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Twitter Now Has Group Direct Messages, Mobile Video Capture, Editing Capabilities

by Staff on Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Twitter has just enhanced its Direct Message feature, now allowing users to send Direct Messages to multiple persons at a time. In other words, you can now have private group conversations with fellow Twitter users.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Samsung To Produce 3/4 Of The Processors For Apple’s Next iPhone Models

by Staff on Monday, January 26, 2015

Samsung and Apple may be fierce competitors in the phone making business, but they do have a working relationship. Indeed, it appears that Samsung, who is a producer of all types of consumer electronics, will build 75 percent of the processors that will be used by Apple, especially for its next line of iPhones. Well, at least according to a South Korean news report.

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

Which Unlimited Smartphone Plan Should You Get?

by Staff on Friday, January 23, 2015

You want to enjoy wireless services that are free of restrictions and overage charges? Then you should get yourself an unlimited smartphone plan. But the question is: which one should you get? It depends of course on your particular needs. But if you want to know what is currently available right now, you might want to read through the rest of this post.

Appears in: Cell Phone Plans, smartphone, Smartphones, unlimited, unlimited wireless

Twitter Now Has A New Feature That Recycles Tweets You May Have Missed

by Staff on Thursday, January 22, 2015

If you want to know what is trending right now in this very minute, heading to Twitter would be the wise thing to do. After all, one of the social media website's greatest attributes is its ability to tweet news and information in real time, which makes it the go-to place anybody looking for breaking news on a particular topic.

Appears in: Apple, Internet, Mobile, smartphone

MetroPCS Introduces $50 Unlimited LTE Promo

by Staff on Wednesday, January 21, 2015

MetroPCS, the prepaid wireless service brand owned by T-Mobile, is launching a new promo that will give its customers unlimited calls, text messaging, and 4G LTE data for $50 a month. And they can enjoy all of these without having to sign up for a yearly contract.

Appears in: metropcs, prepaid, prepaid cell phone plan, Prepaid Cell Phone Plans, Prepaid Plans, smartphone, Smartphones, unlimited, unlimited wireless

Last Quarter’s iPhone Shipments May Have Set New Record

by Staff on Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Based on new analysis by financial analysis firm Morgan Stanley, Apple may have shipped as many as 69 million units of the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus last quarter.

Appears in: Apple, iphone, smartphone, Smartphones

Spotify’s Windows Phone App Gets Upgraded With New Look And More Features

by Staff on Monday, January 19, 2015

It looks like Spotify is on a roll. Just last week, the music streaming service provider revealed that it had managed to accumulate 60 million active users and 15 million paying subscribers as of the end of 2014.

Appears in: Internet, smartphone, Smartphones

Google Integrates Word Lens Into Google Translate App

by Staff on Friday, January 16, 2015

Word Lens used to be a separate service, but now Google has finally incorporated it on the Google Translate mobile app. Word Lens works by using a smartphone's camera to instantaneously translate written text.

Appears in: android, smartphone, Smartphones

Consumer Trials For Project Ara To Commence In Puerto Rico This Year

by Staff on Thursday, January 15, 2015

Google has revealed that Project Ara will begin consumer trials in Puerto Rico this year. The overall purpose of the project is to create a freely modular phone in which users get to decide what hardware components to incorporate in its basic skeletal phone body.

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

Apple And Ericsson In Legal Battle Over Patent Royalties

by Staff on Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Tech companies Apple and Ericsson are engaged in a heated legal battle over royalties and patents. Just recently, Apple filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the North District of California, claiming that while it utilizes Ericsson's LTE technology in its devices, it does not agree that patents related to that technology are essential to cellular operation.

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

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