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So Which Cars Out There Can Let You Wirelessly Charge iPhones?

by Staff on Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Well, well, well -- Apple has recently published an official list of cars that come with built in wireless charging pads that have support for the Qi wireless charging standard developed by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC).

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

Apple Pay Captures 90 Percent of Mobile Payment Transactions in Supported Markets

by Staff on Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Apple’s mobile payment system, Apple Pay, is now being used in 20 mobile markets around the world, and it appears that it continues to be the preferred contactless mode of payment wherever the service is supported.

Appears in: Apple, Mobile, Wireless

App Revenues, Downloads Worldwide Highest Ever in Q3 2017

by Staff on Monday, October 23, 2017

From July to September of this year, the amount of revenues generated from mobile apps and the volume of app downloads was at their highest ever, according to the new report recently released by App Annie.

Appears in: Mobile

Facebook’s Messenger Now Allows People To Send Money To Friends Via PayPal

by Staff on Friday, October 20, 2017

The chat messaging platform of the most widely used social media network in the planet now allows users in the United States to send cash to their friends using PayPal. Furthermore, PayPal’s first customer service bot is now also integrated into Facebook’s Messenger. This bot should help handle queries from customers as well as requests for online assistance.

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Tello Reduces its Prices, Adds Unlimited Texting to its Plans

by Staff on Thursday, October 19, 2017

Fresh from offering customers a free data special summer deal a little more than three months ago, Tello has now decided to

Appears in: Mobile, unlimited, Wireless

WhatsApp Now Has Live Location Sharing

by Staff on Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Popular messaging platforms such as Facebook’s Messenger and Apple’s iMessage already offer a feature that allows their respective users to share location information to family or friends in real time. WhatsApp is now joining in on the party.

Appears in: Mobile

Qualcomm Achieves First Ever 5G Data Connection On Its 5G Modem Processor

by Staff on Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Chip making giant Qualcomm has managed to perform a 5G data connection on a 5G modem chip set built specifically for mobile devices. As pointed out by Sherif Hanna, product management and product marketing for mobile at Qualcomm, this achievement is the first ever of its kind across the globe.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, Wireless

How To Help Ensure 5G Networks Stay Fast? By Using Hovering Antennas.

by Staff on Monday, October 16, 2017

Needless to say, the population of mobile users is continuing to increase in major mobile markets across the globe, and that can only mean one thing -- networks will soon find themselves having to shoulder the ever growing volume of traffic.

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Big Four Carriers Now Working to Restore Connectivity in Puerto Rico

by Staff on Friday, October 13, 2017

In the last 24 hours or so, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approve several Special Temporary Authority (STA) applications from various mobile operators who want to immediately push through with efforts to restore wireless connection services in Puerto Rico. As of now, the country is still without much power or mobile connectivity about three weeks since Hurricane Maria had hit.

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

More Than Half of ARKit-Ready App Downloads are Games

by Staff on Thursday, October 12, 2017

According to a new report recently released by Sensor Tower, Apple’s ARKit has now been installed over 3 million times around the world by way of a host of mobile apps and games powered by the augmented reality (AR) platform.

Appears in: Apple, iphone, Mobile

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