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<title>Report: AT&amp;T enabling FaceTime, Google+ video chat on all data plans</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/17/nine.states.confirmed.for.video.chat.activation/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1369079903_facetime-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[According to reports, AT&amp;T has commenced the effort to enable Apple FaceTime support and Google+ video chat for all customers on its cellular network, not just those on a capped mobile sharing plan. The move starts to fulfill a promise the company made in May to allow customers even on grandfathered "unlimited Internet" plans to use the service....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple denies PRISM knowledge, insists most customer data secure</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/17/quiet.on.passive.backdoor.surveillance/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1371475505_applelogo-blackened.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has issued a rare follow-up public statement on the ongoing crisis over the National Security Agency's PRISM spying program.  Reports revealed that the NSA is using PRISM to collect communications data from internal servers at major technology companies such as Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.  All of the companies have denied providing a government backdoor; Apple in particular was q...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Finished OS X 10.8.4 update fixes problems with Wi-Fi, Exchange</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/06/04/includes.safari.605/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1343258411_mountainlion-handson-sml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has released a completed v10.8.4 update for OS X Mountain Lion.  The release solves numerous issues, such as compatibility problems when connecting to enterprise Wi-Fi networks, and support for Microsoft Exchange in Calendar.  FaceTime calls should now properly connect to non-US phone numbers, and Macs should go to sleep after using Boot Camp....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AT&amp;T to restore pre-loaded video chat network access by end of year</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/20/facetime.google.hangouts.primary.beneficiaries.of.new.policy/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1369079903_facetime-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[AT&amp;T has made a statement regarding the future of video chat applications on its LTE network. According to the telecom company, all "pre-loaded video chat apps" will be available for all of its wireless customers "regardless of data plan or device" by the end of the year. The move is a turnaround from previous decisions by the company to prohibit use of FaceTime and now Google Hangouts chat on mos...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iMessage, FaceTime hit by second outage in under a week</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/12/new.downtime.shorter.than.previous/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352409213_facetime-iphone5ipad4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple's iMessage and FaceTime services experienced another outage earlier today, according to the company's system status page.  The outage is listed as having affected "some users" between 10:45AM and 12:07PM Eastern time.  As of this writing, all of Apple's online services are once again operating normally....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Facetime, iMessage briefly hampered for some users [U]</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1365542566_iMessage-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[[Updated with recovery information] Apple is reporting that "some users" are affected by an outage affecting both iMessage and FaceTime communications. Users on the Apple Support forums are claiming that both services and display a "waiting for verification" message in lieu of sending the message or syncing a FaceTime call between participants....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Court upholds $386 million judgment in VirnetX v. Apple</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/27/apple.must.pay.additional.330k.per.day.until.case.details.settled/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/Apple-Lawsuits%26Legal-new-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A US District Court has upheld an earlier judgment which awarded VirnetX over $368 million in its patent infringement lawsuit against Apple, Seeking Alpha reports.  Apple has been denied a request for a new trial, and must now moreover pay VirnetX $330,211 per day until royalties and other details are settled.  The two parties have 45 days to come to their own royalty agreement before Judge Leonar...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AT&amp;T opens FaceTime to tiered data plans, unlimited blocked</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/16/puts.video.calls.on.iphone.4s.supporting.ipads/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/news/1107/iphone4-facetimetilt.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[(Updated with Free Press intention to file a Net Neutrality complaint for unlimited data plan omission) Following up on a silent rollout, AT&amp;T has formally announced plans to enable FaceTime calls with any tiered data plan.  The carrier previously lifted a policy restricting FaceTime to Mobile Share plans, but still required a device with a tiered plan and LTE, blocking out the iPhone 4S.  "We hav...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple posts new Xmas ad featuring iPad, iPad mini, FaceTime</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/22/christmas.centric.spot.shows.off.family.videoconferencing/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1356167234_Apple-iPadTVad-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[On Friday, Apple launched a new TV ad promoting both the iPad and iPad mini by cleverly showing both products as they might be used in a FaceTime video conference, with a man's granddaughter playing the ukelele and singing "I'll Be Home for Christmas," a wistful 1943 hit for Bing Crosby written by Walter Kent and Kim Gannon (based on a poem by Buck Ram). The grandfather's iPad shows the young lady...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>All AT&amp;T iPhones getting cellular FaceTime, users say</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/21/people.with.iphone.4s.or.unlimited.plans.now.reporting.access/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352409213_facetime-iphone5ipad4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In spite of earlier statements by the carrier, AT&amp;T appears to be extending cellular FaceTime to all compatible devices on its network, note forum posters at MacRumors.  It had been announced that while cellular FaceTime would no longer be restricted to Mobile Share plans, the option would still require a tiered data plan and a device with LTE.  By definition that would block the iPhone 4S and/or ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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