now, the only way to get a BlackBerry for T-Mobile is by purchasing it unlocked, directly from BlackBerry’s US online store. Still steep, it starts at $699.99.

T-Mobile customers will now be able to acquire the new Android-powered BlackBerry with Jump On Demand, letting customers switch out their phones up to three times a year.

The BlackBerry Priv is the first Android-powered BlackBerry device that put emphasis on security features for enterprise users. It features a 5.4 inch screen with an 18MP rear shooter powered by 3GB of RAM paired with a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 chipset. It also features a slide up screen that reveals BlackBerry’s signature tactile QWERTY keyboard.

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Latest iPhone Leak Confirms Apple’s Colorful New Approach

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There have been a number of discussion in recent weeks over the next-generation of screen technology that Apple will use in the iPhone. Apple continues to use LCD screens for its smartphones, and while the 2016 iPhone 7 family is expected to retain an LCD display, 2017’s iPhones look ready to switch to OLED for the next ‘S’ handsets.

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T-Mobile’s reply to YouTube’s throttling accusations: “we are optimizing it”

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Remember last week when YouTube accused T-Mobile of throttling video traffic? T-Mobile’s reply: it wasn’t throttling the video traffic but simply optimizing content for mobile consumption.

The FCC will be keeping a close eye on T-Mobile with Binge-On’s controversial nature against Net Neutrality since the service technically puts a kind of preference on a certain type of traffic than all other traffic.

Remember, YouTube was the one who told the Wall Street Journal that T-Mobile was throttling YouTube’s traffic. Saying that while reducing charges is good for customers, throttling traffic without customers’ knowledge doesn’t justify the former.

T-Mobile clams the problem with its inability to correctly identify YouTube traffic is the system that flags video traffic to be exempt from the data allotments. Since the Q&A at the Uncarrier event, the point of implementing a better system to tell video traffic apart came up, T-Mobile answered that there are still some kinks to work out in the process of telling video traffic apart.

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Obamacare: You Can’t ignore It, But You Can Make It Work For You

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In the five years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was made law, small business owners understood that eventually they would have to deal with it. That time is now. The ACA (aka Obamacare) comes with new requirements and penalties that start in 2016. But if you are diligent and creative, and your business is of a certain size with the right mix of employees, you might come out financially ahead.    
Let’s start with these questions:
Have you avoided purchasing health insurance for yourself? Are you not offering insurance coverage to your employees? Are you aware that you might be eligible for a tax credit if you have less than 25 employees and provide them health insurance? What is the estimated household income of each employee?
Here are four things to know right now:

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