At The Nexus #139: Marcelo Claudius

Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss T-Mobile's new P2P stance and Sprint's new pretty cheap plans, tons of phones coming out pretty soon from Samsung, Motorola and oddly enough, Sharp, Apple's solution to USB connectors' four-dimensional paradox, Microsoft's Threshold in Fall and so much more!

Carrier

• T-Mobile to throttle customers who use unlimited LTE data for torrents/p2p » TmoNews
• Sprint Launches New Price War, Debuts $100 Family Plan | Re/code

Phone

• Samsung Galaxy Note 4 specs and pricing leaked ahead of announcement
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha is now official: metal-made and the thinnest Galaxy yet
• HTC releasing Zoe app to the masses this week with more to come | Android and Me
• HTC Desire 816 – Full phone specifications
• Sharp’s new phone for Sprint looks like something out of a sci-fi fantasy | The Verge
• Sharp Aquos Crystal and Crystal X go live in Japan – GSMArena.com news
• Moto X+1, Moto G2, and Moto 360 to be revealed on September 4
• Reversible USB Type-C connector finalized: Devices, cables, and adapters coming soon | ExtremeTech

Apple

• Video Shows New Lightning Cable with Reversible USB Connector in Action – Mac Rumors
• Now even more shots of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6’s 1810mAh battery have leaked | 9to5Mac
• Apparent Photo of 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Battery Reveals 2,915 mAh Capacity – Mac Rumors

Google

• Android in Q2 grew to 84.7% of smartphone market, 60% under $200 off-contract | 9to5Google
• Google’s undersea cables have to be reinforced because sharks keep biting them | The Verge

Microsoft

• Report: Windows ‘Threshold’ public preview will debut this fall | PCWorld
• Steve Ballmer steps down as board member at Microsoft

Other News

• Amazon undercuts Square and PayPal with its own mobile card reader

This episode of At The Nexus has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #249: ATN #139 — Payment Method Meh!

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