As January comes to a close and Super Bowl weekend looms, we want to make sure you didn't miss any big tech headlines.
Here's what happened in and around technology and in addition to the blizzard that hit the Northeast this week.
The FTC has told TracFone to give customers refunds that will total a whopping $40 billion.
The federal agency ruling is due to TracFone throttling, then cutting, service to customers who are supposed to be on prepaid plans that allow for unlimited data. Customers where throttled to slower speeds after using between 1 GB and 3 GB, and service was cut for users after reaching between 4 GB and 5 GB of usage.
The FTC has said unlimited means unlimited, and that carriers must hold true to their promises to give users unlimited data.
Edward Snowden claims there is special software in Apple's iPhone that allows the government to spy on users.
It is unclear if the software is supposedly built into the phone or if the government has found a way to compromise Apple's operating system, iOS. Apple, on its part, dismisses the allegation.
Qualcomm experienced a fall in its stock shortly after releasing a statement that one of the company's biggest customers will not be using its new Snapdragon 810 processor.
Most believe this large customer is Samsung with the Galaxy S6, with rumors suggesting Samsung booted the use of the processor due to overheating issues. Instead, Samsung is likely to use one of its own Exynos processors.
Apple posted massive earnings for the first quarter of its 2015 financial year, ending on Dec. 27, 2014.
The company revealed an overall revenue of $76.4 billion with a net profit of $18 billion. This profit is the largest ever recorded by the company and is largely owed to the success of the iPhone 6 smartphones.
Microsoft announced new apps for Outlook on Android and iOS, with the iOS version currently fully functional and the Android version available but just for testing.
The new apps include a number of tools to allow users to get things done, including calendar, files and contacts.
