A new report says that Apple has scheduled a major media event -- purported to be the announcement of the iPhone 6 -- for the second week in September.

Kathleen Grillo, Verizon’s SVP of Federal Regulatory Affairs, in her August 1st letter to the FCC did not deny the practice, often described as “network optimization”, and claims that such measure is taken in compliance with the law. Grillo goes on saying that throttling will occur in a very small number of cases, in which usage puts a strain on the network.

The debate over consumers rights to unlock their phones has finally been put to rest with President Obama’s signing of the Unlocking Consum​er Choice and Wireless Competition Act, which enables consumers to legally unlock their devices, either by requesting the service from their own carrier, or through an independent party. How does this change things for most consumers? It doesn’t.

As mobile computing continues to grow, and smaller form factors are becoming necessary, if not vital to organizations and individuals, Intel is beginning to feel the pressure.