12:04 AM
Sorry for not having time for an LOTD yesterday--2nd week in a row that I had to go to DC and I missed LOTDs on both days I traveled East. My flight is delayed now so I have time to see what I can find.
Michael Dell won approval to buy out Dell computers for $24.9 bil and take it private:
http://mashable.com/2013/09/12/michael-dell-private/
Sprint confirmed that the new iPhones (5S and 5C) do *not* support LTE on the 2.5GHz spectrum that Sprint is using for their nationwide LTE network. Apple is supporting the LTE bands that China Mobile is using (2.6GHz, 1.9GHz, and 2.3GHz), but Sprint's 2.5GHz spectrum did not make the cut:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-cfo-apples-iphone-5s-and-5c-do-not-support-lte-25-ghz-spectrum/2013-09-11
Some companies are turning smartphones into taser-like weapons, pepper-spray devices, and even into guns! The Yellow Jacket smartphone case delivers *650,000 volts*, disabling its target and giving him/her aching, twitching muscles for days afterwards. Spraytect is a smartphone case that serves as a pepper spray-like dispenser. Both cases are available for all popular smartphone types including the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy. People are also importing cases from China that turn smartphones into stun guns:
http://telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=50409&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10
AT&T deleted a tweet on September 11 after receiving an avalanche of criticism from people accusing them of exploiting a national tragedy:
http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/11/technology/social/att-9-11-tweet/index.html
You can play Plants Vs. Zombies on an Android phone today if you wish to download the Chinese version...I'll wait until it hits Google Play:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/09/12/plants-vs-zombies-2-now-available-for-android-but-its-the-chinese-version/