Cyber Monday, Black Friday 2014 Deals AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile

It's the time of the year again to take advantage of Cyber Monday and Black Friday sale. 

Here are the deals offered by T-Mobile:

- Sign up for their tablet data plan and get a FREE Alcatel OneTouch Pop 7-inch tablet
- $100 discounts on Samsung Galaxy S5, LG Optimus L90, Galaxy Note 3
- Shipping is Free. No Contract Required.
- Get $68.00 off on LG Optimus L90 4G No-Contract 8GB Smartphone (T-Mobile) using promo code L90DEAL ($168.00 - $68.00) $100
- Get Samsung Galaxy Note 4 32GB 4G LTE Smartphone w/16 MP Camera (T-Mobile) for only $749.96
- Get HTC One M8 16GB 4G Android Smartphone w/5MP Camera for a 2 Year Contract for FREE
- Use promo code ZMAXPROMO to get $48 off on T-Mobile Prepaid ZTE ZMAX 4G No-Contract Cell Phone ($252.00 - $48.00) = $204.00
- Get Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android Smart Phone for a 2-year Contract for FREE

Here are the deals offered by Sprint:

- Get Sharp AQUOS Crystal 4G LTE 8GB Smartphone with a 2-year Contract for FREE value at $239.99
- Get a HTC 8XT 4.3-inch 4G Windows Phone 8 (Sprint) with a 2-year Contract for FREE value at $399.99
- Get LG G2 4G LTE w/13MP Camera Smartphone (Sprint) with a 2 Year Contract for FREE
- Enjoy an Apple iPhone 5c 16GB Smartphone with 2-year Contract for $FREE value at $449.99
- Get an HTC Desire 510 4G LTE 4GB SmartPhone (Sprint) with 2-year contract for FREE value at $216.00

Here are the deals offered by AT&T:

- $99 Special deal on the Samsung Galaxy Gear Fit (black only), Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo (all colors), Martian Notifier, LG G Watch, or Pebble Smart Watch.
- Get HTC Desire 610 4G LTE 8GB Smartphone (AT&T) with a 2-year Contract for $0.99 instead of $199.99
- Get Apple iPhone 5c 16GB Cell Phone (AT&T) with a 2-year Contract for $0.99 instead of $449.99
- Get Samsung Galaxy S III mini 4G LTE 8GB with 2 Year Contract for $0.99 instead of $249.99
- Get Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini 4G LTE 16GB 4.3-inch Smartphone Refurbish with 2-year Contract for $0.99 instead of $271.99
- Get Nokia Lumia 635 Matte 4G LTE 4.5-inch Windows Phone with 2-year contract for only $0.99 instead of $139.99

Apple iMessage Outage

Apples iMessage went out and a lot of users have posted their frustration on social media networks like Twitter and Facebook. The Apple iMessage is available on both iOS and Mac, and the messages are not being sent at of the moment while on the iPhone they are being sent as text messages. So, you should still be able to receive text messages on your iPhone, just don’t expect to see them pop up on your Mac or iPad until this problem is fixed.

iMessage is Apple’s messaging client for iOS and Mac which allows what would normally be text messages to be sent through the service and for messages to show up on iPads and Macs.

Tech site "The Next Web" reported that users could not send iMessages via OS X and on the iPhone and the iMessages reverted to text messaging to send messages that failed to send. It also said that the problem did not seem related to the recent upgrade to iOS 8.1.1, as the site's test iPhones that could not use iMessages had updated to 8.1.1.

OPPO N3 and R5 Unveiled

OPPO N3

OPPO R5

China based Electronic manufacturer OPPO launched their latest smartphones the N3 and the R5. OPPO N3 has a unique rotating camera on the top of the phone, while the R5 claims to be the world's thinnest smartphone on the market today.

The OPPO N3 which features a swivel camera can also take pictures using the 360-degree mode, it also has panaromic mode, multi-angle, and wide angle shots.

The OPPO R5 is just 4.85 mm thin which the company boast as the thinnest in the world.

Sky Li the company's General Manager, Overseas Mobile Phone Business said, "The N3 was built and designed with our users in mind. We took what our users loved about N1 and made it even better. The N3 is a perfect demonstration of our commitment to design and innovation."

