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by Staff on Friday, December 08, 2017

As far as mobile virtual network operators and prepaid wireless service providers go, one can argue that Best Cellular has put itself in a good position to allow its customers to experience the best of all worlds.

Appears in: Mobile, prepaid, Prepaid Plans, Wireless

Riot Micro: Building a Cheaper, Low-Power Chip for IoT Networks

by Staff on Thursday, December 07, 2017

By combining Bluetooth technology and a crew of engineers that specialize in Wi-Fi, Riot Micro is setting out to build a more cost effective and lower power chip designed to be used in cellular Internet of Things (IoT) networks.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, wi-fi, Wireless

By 2018, People Will Spend $110 Billion Buying from App Stores

by Staff on Wednesday, December 06, 2017

According to App Annie’s latest projections, mobile users will spend more than $110 billion across all app stores next year. This figure is equal to a 30 percent rise as compared to 2017’s numbers, which is, needless to say, a significant jump in just one year’s time.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Qualcomm: Snapdragon 845 Coming Next Year

by Staff on Tuesday, December 05, 2017

During this year’s Snapdragon Tech Summit, Qualcomm not only introduced a 2 in 1 PC form factor powered by its Snapdragon 835 chip (and made possible through partnerships struck with other tech powerhouses such as Asus and Hewlett Packard), the company also took the time to hint that its upcoming flagship processor, the Snapdragon 845 (the successor to the aforementioned Snapdragon 835) will be

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Tello is Dropping Prices Once Again

by Staff on Monday, December 04, 2017

Here is some good news for existing customers of Tello, and for those looking for super affordable mobile deals -- the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is once again reducing the prices of its wireless plans.

Appears in: Holidays, Mobile, Wireless

AT&T Teams Up with Amazon Web Services to Announce the LTE-M Button

by Staff on Friday, December 01, 2017

Joining forces with Amazon Web Services, the second biggest wireless carrier in America is officially unveiling a new LTE-M based button that is specifically built to allow consumers to request for Internet of Things (IoT) related services or tasks with just

Appears in: AT&T, Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Xiaomi Posts Most Improved Growth in Q3 2017

by Staff on Thursday, November 30, 2017

According to the latest report recently released by Gartner, the top five smartphone vendors across the globe during the third quarter of this year are Samsung, Apple, Huawei, Oppo, and Xiaomi

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

Report: Pace of Phablet Growth to Hit 18.1 Percent by 2021

by Staff on Wednesday, November 29, 2017

According to a recent report released by IDC, the pace of growth of phablets (smartphone devices with super size display screens) will reach 18.1 percent four years from now. Meanwhile, by that time, the growth rate of the total smartphone market is expected to be at 3 percent.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

AT&T Extends Deadline of Time Warner Acquisition to April

by Staff on Tuesday, November 28, 2017

As indicated in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), AT&T has apparently extended the deadline for the closing of its acquisition of Time Warner to April 22nd of next year.

Appears in: AT&T, Mobile, Wireless

So What Are The Big Four Carriers Offering This Black Friday?

by Staff on Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Black Friday mania might get exaggerated at times (and we get the feeling that sellers like it that way), but this annual event does serve up some really interesting and worthwhile deals, if one only knows where to look.

Appears in: AT&T, Black Friday, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, sprint, t-mobile, Thanksgiving, verizon wireless, Wireless

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