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Will Foreign Companies Shake Up The American Cable Market?

by Yael Kent on Friday, May 29, 2015

European media conglomerate Altice announced at the end of May 2015 that it was buying Suddenlink, the seventh-largest cable company in the United States. What does this mean for the already-changing US cable market? Does it signal a wholesale wave of foreign investment, or is it an isolated incident?

Appears in: TV

Introducing Smart Lock For Passwords: Google’s New Password Manager For Android Apps

by Staff on Thursday, May 28, 2015

Google just launched Smart Lock for Passwords during the I/O Conference recently held in San Francisco. As its name implies, Smart Lock for Passwords is basically a password managing tool for logging in to Android mobile apps or to the web. It is built into the user's Google account, which makes for a convenient and safe way of managing passwords for various apps for mobile devices.

Appears in: android, Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Apple Recaptures Title Of Most Valuable Brand In The World

by Staff on Wednesday, May 27, 2015

The Apple brand is back at the top. At least according to a report called the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands recently published by advertising firm WPP and market research firm Millward Brown. This report aims to rank the top brands of the world according to their value based on a combination of market data and surveys from customers.

Appears in: Apple, AT&T, Mobile, verizon wireless, Wireless

Charter Buys Time Warner Cable and Bright House

by Yael Kent on Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Cable company Charter Communications announced on Tuesday that it plans to buy Time-Warner Cable along with Bright House Networks in a deal valued at $55 billion. If approved, the move would make Charter a larger and more competitive media company in America, bringing television, Internet, and phone service to one in six homes.

Appears in: Television

Microsoft Adds 20 New Partners To List Of Entities Bundling Office Apps, Services For Android

by Staff on Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Microsoft just recently revealed that it is expanding its list of partners that are bundling Microsoft Office apps and services for mobile devices running on the Android mobile operating system. To be specific, the company is expanding it to 20 new entities which will have Office apps pre-installed on their hardware.

Appears in: android, Mobile, Wireless

Apple’s Upcoming iOS 9 To Improve Support For Older iPhone, iPad Devices

by Staff on Friday, May 22, 2015

Apple is on a constant mission to always improve on its mobile operating system, iOS, in every version it releases to the masses. iOS 9 will surely be no exception, and upon its release, we can expect the usual talk about debugging technical issues and enhancing system stability. Of course, there will be some new features too.

Appears in: Apple, Cell Phone, Cell Phones, iphone, iPhone 4S, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Facebook Messenger App Now Displays Basic Info Of Non-Friends Who Chat With You

by Staff on Thursday, May 21, 2015

Consider this scenario: You just got a chat message via the Facebook Messenger mobile app from somebody you are not sure you have met before. Is this person that cute one from Accounting, or worse, a psycho?

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Google Integrates Tweets Directly To Its Search Results On Mobile

by Staff on Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Google has now added tweets to its search results on mobile, through the official Google mobile app on the Android and iOS operating systems, as well as on web browsers made for mobile devices. The tweet-including search results can be triggered by using the keyword "Twitter" especially when googling for specific Twitter accounts and hashtags.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

YouTube Kids Comes Under Fire From Child Advocacy Groups For Inappropriate Content

by Staff on Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Child advocacy groups are once again attacking Google's YouTube Kids mobile app for showing content that is not appropriate for children, and this time, they are adopting a more serious approach in airing their sentiments.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Xiaomi Now Opening Up Shop In The US, But Sans Smartphones, Tablets For Now

by Staff on Monday, May 18, 2015

Five years after its inception, Xiaomi is now opening up shop in the United States and Europe. But unfortunately for prospective buyers of the Chinese phone maker's handsets, Xiaomi is not yet including its smartphones and tablets.

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

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