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Verizon Not Affected By KT’s Quest To Become First 5G Carrier In The World

According to a report published by the Korea IT News recently this week, South Korean wireless carrier KT has practically declared that it will become the first mobile operator in the world to successfully commercialize 5G technology about three years from now.

US Mobile Users Quit Using News Apps Due To Election Fatigue

Apparently, one can only take so much when it comes to politics. According to a new report published by mobile analytics firm Flurry, two of the lowest decreases in news browsing activity, as done by way of news apps installed on smartphones and tablet devices, happened right after the second and third Presidential debates. 

Vine Might Still Live On -- That Is, If Twitter Sells It

Maybe it was a bit premature to bid our final farewells to Vine. More than a week ago, Twitter had made an announcement that it was shutting down Vine, the popular short video sharing platform. Needless to say, the users of the app did not take the news well, expressing their grief mostly by way of a final Vine posting (aptly).

Google Releases Major Update For Android Auto

A few months ago, Google announced that it was planning to launch its Android Auto smartphone interface for vehicles as a stand alone Android mobile app. Through this approach, the tech giant was basically promising that Android Auto would be made available to every car. Well, Google has made good on its promise, releasing a major update to the Android Auto app. Through this latest update, users can now experience all the advantages of Android Auto even if their vehicle is not necessarily compatible with the platform.

Scribd Now Has Unlimited Access To Publications Such As Fortune, Time

Scribd is a service that offers people access to e-books, audio books, and documents for a monthly subscription fee of $8.99. Now, the company is adding unlimited access too to an additional list of magazines. There are eight new publications in all, including popular titles such as Time, People, Fortune, Money, New York, and Bloomberg Businessweek. Subscribers will be pleased to know that content from these magazines have been optimized for browsing on mobile devices. What’s more, Scribd is also looking to add more new magazines in the next few weeks.

Apple’s Made For iPhone Program: Making Handsets More Accessible To The Hearing Impaired

When Apple officially rolled out its iOS 7 mobile operating system about three years ago, it also launched the Made for iPhone hearing aid program, which aimed to make mobile devices more accessible to users with hearing impairments. This is done in various ways, including making full use of Bluetooth technology (to stream audio) and a special protocol technology from Apple in order to better connect hearing aids to iPhones and iPads.

Uber Overhauls Its Mobile App

Ride sharing service provider Uber has decided to go back to square one and completely rebuild its official mobile app. This time around, however, the company is paying more attention to offering speed and efficiency to its users. This was revealed much by Travis Kalanick, the chief executive officer of Uber, who recently said this week that the latest update is not just a redesign, but more like an overhaul.

Instagram Starts Displaying Shoppable Tags On Images

Online mobile photo and video sharing platform Instagram has recently decided to begin displaying shoppable tags on images from 20 different retailers, including JackThreads and Kate Spade, to users of iOS powered smartphone and tablets based in the United States. What these retailers do is tag items in their photos, which are hidden behind a button marked Tap to view products.

Giphy Raises Its Value To $600 Million

Giphy, the search engine for animated images, aka GIFs, has managed to raise an additional $72 million in funding, effectively raising its value to $600 million. According to a report published by the Wall Street Journal, the GIF making site was able to attract new investments from parties such as Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Institutional Venture Partners, China Media Capital, and other current backers.

Samsung Still Clueless As To Why Its Galaxy Note 7 Overheated

The biggest smartphone vendor in the world is still at a loss as to how and why its Galaxy Note 7 suffered overheating and exploding issues -- Samsung admitted as much during a shareholder meeting held recently this week. And because it can not ascertain the cause of its phablet’s problems, for sure, it may not be able to offer a solution soon.

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