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RT @Techmeme: How Apple invites facile analysis (@latimeshiltzik / Los Angeles Times)

RT @Techmeme: How Apple invites facile analysis (@latimeshiltzik / Los Angeles Times)

As expected, T-Mobile has pulled the wraps off a new plan structure that eliminates two-year contracts altogether, part of its upcoming "Uncarrier" initiative to streamline pricing. A base price of $50 per month buys you 500MB of high-speed data (with overage-free throttled data after that), unlimited voice minutes, and unlimited texts; you can add unlimited data on the phone alone for $20 more, or up to 12GB of hotspot data through tiers of up to $110 a month. The new plans would seem to complete T-Mobile's move away from deeply-subsidized phones in exchange for two-year agreements, a bold strategy that the other nationals — Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon — have yet to adopt.

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RT @CNETNews: Watch for Apple's iPhone 5S to launch by late June, says analyst

Rather, it's what analysts call a "tough compare" in terms of gross margins -- a measure of the efficiency with which a company turns revenue into profits. Last year at this time Apple's gross margin peaked at an extraordinary 47.37%. This year, following the introduction of a slew of new products -- including new Macs, iPhones and iPads -- it is projecting gross margins somewhere between 37.5% and 38.5%. That's what's driving the income down. Wall Street seems to be betting that in the next six to 12 months, those numbers have nowhere to go but up.

But, thanks to a video of a detailed WiFiSLAM presentation (thanks Brian) at a Geo Meetup, we now have more information about the exact technologies that WiFiSLAM was using to pull off its indoor magic. We also know what SLAM means and why Apple was so interested in this particular company.

After years of development, a shift from closed source to open source, and the advent of popular competitors like Alfred, the OS X productivity tool Quicksilver is finally leaving behind the beta tag it has been carrying around since 2003. According to the Quicksilver blog, the new release "means more than just a change in the version numbering system—it signifies a maturity of Quicksilver and a sign of what’s to come."

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RT @karaswisher: Another smart piece:

"Many folks in the industry have the perspective that Apple is willing to cut out the legs from under professionals without warning. And that can make project leads weary of putting full faith into a entire workflow, which goes well beyond the actual editing software," Poirier told Ars. "The simple question of the survival of the features a Mac Pro provides can push workflow managers to migrate over to Windows, where Avid and Adobe can be installed. Professionals must be able count on lasting support for a few years at a time. If there are any doubts, about where the roadmap leads, it's simply not worth the risk of taking that leap of faith. Post-production houses simply can't afford to be caught off guard."

RT @gigaom: Wow. Former Windows phone exec to head Amazon's mystery mobile project

RT @RWW: Aereo Legal Victory Means Disruption For More Than Broadcasters by @TheTechScribe

RT @gigaom: HTC One officially priced at AT&T starting at $199.99 with contract

RT @Techmeme: Game of Thrones Pirates Break BitTorrent Swarm Record (Ernesto / TorrentFreak)

RT @Techmeme: Game of Thrones Pirates Break BitTorrent Swarm Record (Ernesto / TorrentFreak)

RT @Techmeme: Mobile phone celebrates 40th anniversary (BBC)

RT @Techmeme: Mobile phone celebrates 40th anniversary (BBC)

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