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How Facebook Is Winning The Internet
How Facebook Is Winning The Internet

by Staff on Friday, May 15, 2015

It is no secret that Facebook wants its users to be on Facebook as much as possible. After all, this social media giant's business model has always been predicated on keeping its users engaged within its pages for as long as it can, and in the process, keeping itself happy (by generating review via advertising to Facebook users) and publishers and merchants, too.

 

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Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Apple’s First HomeKit-Enabled Devices To Arrive In June
Apple’s First HomeKit-Enabled Devices To Arrive In June

by Staff on Thursday, May 14, 2015

A year ago during the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple introduced HomeKit, a protocol for connecting Apple devices to various third party smart home gadgets and accessories. But since that time, the tech giant has been rather quiet in discussing any HomeKit related stuff.

 

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Appears in: Apple, Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Microsoft Introduces Windows 10 Editions
Microsoft Introduces Windows 10 Editions

by Staff on Wednesday, May 13, 2015

The upcoming Windows 10 operating system is scheduled for release some time this summer, and it will be released to 190 countries in more than a hundred languages. Microsoft has been rather secretive regarding the details of Windows 10, but just recently, the company posted a blog article that introduces its Windows 10 Editions.

 

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Appears in: Mobile, Wireless

Verizon Wireless Acquires AOL For $4.4 Billion
Verizon Wireless Acquires AOL For $4.4 Billion

by Staff on Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The Big Red has just officially announced that it is acquiring AOL for an amount of $4.4 billion (equivalent to $50 a share). Essentially, AOL will turn into a subsidiary company under Verizon Wireless, making it possible for the industry leading wireless carrier to aggressively push into the content and mobile video market.

 

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Appears in: verizon wireless

Apple Looking To Go Fully Green In All Of Its China Operations
Apple Looking To Go Fully Green In All Of Its China Operations

by Staff on Monday, May 11, 2015

Apple has recently announced that it will be working with all of its manufacturing partners in China in order to run its entire business operations there on renewable energy. The company has not provided any exact timeline for this plan, but it did convey that the whole process of converting all of its operations to go green will take some considerable time.

 

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

Here Comes Linqapp: A Crowd-Sourced Language Translation App
Here Comes Linqapp: A Crowd-Sourced Language Translation App

by Staff on Friday, May 08, 2015

Introducing Linqapp, a social translation mobile app that has the ability to connect translators and native speakers with users who are in need of quick translation services. And it is making its debut in Apple's iOS platform this week. It is also already available via the Google Play Store.

 

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

Is Comcast Now an Internet Company?
Is Comcast Now an Internet Company?

by Yael Kent on Friday, May 08, 2015

Comcast has been advertising ultra-fast Internet speeds for years, and with download speeds of up to 150mbps, it's no surprise Comcast signed up more than 400,000 Internet customers in the first quarter. This has contributed to an earnings increase of 10 percent.

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Appears in: Internet, TV

Dish’s Sling TV May Offer More Popular Channels, But Will Not Force Customers To Buy Them
Dish’s Sling TV May Offer More Popular Channels, But Will Not Force Customers To Buy Them

by Staff on Thursday, May 07, 2015

During an industry conference held in the city of Chicago, Roger Lynch, chief executive of Sling TV, made clear that his company will be omitting broadcast content from its basic package offerings.

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Appears in: dish network, Internet, Television, TV

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler To Cable Companies: Don’t Interfere With Broadband Competition
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler To Cable Companies: Don’t Interfere With Broadband Competition

by Staff on Wednesday, May 06, 2015

Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), spoke during this year's Internet and Television Expo (INTX) held in the city of Chicago, and strongly encouraged players in the cable industry to not interfere with broadband competition.

 

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Appears in: Internet, internet service, Television, TV

Emojis May Now Be The New Lingo Of Instagram Users
Emojis May Now Be The New Lingo Of Instagram Users

by Staff on Tuesday, May 05, 2015

If you are one of those who think that the English language is doomed thanks to Internet acronyms (lol, smh), text speak, and even leet speak, now you have another new reason to lament the death of English as we know it -- emojis.

 

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Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

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