MyRatePlan Blog

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.

Appears in: verizon wireless

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Appears in: Internet, TV

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.

Appears in: dish network, Internet, Television, TV

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.

Appears in: Internet, internet service, Television, TV

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.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Google’s Project Fi Could Pave Way For Cable Companies To Realize Their Wireless Ambitions

by Staff on Monday, May 04, 2015

Project Fi, Google's wireless service, could potentially change the mobile industry. But perhaps in a totally unexpected way.

Just a week ago, the search giant announced that it was collaborating with major wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint in introducing Project Fi, a new wireless service that easily switches between 4G LTE cellular networks and Wi-Fi connections.

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

Your Guide To Choosing An Early Upgrade Plan For The Samsung Galaxy S6

by Staff on Friday, May 01, 2015

So you want to get your hands on Samsung's newest flagship device, the Galaxy S6 smartphone? But you are already planning ahead to get the next flagship handset from the South Korean phone maker next year? You might do well to avail of an early upgrade plan. But which one to choose? Here is a quick guide.

Appears in: AT&T, Cell Phone, Cell Phone Plans, Cell Phones, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, smartphone, Smartphones, sprint, t-mobile, verizon wireless

Hulu Partners with Turner Broadcast

by Yael Kent on Friday, May 01, 2015

The battle for streaming television services is heating up. The old standard of television on a time schedule has elapsed. There are a few services out now that have people flocking to them in record numbers.

Appears in: TV

Search form

MyRatePlan Blog

Pages