Rest of the Day: Karma Recovers Unlimited Data Plan Rate but Adds Limitation
Karma is changing its unlimited data plan to compromise with heavy users, WhatsApp is dropping subscription fees, DOOM co-creator John Romero is releasing a new map for the original game, and more.
- Faced with unexpectedly high usage by some users of its Neverstop unlimited data plan, Karma initially decided to limit the speed to 1.5 Mbps . But after getting feedback from users today, Karma is restoring speeds to 5Mbps with a trick: your download speed will slow down after you exceed the 15GB limit. [Karma]
- Microsoft will bring its Windows Phone keyboard to iOS . Why do you ask? The Windows Phone platform may not have caught on, but the keyboard has been praised for its many features such as swiping and gestures. No date yet; it is still in development. [The Verge]
- WhatsApp is now completely free . Previously, users had to pay a subscription fee of $ 0.99 after one year of free use. I have big plans for the dollar that I will save. [ Re / code ]
- Soon, PCs based on new CPU architectures such as Intel Skylake will require Windows 10 . In other words, Microsoft will not update Windows 7 or 8.1 to support the next generation of processors. [ZDNet]
- iTunes Radio will no longer be free starting January 28 . Instead, the streaming service will be part of the $ 9.99 / month Apple Music subscription. However, Beats 1 will remain free. [TechCrunch]
- John Romero, one of the original creators of Doom, recently released a new level for the game . Finally there is a new game that will work well on my laptop. [Kotaku]
- SpaceX’s Falcon 9 almost got stuck on landing yesterday , only to fall due to a faulty leg. But there’s another story behind the dramatic landing of the barge – Micah McKinnon of Gizmodo was at Vandenberg Air Force Base to cover the launch of Jason 3 . [Gizmodo]