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FCC, FTC To Phone Makers And Wireless Carriers: Deploy Fixes Faster

by Staff on Monday, May 09, 2016

Regulating bodies in the United States now want to gather more information about how phone makers and wireless carriers go about dealing with security issues in mobile devices. At the same time, the feds want to know why fixes for bugs and vulnerabilities take too darned long be deployed.

Appears in: android, Apple, AT&T, Mobile, Samsung, smartphone, Smartphones, sprint, t-mobile, verizon wireless, Wireless

Per New Study: No Connection Between Brain Cancer And Mobile Phones

by Staff on Friday, May 06, 2016

According to a new study conducted by several of Australia’s foremost cancer experts, there is no correlation between brain cancer and regular mobile phone use.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Changes Coming To Apple Music Soon

by Staff on Wednesday, May 04, 2016

According to a report published by Bloomberg, Apple has plans of making some changes to Apple Music,

Appears in: Apple, Mobile

Fitbit CEO: Apple Watch Is Doing It Wrong

by Staff on Tuesday, May 03, 2016

As far as features are concerned, Fitbit wearable devices are certainly not as packed as Apple’s smartwatch. But the company does not mind that at all, as expressed by James Park, the chief executive officer of Fitbit.

Appears in: Apple, Mobile

T-Mobile, Sprint Get To Benefit With FCC’s Vote To Reform Special Access Lines

by Staff on Monday, May 02, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted (3 to 2) to proceed with reforms of special lines.

Appears in: AT&T, Mobile, sprint, t-mobile, verizon wireless, Wireless

Comcast Has What It Takes To Offer 5G

by Staff on Friday, April 29, 2016

Comcast is one of the many business entities joining in the Federal Communications Commission’s incentive auction, which is offering 600 MegaHertz airwaves to interested bidders. Such an auction is normally participated by players from wireless industry, and for sure, Comcast might find itself bidding against some of the biggest mobile network service providers in all of America.

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Smartwatch Shipments Increased 223 Percent In 1st Quarter Of 2016

by Staff on Thursday, April 28, 2016

The total volume of shipments of smartwatch devices around the world have tripled in the first three months of this year. Indeed, according to information provided by market research firm Strategy Analytics just this week, manufacturers of smartwatches have shipped 4.2 million units of these wearable devices during the first quarter of 2016.

Appears in: Apple, Mobile

Apple Music Now Has 13 Million Paid Subscribers

by Staff on Wednesday, April 27, 2016

As revealed by Tim Cook, the chief executive officer of Apple, during a conference call to discuss the tech giant’s latest quarterly earnings report, Apple Music has now grown to 13 million paid subscribers.

Appears in: Apple, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

For The First Time Ever, iPhone Shipments Are Down

by Staff on Tuesday, April 26, 2016

It was bound to happen eventually, despite Apple’s historically dominant streak. This week, the tech giant registered its first ever decrease in iPhone sales, with the total volume of iPhone shipments falling 16 percent to 51.2 million units.

Appears in: Apple, iphone, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Qualcomm: USB Type-C And Quick Charge Technology Can Co-Exist

by Staff on Monday, April 25, 2016

It was in September of last year when Qualcomm first unveiled its new Quick Charge 3.0 technology.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

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