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Apple To Pay Musical Artists During Free Trial Of Apple Music

by Staff on Monday, June 22, 2015

After a very public protest from pop music superstar Taylor Swift, Apple has decided to announce that it will be paying royalties to musical artists during Apple Music's free trial.

Appears in: Apple, Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Researchers Discover That Today’s Smartphones Are Not As Safe As You Thought They Were

by Staff on Friday, June 19, 2015

The last few days have seen various researchers share their findings regarding how safe most of today's smartphones really are. Unfortunately for phone makers and phone owners, the answer is not that good.

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

Netflix Battles Illegal Streaming

by Yael Kent on Friday, June 19, 2015

Netflix became prominent when the physical DVD and video rental industry went kaput. Blockbuster, once the unquestioned champion of the video rental game, suddenly lost its customer base and filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Netflix played a major part in Blockbuster's demise, when it began sending DVDs by mail to clients in the United States.

Appears in: TV

FCC’s New Rules Makes It Harder For Companies To Send Unwanted Messages

by Staff on Thursday, June 18, 2015

With the new rules that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has put in place, it is now increasingly difficult for companies to send unwanted marketing messages to people's mobile devices. Under these new rules, mobile users now have expanded options in unsubscribing or blocking marketing messages or pre-recorded telemarketing phone calls.

Appears in: Cell Phone, Cell Phones, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, text message, text messaging, Wireless

Introducing BitTorrent Shoot: An App That Lets You Share Pics And Vids With Friends Privately

by Staff on Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Moving loads of pictures or videos between two handsets can be a bit of a hassle, especially when you are trying to share content between a pair of devices that are running different mobile operating systems. But now, there is a new app that allows you to do exactly that but in an easier and faster way.

Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Sony Adds A La Carte TV to Playstation Vue

by Yael Kent on Wednesday, June 17, 2015

This year's E3 expo has turned out to be an exciting event for gamers around the world. The video game event has given fans of every console and video game company something exciting to look forward to in the upcoming year. Sony's E3 event was especially noteworthy this year.

Appears in: Television

LG Inks Patent Licensing Deal With Nokia

by Staff on Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Nokia is certainly far from its glory days as a global leader in smartphones. As a matter of fact, ever since its smartphone business was acquired by Microsoft one year ago, the company has stopped selling smartphones outright. But it appears that Nokia is still making money out of smartphones -- other companies' devices, to be exact.

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

Encrypted Social Networks Are Coming To Mobile Devices

by Staff on Monday, June 15, 2015

Social networking sites may have made us interact more with people (via the interwebs at least). But there are people who claim that social media platforms have also made Big Brother better at tracking every breath we take, every step we make, etc.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Twitter Gets Rid of 140-Character Limit on DMs

by Staff on Friday, June 12, 2015

Just recently, Twitter made a couple of announcements on its developer blog regarding their upcoming plans for July. To start with, the first announcement they made was the fact that Dick Costolo will no longer be a CEO for the company. As for the more exciting news, the 140-character limit on their DMs (direct messages) will be removed.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Federal Court Denies Request By Industry Groups To Delay Net Neutrality Rules

by Staff on Thursday, June 11, 2015

Score one for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). A panel of the United States Court of Appeals consisting of three judges denied a request filed by various wireless carriers and broadband service providers to delay the adoption of net neutrality rules proposed by the FCC.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

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