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Nielsen Report: On-Demand Music Streaming Increased To 38 Percent Of Total Listening In 2016

by Staff on Thursday, January 05, 2017

Music streaming services managed to register a very significant growth in 2016. According to a report published by Nielsen Music just this week, music streaming surpassed digital sales of music for the first time in the United States market.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

AT&T Planning To Conduct 5G Video Trial with DirecTV Now in Austin, Texas

by Staff on Wednesday, January 04, 2017

AT&T has announced its plans to launch a trial in Austin, the capital of the state of Texas, starting in the first six months of this year.

Appears in: AT&T, DIRECTV, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, Wireless

Meizu Inks Licensing Deal With Qualcomm

by Staff on Tuesday, January 03, 2017

It has not always been a bed of roses for American tech giants when trying to do business in China. Qualcomm is no exception to this. About a couple of years ago, the chip maker giant was slapped with a fine amounting to close to a billion dollars after it was found to be in violation of Chinese antitrust regulations.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

The iPhone 7 Ruled The Holidays

by Staff on Monday, January 02, 2017

According to new information published by analytics firm Mixpanel, iPhone 7 came out the winner over the busy holiday shopping season, with Apple’s latest iPhone model outselling Google’s Pixel dev

Appears in: APR, iphone, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Pokemon Go Coming To Apple Watch; Plus, Apple Starts Selling Refurbished Apple Watch Units

by Staff on Thursday, December 22, 2016

After various reports surfaced that Niantic was cancelling its plans to bring its best selling mobile game, Pokemon Go, to the Apple Watch, the games developer recently made announcement saying that it is now launching a version of its ridiculously popular app that works on

Appears in: Apple, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Chatbots Increasing In Popularity In The Digital Age

by Staff on Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Chatbots sound exactly like how they are called. They are computer programs that are designed to engage people in chat conversations. But with the latest advances in programming and machine learning, chatbots are getting smarter than ever, and more and more companies are using them to interact with their respective customers.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Parents’ Guide To Keeping Their Kids Safe On iOS

by Staff on Tuesday, December 20, 2016

For Apple using parents who still do not have the faintest idea, there actually are parental controls built into the iOS mobile operating system.

Appears in: Apple, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Vine Will Indeed Live On -- As The Vine Camera App

by Staff on Monday, December 19, 2016

About a couple of months ago, Twitter had revealed that it was planning to lay its Vine mobile app to rest.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Folding, Bending Mobile Devices Might Be Coming In 2018

by Staff on Friday, December 16, 2016

According to a report published by South Korean tech news website Electronic Times, LG Electronics, which produces display for mobile devices, will be supplying the folding screens for powerhouse phone makers such as

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

How Too Much Mobile Device Use Is Taking Its Toll On Our Brains And Bodies

by Staff on Thursday, December 15, 2016

A recent CNET article talks about how the increasing reliance on mobile devices have affected the way our brains and bodies function.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

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