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Microsoft Temporarily Halting Project Astoria Or Ending It?

by Staff on Tuesday, November 17, 2015

With Project Astoria, Microsoft was planning to launch a new tool that would bring mobile apps originally developed for the Android environment into the company’s own Windows 10 operating system.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

T-Mobile CEO: BlackBerry Is On A Comeback

by Staff on Monday, November 16, 2015

Appears in: blackberry, John Legere, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, t-mobile, Wireless

Congress Pressured To Enact GPS Tracking Reform After Supreme Court Refused Hearing Cell Phone Case

by Staff on Friday, November 13, 2015

This week, United States senators and House representatives are pressuring Congress to move along with certain bills that would limit GPS tracking and smartphone surveillance after the Supreme Court opted to refuse hearing a cell phone case a few days ago.

Appears in: Cell Phone, Cell Phones, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, Wireless

Introducing The YouTube Music App

by Staff on Thursday, November 12, 2015

Google has just launched YouTube Music, a mobile app that should serve as a new home for music for audiophiles, especially those who like their daily dose of music delivered via the planet’s most popular video sharing website.

Appears in: Internet, Mobile, Wireless

Qualcomm Demoes Latest Snapdragon 820 Chip

by Staff on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Qualcomm first introduced its latest Snapdragon 820 processor during the Mobile World Congress 2015 back in March early this year in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Eight months later, the world’s foremost manufacturer of chips for mobile devices took the opportunity to demo its newest Snapdragon processor during a press event held in New York City.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

T-Mobile Subscribers Now Get Twice The Data At No Extra Charge

by Staff on Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The third biggest wireless carrier in the United States just announced during its Uncarrier X event held in Los Angeles, California that it will be giving its customers twice the data at no additional fees whatsoever.

Appears in: data plan, data plans, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, t-mobile, Wireless

Federal Judge Rules Against The NSA Collecting Phone Records In US

by Staff on Monday, November 09, 2015

Federal judge Richard Leon of the United States District Court has ruled against the National Security Agency’s (NSA) collecting of phone records. While advocates of civil liberties may consider this ruling a victory, its full impact is not clear yet because the NSA’s program is expected to undergo significant changes by the end of November this year.

Appears in: Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones

Your Guide To Spotting Cheap Smartphone Deals Not Promoted (Much) By Carriers

by Staff on Friday, November 06, 2015

Every wireless carrier out there likes to promote their deals because obviously, they want mobile users to go for their services and one up the competition. But if customers look hard enough, they can actually spot some hidden smartphone deals that are actually pretty good and are ripe for the picking. Where can one find these deals? Here’s a primer.

Appears in: Cricket Wireless, Mobile, smartphone, Smartphones, t-mobile, Wireless

Sprint Gets Caught Charging Extra for Having Bad Credit

by Yael Kent on Friday, November 06, 2015

The Federal Trade Commission has announced that Sprint will be forced to pay nearly $3 million in penalties due to the company's mishandling of a program that charges a fee to customers with lower credit scores.

Appears in: Cell Phone, credit

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

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