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T-Mobile "Abolishes Consumer Overages"

After changing the way mobile providers dealt with cellphone subsidies, T-Mobile has now decided to "abolish consumer overages". The mobile carrier today announced part three of its new three part Un-carrier movement. Part one involved rolling out the company's Starter Plan which gave "value-conscious Americans" unlimited talk, text and up to 500MB 4G LTE data for only $40. Part two, entitled "Operation Tablet Freedom," allowed tablet owners to save money while upgrading to a 4G LTE model.

Abolishes Consumer Overages

Part three challenges AT&T, Verizon and Sprint to eliminate overage penalties. John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile, who says "overage fees are flat out wrong," has created a petition on Change.org asking all wireless carriers to abolish their "greedy, predatory" practices.

Possible iPhone 6 Cases Surface, Suggesting Two Different Size Units

As soon as the iPhone 5s hit the market the iPhone 6 rumor mill began churning, and claims of varying sizes, shapes, release dates and new functionality are now all over the web. At this point, the one rumor that has gathered the most steam is that it will be available in two different sizes. Pictures of a pair of alleged prototype iPhone 6 cases have emerged, and seem to lend credence to that rumor.

alleged iPhone 6 cases

MobileFun recently received a picture of two supposed iPhone 6 prototype cases lying side by side. The source of the photo is not entirely clear, so, as usual, take it with with a grain of salt. Aside from the two different sizes, it appears that there is a cutout on the right side of each case (left side in the pictures). This supports KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo research note from earlier this week that suggested

New iOS Games, Apps and JB Tweaks of the Week: Family Guy Game is a Money Sucking Bore

After an "accidental" release to the New Zealand App Store, and an epic hissy fit by FOX, TinyCo's Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff is finally available for mobile devices. The game is another painfully slow resource management title where you must rebuild Quahog after it is destroyed by The Giant Chicken and Peter Griffin.

Family Guy: The Quest For Stuff

Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff is horribly boring. While TinyCo did a great job of capturing the essence of the television show, the game suffers because all you do is wait around for timers. You can of course speed things up by spending real life cash.

iOS App of the Week: Morning Weather App

The popular iPad weather app, Morning, is now available for the iPhone. Morning by Tamper was selected by Apple as one of the best apps of 2013. It is a minimalist app designed to "make your routine easier" by allowing you to customize various "panels" for Weather, News, Stocks and so on.

Morning — Weather, To-Do, News, and more

Users can easily keep track of six categories at one time and select which category is featured front and center. Each category also features its own edit button and different customization options. For example, you can set the Weather panel to show you the high and low, humidity, wind speed and so on in a different country. The Time/Date category features a 24 hour clock, and the Reminders panel is capable of syncing to your device's Reminders app. The other panels include a Commute option for traffic updates, a daily Calendar, and a Countdown timer so you will never miss another appointment.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Sneaks Its Way Onto the App Store

Atari riled up RollerCoaster Tycoon fans by teasing them with the hashtag #RCT4M on Twitter for a few weeks before dropping an official trailer in March. However, the only release info announced was that the game would be available sometime in the "early spring," and it looks like spring has officially arrived.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 4

RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile popped up on the App Store this morning for $2.99. The mobile version of the hit franchise allows users to create and share their own amusement park on their iPod touch, iPhone or iPad. The game includes 20 pre-designed coasters, over 50 different attractions, restaurants, concession stands and so on. Users can also unlock new materials and share roller coaster blueprints with other users.

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