T-Mobile Nabs iPhone; Mac Production Moving to U.S.; McAfee Drama Continues

Topping tech headlines on Thursday, T-Mobile announced that it will finally begin selling "Apple products" next year.

T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere confirmed yesterday at the company's analyst day that iDevices are coming to its lineup. Legere didn't reveal which Apple products T-Mobile would sell, but at one point took what appeared to be an iPhone 4S out of his pocket, and promised to "get devices into the market, including this one." T-Mobile also said the company will be unbundling phone and service costs.

In other Apple news, CEO Tim Cook confirmed this week that some parts of Mac production will be heading to the U.S. next year. Cook did not comment on where in the U.S. the Macs will be produced, but said Cupertino is expected to spend more than $100 million on local investments.

Meanwhile, anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee had an eventful day, reportedly suffering two "minor" heart attacks at the Guatemalan detention center where he was being held after being denied political asylum. McAfee was detained in the country on Wednesday, but his lawyer told the AP yesterday that he would be flown back to Belize, where he is wanted for questioning in the murder of his neighbor. Hours later, the 67-year-old tycoon was hospitalized when he was found face-down on the floor of his cell, unresponsive.

Also making headlines Thursday:

• UN Control of Web Could 'Open Door to Censorship': U.S. officials reiterated that an 11-day telecom conference currently being held in Dubai should not address Internet regulation issues.
• NYC Wants Your Help to 'Reinvent Payphones': The city of New York has launched a competition designed to discover innovative ways to repurpose its vast array of public payphones.
• MetroPCS Adds Samsung Galaxy Admire 4G to Lineup: Wireless carrier MetroPS is adding a 4G LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Admire smartphone to its lineup.
• Amazon Kindle, E-Book Store Coming to Brazil: Amazon launched its Brazil Kindle Store, also announcing the upcoming commercial release of the Kindle in the South American country.
• NASA Releases Jaw-Dropping Satellite Pics of Earth at Night: NASA this week unveiled several photos that it says provide an "unprecedented new look at our planet at night."
• Metallica Ends Napster Battle, Adds Music to Spotify: Legendary heavy metal band Metallica is making its entire catalog of music, spanning 30 years, available on Spotify.
• 22-Year-Old Anonymous Hacker Convicted in London: A 22-year-old member of the Anonymous hacking group was convicted in London for his participation in cyberattacks against major companies' computer systems.
• HTC, Apple Patent Deal Unsealed, But Heavily Redacted: The heavily redacted patent deal between Apple and HTC still provides some insight into how they will be conducting themselves over the next decade.
• Rhapsody Tackles Song Matching With New Android App: Rhapsody is taking on music-recognition services like Shazam with a new app that lets users discover music with one click.
• Nvidia Simplifies Game Settings With GeForce Experience: Nvidia's new software tool automatically optimizes PC game graphics settings using crowd-sourced data.
• Microsoft's 'Socl' Social Network Gets User-Friendly Updates: Microsoft this week began updates to its social network, allowing more people to join and making it easier and faster to discover new friends.

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