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Check Out These Year-End Deals From Motorola

by Staff on Thursday, December 18, 2014

Just in time for the holidays, Motorola is introducing some exciting year-end deals this week.

Appears in: Cell Phone, Cell Phones, deals, Holidays, smartphone, Smartphones, Special Offers, verizon wireless

Which is Cheaper - Streaming or Buying Cable?

by Yael Kent on Thursday, December 18, 2014

Many homeowners have been ditching their cable subscriptions for streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime and HBO Go in order to save money. According to USA Today, about 6.5 percent of homes in the United States have removed their cable subscriptions, which is a two percent increase since 2010.

Appears in: Television

Yahoo Weather App Gets Updated With Animated Weather Effects

by Staff on Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Are you looking for a funky app that updates you on the latest weather conditions? Look no further than the Yahoo Weather app, which recently got upgraded with cool animated weather effects. If you're gonna get awful weather news today, might as well get it with cool animations, right?

Appears in: smartphone, Smartphones

T-Mobile Announces Data Stash, A Rollover Program For Unused Data

by Staff on Tuesday, December 16, 2014

T-Mobile recently introduced a new program called Data Stash. This program basically lets users roll over data that is unused every month, and then give them the option of using the unused data for up to one year if they go over their regular data plan in any given billing cycle.

Appears in: Cell Phone Plans, data plan, data plans, t-mobile

Kindle App For iOS Gets Updated With Goodreads And More

by Staff on Monday, December 15, 2014

Amazon just recently released an updated version of the Kindle app for iOS devices, now available on iTunes. This time, the new and improved app now has several new features that include integration with Amazon's own Goodreads (bought by Amazon last year) and personalized book recommendations, among many others.

Appears in: books, kindle

T-Mobile Now Offers Nexus 9 With LTE

by Staff on Friday, December 12, 2014

T-Mobile earns the distinction of being the first major wireless carrier anywhere to offer the Nexus 9 with LTE. If customers check T-Mobile's online store now, they will find that the tablet is being sold at $24.99 on a two-year contract, or $600 at full retail price.

Appears in: t-mobile

Is Dark Fiber the New Trend in Internet?

by Yael Kent on Friday, December 12, 2014

Dark fiber, another name for the unused optical fibers in internet wiring, is enjoying a renewed burst of popularity. While fiber optics transmit data in the form of light beams, dark fibers are the cables not actually in use.

Appears in: Internet

Microsoft Releases MSN App Suite To Android And iOS

by Staff on Thursday, December 11, 2014

It appears that Microsoft really is making an effort to become a wireless ecosystem player instead of being a love-your-own type of company. Microsoft has just released a suite of mobile apps under its MSN brand name that will run on Android, iOS, and even Amazon handsets.

Appears in: android, Internet, smartphone, Smartphones

TV vs Smartphone - Which do you use more?

by Yael Kent on Thursday, December 11, 2014

July 2, 1928, The United States began its first regularly scheduled television service; 48-line silhouette images from motion picture film were broadcast as an experiment in a suburb of Washington, D.C. We've come a long way since then.

Appears in: smartphone, TV

Instagram Surpasses Twitter By Hitting 300 Million Users Per Month

by Staff on Wednesday, December 10, 2014

It is now official. Instagram has just surpassed Twitter in terms of the number of users per month. About nine months ago, Instagram had already hit 200 million users. And right before the year ends, the photo sharing app manages to hit 300 million users every month. This makes Instagram bigger than Twitter, which as of six weeks ago, managed to rack up 284 million users.

Appears in: Internet, smartphone, Smartphones

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