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Samsung Outfits Its Smart TVs With Samsung Pay

by Staff on Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Samsung is now attempting to make buyers of Smart TVs to pay for items via the tech giant’s own mobile payment system, Samsung Pay.

Appears in: Mobile, Samsung, Television, TV, Wireless

Sprint Chairman: Network Quality In US Is Bad

by Staff on Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Masayoshi Son is not only the chief executive officer of Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank. He also happens to serve as the chairman of Sprint.

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

Xiaomi Recaptures Title Of Top Smartphone Seller In China In Second Quarter Of 2015

by Staff on Monday, August 03, 2015

Xiaomi lost its number one spot to Apple during the first quarter of 2015, but during the following quarter, the Chinese phone maker managed to regain its lead over the iPhone maker.

Appears in: Apple, Cell Phone, Cell Phones, Galaxy, iphone, Mobile, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, smartphone, Smartphones

FreedomPop Raises Another $10 Million In Funding; Looking To Expand In Asia

by Staff on Friday, July 31, 2015

FreedomPop, the American wireless carrier primarily known for offering free voice and data services, has just raised an additional $10 million in funding from two investors -- the pan-Asian wireless carrier Axiata, and a yet to be revealed tech investor that hails from the United States.

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Huawei Now World’s Third Biggest Seller Of Mobile Phones, Per Research Firm

by Staff on Thursday, July 30, 2015

Huawei is now the third largest vendor of mobile phones in the world, supplanting Microsoft, at least according to a new report published by market research firm Strategy Analytics.

Appears in: Cell Phone, Cell Phones, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, Wireless

Huawei Breaks Ground on Guinea's First High-Speed Fiber-Optic Network

by Yael Kent on Thursday, July 30, 2015

Deep in the heart of a remote area of the West African nation of Guinea, engineers and officials from China's telecommunications giant Huawei gather to break ground on the nation's very first fiber-optic cable. When the project is completed in 2017, millions of people in Guinea will be able to benefit from high-speed and low-cost access to the Internet.

Appears in: Internet, internet access, internet service

Tablet Market Continues To Decline, Per IDC

by Staff on Wednesday, July 29, 2015

With little or no innovation in tablet technology and with tablet upgrades few and far between, the tablet market continues to slow down, declining 7 percent year over year during the second quarter of 2015, as reported by market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Qualcomm: First To Enable Wireless Charging Of Metal-Clad Mobile Devices

by Staff on Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Smartphones and tablets that feature metal bodies or covers will soon be capable of wirelessly charging themselves. This is made possible via a new technology developed by Qualcomm.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, Wireless

Facebook’s Internet.org Now Open To Any Wireless Carrier In The World

by Staff on Monday, July 27, 2015

Facebook has just announced via a blog post that it is now opening up Internet.org to any wireless carrier in the planet that is willing to give basic Internet services to people living in countries with limited web and mobile

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

YouTube Revamps Its Mobile App, Plans To Enter Into Virtual Reality

by Staff on Friday, July 24, 2015

The world’s most popular hub for watching video content has redesigned its mobile map, adding new notification features and granting users more control over uploaded videos on the go. On top of that, YouTube is also planning to support three dimensional, 360 degree video content before this year ends.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

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