MyRatePlan Blog

by Staff on Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Well, at least for now. After several weeks of careful deliberation, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has decided not to impose a proposed ban laptop devices and other personal electronic devices on flights from the European continent to America.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Are We Likely To Make More Rational Decisions While Using Phones As Compared To Using PCs?

by Staff on Tuesday, May 30, 2017

According to the results of a study recently published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, it appears that today’s consumers are more likely to make a rational decision when encountering a dilemma presented on a smartphone device.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Study: Instagram Is Worst Social Media Platform For Mental Health

by Staff on Thursday, May 25, 2017

A recent study was conducted by the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) and the Young Health Movement on the effects of social media platforms on the mental health of today’s mobile users.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Republican Party: Robocalls Should Go Directly To Voicemail

by Staff on Wednesday, May 24, 2017

According to a report recently published by Recode, the Republican Party, among others, is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to have robocalls be funneled directly to the user’s voicemail, even stealthily (with the s

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, Wireless

Instagram Introduces Story Search

by Staff on Tuesday, May 23, 2017

A couple of months after Snapchat integrated a feature called Search for Stories, Instagram is now debuting a similar functionality called Story Search in order to allow mobile users to search Stories.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

The Today At Apple Concept: How Apple Is Looking Ahead

by Staff on Monday, May 22, 2017

It was last week when Apple first debuted its Today at Apple concept. The idea is to significantly expand or maybe redefine the basic concept of the Apple Store, which not only will sell Apple’s products but also host free classes and even concert events.

Appears in: Apple

Updates On DHS Ban On Laptops From European Flights

by Staff on Friday, May 19, 2017

Recently this week in the beautiful city of Brussels in Belgium, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) held discussions with the European Union with regards to the subject of possibly banning big electronic devices from being taken aboard the cabin of commercial flights coming from the European continent to the US, according to a report recently published by the

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

AMP Now Covers More Than 2 Billion Mobile Pages Over 900,000 Domains

by Staff on Thursday, May 18, 2017

Google yet again continues to try to make Internet surfing on mobile devices a more improved experience.

Appears in: android, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Should Android Users Be Worried About WannaCry?

by Staff on Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Over 300,000 computers in more than a hundred countries around the world have been affected by the WannaCry cyberattack. For those not familiar with WannaCry, it works by exploiting outdated versions of Windows, especially those that never got updated with relatively recently rolled out security patches from Microsoft.

Appears in: android, Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Verizon’s Strategy In Acquiring Straight Path

by Staff on Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Almost a week ago, Straight Path had announced that it had struck a merger deal with Verizon Wireless that will effectively have the biggest wireless carrier in the United States pay about $3.1 billion (by way of an all stock transaction) in order to acquire Straight Path.

Appears in: Mobile, verizon wireless, Wireless

Search form

MyRatePlan Blog

Pages