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FCC may soon ban the purchase of gear from companies that pose a national security risk

by Staff on Monday, March 26, 2018

Ajit Pai, the current chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has recently announced that the agency may soon impose a ban on buying equipment from certain companies that pose a threat to America’s national security.

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Number of music streaming subscribers in America now equal Canada’s population

by Staff on Friday, March 23, 2018

Okay, okay -- almost.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile

FCC’s tweaked 5G rules should facilitate faster 5G network deployments

by Staff on Thursday, March 22, 2018

Just this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted 3-2 in favor of new rules that would do away with specific environmental inspections for new cell and mobile broadband sites.

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Ford planning to make all cars 4G-ready by decade’s end

by Staff on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

In helping usher in the era of the Internet of Things, Ford is looking to introduce major changes to its current lineup of vehicles in order to make over the air (OTA) connected car updates and the concept of the Transportation Mobility Cloud possible.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

AT&T and DOJ prepare to battle in Time Warner deal trial

by Staff on Tuesday, March 20, 2018

The respective legal teams of AT&T and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) outlined their cases as they prepare for the Time Warner deal trial, which is set to begin this week.

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Introducing GameOn: Amazon’s new gaming platform

by Staff on Monday, March 19, 2018

Amazon has just officially unveiled Amazon GameOn, which the tech giant is describing as a cross platform, competitive gaming platform for developers.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile

Federal court strikes down FCC’s 2015 rules against robocalls

by Staff on Friday, March 16, 2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the District Columbia has nixed the rules passed by the Federal Communications Commision in 2015 (then under President Barack Obama’s administration).

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Apple launches new Families page

by Staff on Thursday, March 15, 2018

The latest move from Apple should show that it is really serious with its intentions of helping protect kids against too much mobile device use.

Appears in: Apple, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

California Senator introduces most restrictive Net Neutrality legislation yet

by Staff on Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Recently this week, State Senator Scott Wiener (a Democrat from San Francisco) has proposed a legislation (designated as Bill 822) that would basically implement Obama era net neutrality regulations (since

Appears in: Internet, internet access, Mobile, Wireless

YouTube on iOS now has a dark mode

by Staff on Tuesday, March 13, 2018

This should be good news for those iPhone or iPod users who like their video watching experience dressed in black (so to speak).

Appears in: Internet, iphone, Mobile

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