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In November of last year, T-Mobile first introduced its new Binge On feature. Basically, this service allows the wireless carrier’s subscribers to stream video content (from a formidable list of content providers that include names such as Netflix, Hulu, and HBO, among many others) without having to worry about their data allowances getting affected.
While other companies took the opportunity to promote their latest tech products and services during this year’s Consumer Electronics Show held in the city of Las Vegas in Nevada, AT&T looked to the future instead, talking about smart cities, connected cars, and glucose monitors that could turn into a reality in the next few years.
Both Facebook and Google are at the top of their games, with Facebook the undisputed king of social media while Google lording over the search engine arena. Now, as both companies are trying to expand beyond their respective milieus, some conflict was bound to happen as their interests begin to overlap with each other’s. Of course, as this intensifies, perhaps the first casualty would be their business relationship -- everybody knows that Facebook’s mobile app for the Android platform is currently available at the search giant’s Play Store.
Years before Edward Snowden made his revelations regarding the United States National Security Agency (NSA), there was a company called Carrier IQ, which became an embodiment of Big Brother monitoring every move a mobile user makes on his smartphone. Then, Carrier IQ was carrying out its stalking duties on behalf of wireless carriers and mobile manufacturers, supposedly with the aim of improving overall user experience.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially released its yearly report on the state of competition in the United States mobile industry. Just like before, the agency has refused to make a definite conclusion, as reported by Broadcasting & Cable.
According to data released by the Pew Research Center, more mobile users based in the United States are becoming dependent on mobile means when connecting to the world wide web or when watching video content online. The Pew Research Center gathered its data via a survey it conducted earlier this year.
Just in time for the holiday season, Google is offering discounts at its Google Play app store. The discounted prices are applied all over the place, including offering a three month subscription to the tech giant’s own music streaming service, Google Play Music, for just $1. This deal also includes zero commercial video content on YouTube Red, as well as full access to the recently launched YouTube Music mobile app.
It is no secret that mobile users in India are not exactly as financially flexible as those based in other smartphone markets such as the United States or the United Kingdom. Apple must have realized this because it has decided to reduce the prices of its newest flagship devices, the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus.
In 2016, two of the most high profile mobile payment systems existing today -- Apple Pay and Samsung Pay -- are set to duke it out Chinese market, widely considered the biggest smartphone market in the world right now. Indeed, both mobile giants have made it known just this week that they have separately inked partnerships with the China UnionPay bank which should allow their respective users based in China to start adding credit or debit cards to their mobile payment systems.
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