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Big Blue’s been doing its best to catch the eye of nostalgic folks who miss the era of landlines. After introducing prepaid options for Wireless Home Phone in May, Ma Bell’s now extending the service with internet over LTE. An AT&T spokesperson told us that the new Wireless Home Phone and Internet bundle debuted in select locations (listed below) on Friday. A two-year subscription comes with a free router that can connect up to 10 WiFi devices, but it’ll cost you at least $80 a month for unlimited local calls plus 10GB of data. Ponying up $90 each month nets 20GB of data, while boosting the bill to $120 nabs 30GB. Thanks to an additional $10 charge for every gigabyte over your cap, however, wired home broadband may still be your best (read: cheapest) bet if you stream movies and TV shows frequently.

AT&T Wireless Home Phone an Internet bundle markets:

• Baltimore
• Delaware
• Eastern Pennsylvania
• Southern New Jersey
• Virginia
• Washington D.C.
• West Virginia

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We expected the Samsung Galaxy NX camera to cost a bundle when it was first announced, and if pricing from UK retailer Jessops proves accurate, we aren’t going to be “disappointed.” The Android-powered mirrorless model will run £1,299 ($2,000 or so) with an 18-55mm kit lens, more than Canon’s fearsome EOS 70D and pushing Panasonic’s flagship GH-3. As you may recall, the Galaxy NX is the first-ever interchangeable-lens camera to run Android, and packs 3G / 4G LTE radios along with a 20.3-megapixel APS-C sensor, 8.6fps shooting speed, WiFi, 16GB built-in storage, and 1/6000 shutter speed. We noted such strange bedfellows might make it a hard sell, especially considering some shortcomings for demanding photographers, like a slow start-up time and lack of manual dials. Jessops is showing the model in stock, while another retailer called Wex merely has it up for pre-order, so we’re not sure which has it straight. In any event, if you’re one of the few who thought high-end cameras really needed an Android OS, hit the sources.

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Apple’s iPad has dominated the tablet scene for a long time, and given its construction and familiar operating system and overall ease of use, it is understandable. However with Android manufacturers starting to introduce cheaper and more powerful Android tablets, like the new Nexus 7, it is not surprising that Apple’s market share for tablets has been chipped away, and a new report by Strategy Analytics has shown that Android’s tablet market share has grown to 67% in the second quarter of 2013, while Apple’s market share has fallen to 28%, with Microsoft falling to 4.5%.

Of course Android’s tablet market share is the combination of a variety of manufacturers from Samsung, ASUS, Google, Amazon, and etc., so it isn’t surprising that their combined market share is that high. According to Strategy Analytics Director of Tablets, Peter King, he attributes Apple’s decline due to lack of new models introduced in that quarter. Apple’s iPad usually sees refreshes early in the year, but with the last iPad model being introduced late last year along with the iPad mini, we expect that new tablets to be introduced around the same time later this year, so perhaps Apple’s numbers will change then, but for now Android appears to be dominating.

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Recently we’ve come across stories where people have been electrocuted whilst charging their iPhones, and now it looks like even Samsung’s Galaxy S4 has not been spared, although in this case no one was harmed, although an apartment was burnt down in the process. According to the report, a certain Mr. Du from Hong Kong was playing a game on his Galaxy S4 when it suddenly exploded into flames. Naturally he panicked and threw the phone across the room where it landed under his sofa, which then caught fire and burnt the entire apartment down, the results of which can be seen in the photo above.

Given that unofficial products can be dangerous, as highlighted by Apple in a recent statement made with regards to the recent bouts of electrocutions, Du claims that he was using official products, although as you can see in the photo above, the damage is so extensive that it will be hard to tell. It’s hard to believe that so much damage could have occurred as the result of a phone caught on fire, but then again it does not take much for fire to spread. Samsung has stated that they are looking into the matter and that they will also be running a chemical analysis on the rubble to see if Du’s products were really official Samsung products.

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Apple’s products, whether you love or hate them, are highly desirable and we have heard stories where Apple’s retail stores have been robbed. While some robberies are outside jobs, we wouldn’t be surprised if some theft occurred internally as well, which is why it isn’t surprising to learn that Apple has made it mandatory to check the bags of employees before they go on lunch or end their shift, to make sure that the employees have stolen merchandize or have taken out items without permission, along with contraband.

Unfortunately for employees at Apple retail stores, it seems that these checks occur while they are off the clock, meaning that they are not getting paid while they are having their bags searched. While it might be a rather quick process, it seems that since many employees clock out at the same time, the wait can be pretty long and one employee in particular, Amanda Frlekin, has filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming about $1,500 in unpaid wages due to them being searched while off the clock. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages and was filed on behalf of thousands of Apple Store employees across the country. Apple has yet to respond to this complaint.

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