Mobile Miscellany: week of March 26th, 2012

Not all mobile news is destined for front page, but when you are like us and truly need to know what is going on, then you've come to the appropriate place. This past week, we have seen hints of a Droid Bionic 2, and unfortunately, a variety of T-Mobile customers might want to brace for a value hike. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "better of remainder" for this week of March 26th, 2012.

Amazon Appstore updated to two.3

If you favor skirting the Play Store with Amazon's alternative, you can be glad to grasp that the Appstore's latest version now allows users to download applications as much as 50MB in size over their mobile data connection -- a big increase from the former 20MB limitation. [Thanks, Drew] [Android Police]

Signs of life: the Droid Bionic 2

Though by all accounts, the Droid Bionic 2 doesn't exist, if seems that Asurion's very happy to sell you insurance for the handset. Could they know something we do not- [Droid Life]

PSA: Sprint to shutter Picture Mail online service on April 30th

Sprint Picture Mail, an internet service once ordinary to retrieve and archive MMS messages, could be not more as of April 30th. Users must backup their data before this date, which is able to rather be obliterated like such a lot of ones and zeroes before it. [Android Central]

Nokia Reader involves Series 40 handsets

Nokia is creating a big bet on its Series 40 feature phones being a success in emerging markets, and in effort to reinforce the platform's usefulness, it's now announcing the provision of Nokia Reader for users of the C2-02, X3-02, C3-01, Asha 300 and Asha 303. The app is currently in beta form, which offers notification integration and instant access to locally relevant content. Additionally, users can add their very own news sources from a web directory. [Nokia Beta Labs]

LTE goes live for AT&T users in St. Louis

AT&T had previously tested its LTE network within the Gateway to the West last month, but now it's officially fired up its 4G service for all St. Louisan's to enjoy. [Way to everyone who sent this in]

T-Mobile increasing Classic Unlimited 5GB and 10GB data pricing on April 4th

April 4th will bring a $5 increase to T-Mobile's promotional 5GB and 10GB data bundles. The cost bump will bring the entire respective cost to $35 and $65 for the subsidized plans. Users that'd signed up in advance of this date isn't affected. [TmoNews]

T-Mobile UK increasing current contract pricing by 3.7 percent

A clause within the contracts of T-Mobile's UK customers currently allows the carrier to elevate the costs of existing contracts according to the British Retail Price Index. Now, T-Mobile UK has announced that it's going to put this loophole into effect on May 9th for all customers that'd signed aboard ahead of February 1st. Nearly all subscribers will see a three.7 percent increase to their monthly phone bill, although Full Monty and also you Fix customers won't be tormented by the value increase. [The Verge]

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