T-Mobile to Allow Customers to Upgrade Devices Twice a Year

T-Mobile is really determined to turn the mobile world upside down by breaking all the rules. At an event in New York today, T-Mobile announced its new JUMP plan, which allows customers to upgrade their phones up to twice a year.

"We are going to redefine a stupid, broken and arrogant industry," T-Mobile US CEO John Legere said at the press event. "Two years is too long to be locked into a phone. That's 730 days of watching new phones come out that you cannot have."

Jump!

T-Mobile subscribers can join the the JUMP program for only $10 a month. After the first six months of enrollment, JUMP subscribers will be able to trade in eligible phones to participating T-Mobile stores and upgrade to a new device. Equipment Installment Plans will be erased, and customers will be able to buy their new device for a new upfront price. This is a great plan for early adopters who like to acquire the latest smartphones as soon as they're released.

Behold the Budget iPhone Rainbow of Colors

With each passing day more lower-priced iPhone parts are photographed and leaked from the supply chain. At least this is what AppleDaily wants us to believe. Considering the large number of matching photos form several sources Apple might actually launch the device in the colors pictured below.

budget iPhone rainbow

Aside from offering the so-called budget iPhone alongside the flagship iPhone 5S this fall, Apple is expected to release iOS 7. One thing is clear, the bright hues found in the company's latest operating system could have met their match in the external plastic parts of the budget iPhone. Of course, it's possible these parts are knock-offs and will never see the light of day.

Pandora Radio for iOS Gets Several Improvements

Pandora continues to improve its streaming music app for Apple devices with yesterday's release of version 4.4. Now available on the App Store, the latest Pandora Radio app on iOS incorporates several improvements. With Apple's own iTunes Radio service looming on the horizon, Pandora and other streaming music services have been working overtime to polish their offerings.

Pandora iOS 4.4

Regular Pandora users will notice the addition of an automatic pause when muting your device. This feature is handy when silence is needed, making sure that none of your favorite music is missed. When returning to Pandora the song can be resumed. Playback buffering has also been improved, which means that in situations without the greatest data connection the music will not be interrupted as easily.

Yelp Adds New Food Ordering Feature

Yelp users in select cities can now pay for food delivery or pick-up directly from the iOS app. Yelp began rolling out the new service called Yelp Platform in the U.S. on Tuesday. The new service allows iOS users to order from restaurants supported by "delivery.com and Eat24, like NYC's Harry's Italian Pizza Bar and Layaly Mediterranean Grill in SF," according to the official Yelp announcement. Yelp plans to roll out the platform category by category eventually adding new options like spas, yoga studios, salons and dentist appointments.

Yelp Version 6.9.1

Yelp Platform will also be available through Yelps mobile or desktop websites, and an Android version is also in the works. Version 6.9.1 also brings a new preview screen after taking a photo. Current Yelp users can download the update starting today.

Apple Giving Away 10 Top Apps for Free

Now that the App Store is turning five years old, Apple is celebrating by offering 10 top iOS app titles for free. No less than five landmark games and five groundbreaking apps will be free to download and install for a limited time. July 10 marks five years since the App Store first opened in 2008.

Apple app store 5 year anniversary

While the store originally launched with 500 apps, there are currently 900,000 apps to choose from. Apple has also posted a timeline of milestones in the history of the iOS App Store. On June 10, more than $10 billion was paid out to developers, and on May 16 the store marked over 50 billion individual downloads.

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