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Walgreens Is First To Integrate Apple Pay With Its Own Loyalty Program

by Staff on Thursday, November 05, 2015

Drug store giant Walgreens has just revealed that it is planning to seamlessly integrate Apple Pay, the mobile payment system developed and launched by Apple in October of last year, into

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

Microsoft To Email Invites For Cortana For iOS In The Coming Weeks

by Staff on Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Microsoft had announced earlier that Cortana, its personal assistant (the company’s answer to Apple’s Siri and Google Now), would try to go head to head with the competition by offering cross platform support, including via b

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

Merged Wireless Power Groups Now Known As AirFuel Alliance

by Staff on Tuesday, November 03, 2015

After announcing their merger, the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and Power Matters Alliance (PMA) have revealed that they are now known as AirFuel Alliance.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, Wireless

South Korea’s SK Telecom Declares It Will Be First 5G Network Provider In The World

by Staff on Monday, November 02, 2015

In terms of speed of web connection, South Korea clearly has it easy -- the Asian country, which is home to some of the world’s most recognizable tech companies such as Samsung and LG, is currently considered the region with the fastest Internet speeds.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Sprint Introduces New $40 Unlimited Data Plan, But Is It Really Unlimited?

by Staff on Friday, October 30, 2015

This Halloween, Sprint has announced brand new wireless plans, and is even incorporating unlimited 2G data to its Family Share Packs.

Appears in: Cell Phone Plans, data plan, data plans, Internet, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, sprint, t-mobile, unlimited, Wireless

Is T-Mobile Planning A Video Streaming Service That Does Not Affect The User’s Data?

by Staff on Thursday, October 29, 2015

The third largest wireless carrier in the United States may be about to offer its sweetest offer yet -- there are reports that T-Mobile is planning to allow its subscribers to take advantage of unlimited data when streaming select video services, such as those provided by HBO and Netflix.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, t-mobile, Wireless

New York Launches Investigation into Major Internet Providers

by Yael Kent on Thursday, October 29, 2015

For a very long time, it has been something of a given in the United States that the download and upload speeds your internet service provider advertises to you are very far off from the actual speeds you experience while using the internet.

Appears in: internet access

Smartphone Shipments In Third Quarter Hit Near-Record Numbers

by Staff on Wednesday, October 28, 2015

In terms of smartphone shipments across the globe, the third quarter of 2015 did really, really well, no doubt helped immensely by the worldwide release of Apple’s newest iPhone models (the iPhone 6s and the

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

Is Comcast Planning To Offer Wireless Services?

by Staff on Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Apparently so. As confirmed by Brian Roberts, the chief executive officer of Comcast, during a quarterly earnings conference just recently, one of the big names in cable television is indeed planning to launch a wireless service born of its agreement with Verizon Wireless back about four years ago.

Appears in: Mobile, Television, TV, verizon wireless, Wireless

Ericsson CEO: 5G Won’t Just Be About Speed

by Staff on Monday, October 26, 2015

When you think of 5G, you would probably think of network speeds far quicker than the 4G LTE networks existing today. But according to Hans Vestberg, the chief executive officer of Ericsson, 5G will be more than just speedy networks, but also about features that are more intuitive and efficient in bringing about a more enhanced connectivity experience for all mobile users of the world.

Appears in: 4G, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, verizon wireless, Wireless

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