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Apple Music has now reached 38 million subscribers

by Staff on Monday, March 12, 2018

In a little more than a month’s time, Apple Music has managed to increase its subscriber base by a couple of million, comfortably hitting the 38 million mark in terms of the volume of subscribers.

Appears in: Apple, Mobile

More and more phone makers are releasing super-durable smartphones

by Staff on Friday, March 09, 2018

Sure, an army of pretty and shiny new toys were showcased at this year’s Mobile World Congress, led by Samsung’s newest flagship d

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Google now working to make AMP a standard that everyone can use

by Staff on Thursday, March 08, 2018

Everyone can basically agree that Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) is a swell idea -- after all, we do most of our googling (and all other Internet surfing activities) through our mobile devices nowadays, and having websites load faster on smartphones or tablets certainly makes super sense.

Appears in: android, Internet, Mobile

Android Go phones: What you need to know

by Staff on Wednesday, March 07, 2018

This year’s Mobile World Congress event had not only given us two new Galaxy devices (the impressive Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus models), but also showcased the first Android Oreo Go Edition smartphone devices in the face of the planet.

Appears in: android, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, Wireless

FCC Chairman proposes almost $1 billion for fixing connectivity in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

by Staff on Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Ajit Pai, who currently sits as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has proposed to spend a total of $954 million in order to bring back connectivity as well as reinforce existing telecommunications infrastructure and capabilities in both Puerto Rico and

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Research: Almost 60 percent of Americans think they can quit social media easily

by Staff on Friday, March 02, 2018

According to the latest findings from Pew Research, it appears that 59 percent of consumers based in the United States think that they can give up using social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, just to name a few.

Appears in: Mobile

So what happened at this year’s Mobile World Congress?

by Staff on Thursday, March 01, 2018

The short answer would be: a lot. But for the benefit of those who were not able to keep up with the tons of news and announcements that transpired during the last few days, here is what they need to know …

Galaxy S9 devices

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

A guide to optimizing your smartphone’s or smartwatch’s battery

by Staff on Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Yup, unfortunately phone makers and gadget manufacturers of today still have not found a way to develop a battery that can last for a whole week (with regular usage).

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Introducing Huawei’s new MediaPad M5 tablets

by Staff on Tuesday, February 27, 2018

It is no secret that the popularity of Android powered tablet devices has been decreasing in the last several years, and while mobile users do get the occasional high end offering like Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S3, most of the more recent releases in the market have been of the budget friendly kind.

Appears in: android, Mobile

The Galaxy S9 devices, and everything that Samsung unveiled at this year's MWC

by Staff on Monday, February 26, 2018

Much has already been said about how Samsung is poised to rule this year’s Mobile World Congress event (currently being held in the beautiful city of Barcelona in Spain), and the world’s biggest seller of smartphone devices did not disappoint.

Appears in: android, Galaxy, Samsung

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