About the R5, he said: "We used cutting-edge manufacturing techniques to create a phone that fits perfectly into the users’ hands, and that feels incredible. The frame has been forged nine times and then finished by hand to give a perfect sheen and feel. It has a quality that is not available anywhere else in the industry."

OPPO N3 Specs:

Display: 5.5" inches Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Processor: 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad-Core (MSM8974AA)
Operating System: Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
GPU: Adreno 330
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 32 GB that is expandable up to 128GB using microSD card
Battery:  3000 mAh Li-Po battery with Rapid Charge
Camera: 16-megapixel f/2.2
-Scene modes: Normal, Ultra-HD, Colorful Night, Beautify, HDR, Panorama, Audio Photo, GIF mode, Double Exposure, Auto Panorama, Super Marco, After Focus, Raw
- Features: 4K video @ 30 fps, 1080p video @ 60 fps, 720p slow motion video @120 fps
Weight: 192 g (6.77 oz)
Color: White

OPPO R5 Specs:

Display: 5.2" inches Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 423 PPI AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Processor: 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core (MSM8939)
Operating System: ColorOS 2.0, based on Android 4.4
GPU: Adreno 330
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 16 GB not expandable
Battery:  2000 mAh Li-Po battery with Rapid Charge
Camera: Main (back) 13 megapixel Sony Exmor IMX214 BSI sensor
- Secondary (Front) 5-megapixel front-facing 83 degree wide angle lens
- Scene modes: Normal, Ultra-HD, Colorful Night, Slow Shutter, Expert Mode, Beautify, HDR, Panorama, Audio Photo, GIF, Double Exposure, Raw, Super Macro, After Focus
- Features: 4K video @ 30 fps, 1080p video @ 60 fps, 720p slow motion video @120 fps

Nokia Dropped Now Known as Microsoft Lumia

Nokia was once on the top of the mobile phone world now the Nokia brand will be meeting its end. Microsoft is now officially ending the Nokia brand they will be replacing it with their own Lumia range of Windows smartphones.

Microsoft purchased Nokia’s mobile devices division back in April for $7.2 billion along with a 10-year deal to use the Finnish company’s name on smartphones.

The Nokia name will completely disappear since the original Finnish company still exists as Nokia Networks, which focuses on networking, mapping and telecommunications infrastructure. Nonetheless, the end of Nokia as a cell phone brand marks the end of an era.

Lenovo SmartBand Revealed By FCC

The Lenovo SmartBand has been revealed by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) listing. Lenovo will be joining the trend of wearable device, with the Lenovo SmartBand. The Lenovo SmartBand is a  fitness tracker that can be connected and sync to your smartphones through Bluetooth. The device can work on different Operating System like iOS, Android, and Windows 8 devices. The device has a display where it shows your fitness statistics, time, and reminders. It is also equipped with an optical heart-rate monitor that is located on the rear of the device.

It also has a training mode, which can be used to track and monitor your run. The Lenovo SmartBand will display the distance run, duration of the run, and calories burned during the run.

The device will also vibrate if the user have an incoming calls and messages. It will show the name and number of the person calling or texting.

Based on the FCC filing, the battery of the device can last 7 days on a full charge. It is also IP67 grade for dust and water resistance.

AT&T Increases data plan in special limited-time promotion

AT&T is offering a limited-time special promotion that will increase your data plan 2x. The special promo have started Sunday September 28, 2014 and it will end on October 31, 2014. If you have monthly Mobile Share Value plans from 15GB to 50GB they will be increased 2x. So, subscribers will enjoy more data monthly with no additional cost.

The new promotion is a welcome news for heavy users and those with family plans. The promo is open to new and existing AT&T subscribers. Another good news is these promo do not expire so even if the promo plan will end on  October 31 the size of your data plan per month will remain doubled until you cancel your service or switch to a new plan.

Apple iPhone 6 Set New Record with 4 million orders 1st day

Apple has established a new pre-order records for their latest iPhone, selling more than 4 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones in its first day (first 24 hours). Apple said the delivery of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will start Friday and throughout September, but some may take up to October to be delivered.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will still be available Friday on a walk-in basis at Apple retail stores and from various wireless carriers and authorized Apple resellers.