Last year it was reported that T-Mobile would be ending carrier subsidies, instead asking customers to pay full price for their phones albeit over monthly installments repaid over the duration of their contract. Considering that many customers do rely on carrier subsidies in the US to gain access to high-end smartphones without having to pay full price, naturally this move can be thought of as somewhat risky. However it looks like T-Mobile isn’t alone on this as reports are suggesting that both AT&T and Verizon’s CEOs have expressed their interest in introducing monthly installments as well over subsidies.
According to AT&T’s CEO, Randall Stephenson, “That’s something we’ve looked at on several occasions. I kind of like that idea […] It’s something we’re going to be watching,” while Verizon’s CEO was quoted as saying that the concept is “very intriguing,” but expressed worry that customers might be put off by the idea of having to pay full price for a smartphone. The US is one of several countries around the world where carrier subsidies are pretty heavy, compared to countries such as Singapore or Malaysia where subsidies are marginal and where customers typically end up paying full price for their phones anyway.
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Apple’s retail stores, just like Starbucks, is pretty iconic in terms of its design, the choice of furniture, the colors and its layout, and it seems that Apple has been successfully granted a trademark over the layout of their store and its design! This trademark was originally applied for back in 2010 and was successfully granted about a week ago. According to the trademark’s description, “There are cantilevered shelves below recessed display spaces along the side walls, and rectangular tables arranged in a line in the middle of the store parallel to the walls and extending from the storefront to the back of the store.” 
Samsung is certainly casting a really, really wide net when it comes to the amount of smartphones and tablets which they will be introducing to the market later this year. First of all, we have confirmation that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (which will obviously be the successor to the Galaxy Tab 2) will be coming our way, as it has been confirmed by Samsung’s very own UAPROF (User Agent Profile) files.
Just in case you figured out that Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, and even BlackBerry 10 are not good enough to keep the smartphone and tablet segments happy with their respective devices, here we are with yet another mobile operating system to whet your appetite and perhaps, pique your curiosity – the Firefox OS. Just which device will run with the Firefox OS right underneath the hood? Why, it would have to be ZTE and their upcoming device, which has yet to be named, and said device will be featured at Mobile World Congress that is set to happen later next month.
