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Microsoft’s Mobile Division Did Not Have A Good First Quarter This Year

by Staff on Thursday, April 21, 2016

The first three months of 2016 was not so good to Microsoft’s mobile business. Well, nobody actually expected the company to do well, but even then, the first quarter of the year has been dismal to software giant’s mobile hopes.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

New Study: More And More Users Giving Up Home Internet In Favor Of Mobile Data

by Staff on Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Based on information collected from a sample of 53,000 American users, it appears that more and more people in the United States are ditching their regular wired web access (via home Internet) for mobile data, preferring to browse the information superhighway using their smartphones and tablet devices instead of desktop computers, as reported by the

Appears in: data, Internet, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, Wireless, wireless data

Viber Is Latest To Go For Total Encryption

by Staff on Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Earlier this month, popular chat messaging mobile App WhatsApp has announced that it was encrypting every message sent by its more than a billion users. Well now, another major messaging platform is following in WhatsApp’s footsteps in going for total encryption.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Verizon’s Chances Of Acquiring Yahoo Gets A Boost

Verizon’s Chances Of Acquiring Yahoo Get A Boost

by Staff on Monday, April 18, 2016

Now that other potential bidders are taking themselves out of contention, it appears that Verizon Wireless has become the most likely to purchase Yahoo’s mobile business.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, verizon wireless, Wireless

Apple: iPhone Hacking Is Proof That FBI Never Needed Apple’s Help In The First Place

by Staff on Friday, April 15, 2016

In a document filed in a federal court case in New York, Apple expressed some harsh words for the Justice Department.

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

Google, Facebook Test Separate Potentially Game-Changing Broadband Technologies

by Staff on Thursday, April 14, 2016

Two of the biggest power players in the history of tech -- search giant Google and social media king Facebook -- are separately testing wireless broadband projects that are aimed at boosting fixed line networks. And these projects from these titans have the potential of disrupting the current wireless industry.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, wi-fi, Wireless

Wells Fargo: T-Mobile Only Major Network To Register Postpaid Net Phone Gains In 1st Quarter

by Staff on Wednesday, April 13, 2016

According to analysts of Wells Fargo Securities, T-Mobile is looking to be the only major US wireless carrier to post some growth in postpaid net phone additions during the first quarter of this year.

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

HTC 10 Smartphone To Be Offered By Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint; But Not By AT&T

by Staff on Tuesday, April 12, 2016

HTC has officially announced its newest flagship device, the HTC 10. As can be expected of any major smartphone release from the Taiwanese phone maker, the HTC is a high end smartphone offering with plenty of impressive specifications and features.

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

So How Is The Apple Watch Doing So Far?

by Staff on Monday, April 11, 2016

The Apple Watch is about to celebrate its first birthday. After debuting in 2015, the first and only wearable device so far from Apple has quickly captured the throne in the global smartwatch market.

Appears in: Apple, Mobile

Proposed Encryption Bill Would Force Tech Companies To Hand Over Data

by Staff on Friday, April 08, 2016

Apple may have gotten away with not helping the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unlock a certain iPhone 5c unit owned by a terrorist involved in last December’s attack in San Bernardino in California.

Appears in: Apple, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

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