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At The Nexus #137: It’s Bloody French


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Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the latest Virgin Mobile plan, Sprint's French competition and a joint adventure with T-Mobile, broken LG G Watches, HP's next mass market failure, a planned HTC event, MacBook Pro updates, Google+ Photo's dissolution, and so much more!

Carrier
  • Virgin Mobile’s new plan offers more control at the expense of net neutrality | The Verge
  • French Mobile, Illiad, bids on T-Mobile
  • French company Iliad wants to buy T-Mobile and ruin Sprint’s grand plan | The Verge
  • Sprint/T-Mobile plan to buy spectrum together may be blocked by FCC | Ars Technica
  • Phone & Watches
    • LG Issues G Watch Update In Response To Complaints About Corrosion And Skin Irritation
    • HP’s new smartwatch doesn’t run Android Wear, but it’ll still play nice with your smartphone | 9to5Google
    • Leaked Pic Tips Windows Phone-Based HTC One (M8) | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
    • Apple
      • Mid-2014 Mac mini listed on Apple Support page, but no 2014 Mac mini in sight | 9to5Mac
      • Apple support page also listed as yet unseen ‘mid-2014 iMac 27′ | 9to5Mac
      • 15-Inch Mid 2014 Retina MacBook Pro Benchmark Shows Decent Entry-Level Speed Gains – Mac Rumors
      • With Apple-Beats Deal Complete, Ian Rogers To Run iTunes Radio – Digits – WSJ
      • Google
        • Google plans to unbundle photo service from Google+. Why? : PERSONAL TECH : Tech Times
        • Formerly Nexus-only Google Now Launcher out for all Android 4.1+ devices | Ars Technica
        • Microsoft
          • Cortana coming to China with new look and features | Ars Technica
          • Other News
            • BadUSB hack may be one of the biggest threats you have seen!
            • Flappy Bird is back… on Amazon Fire TV? | Ars Technica
            • Netflix is now also paying AT&T to improve streaming quality | The Verge
            • Facebook hit with international class action privacy suit (Wired UK)
            • Twitter’s User Problem: Fastest Gains Are People That Don’t See Ads – WSJ
            • Plugs
              • Mechanical Keyboard for Gaming – G710 Plus – Logitech
              • Amazon.com: Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Tactile High-Speed Keys – Black: Computers & Accessories
              • This episode of At The Nexus has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #246: ATN #137 — My Pleaseeasaur!

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