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Are Global Smartphone Sales Slowing Down Compared With Previous Years?

Smartphones may not be selling as well as before. Sure, the market for smartphones had a really good showing by the time the year 2014 ended, but recent developments indicate that 2015 may end up as a down year for smartphones.

 

Fixing Battery Problems With Wireless Power

Despite the advances in mobile technology, we still have not quite solve the problem of battery life. And despite the very common nature of the problem (it is the number 1 gripe of smartphone owners around the world), we have not quite figured out a solution.

MasterCard Mobile App To Facilitate Payments Via Selfies

It may sound crazy, but it is actually already in the works. MasterCard is currently developing a mobile that will let users pay for products or services with a selfie. 

 

The credit card company is indeed working on a mobile app that makes extensive use of facial recognition software for the purpose of verifying the identity of users when facilitating payments. Basically, users download the app onto their mobile device, and then be able to pay for stuff by simply pointing their mobile device’s camera to their face, and then blinking once. 

 

Apple Music’s Arrival Has Some iTunes Users Complaining

Apple Music is Apple’s newest shiny toy in the music department. As far as music streaming services go, the recently launched Apple Music certainly has plenty to offer, and even adds an online 24/7 radio station plus a social feature that allows users to connect with their favorite musical artists. 

 

California’s Smartphone Kill Switch Law Takes Effect

Beginning July 1st of this year, California’s smartphone kill switch law is now officially in effect. This means that all smartphones sold within the Golden State must now come equipped with software that allows mobile users to lock a smartphone when it gets stolen or lost, rendering it essentially useless and more difficult to resell in the black market. 

 

71 Percent Of Mobile Users Go To Sleep With Their Smartphones Next To Them

Do you always find yourself sleeping with your smartphone in your hand or right next to you on the bed? Odds are, you are not alone. As a matter of fact, according to this year’s Bank of America Trends in Consumer Mobility Report released just recently, most adult smartphone owners living in the United States can not go to sleep without their handsets next to them, either.

 

Facebook’s New Photo Uploader Has Text Overlay Capabilities And More

A picture paints a thousand words, or so they say. But if you incorporate a carefully chosen text over the image, it just might become the next Internet meme to go viral. Or at least get about 40 likes from your friends when you post it on your Facebook timeline. 

Kindle Now Supports Messaging Apps, Web Book Previews

Here is some good news for owners of popular e-book reader Kindle. They now have a new way of socializing with fellow Kindle users and e-book enthusiasts. That is because Kindle's sharing features now support messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and text messaging, among many others. 

 

Here Comes Jump On Demand: T-Mobile’s New Upgrade-3-Times-A-Year Program

T-Mobile just recently boosted its existing Jump! smartphone upgrade program by introducing a brand new version that lets customers upgrade to a new handset multiple times in a span of twelve months.

 

Dropbox’s Registered Users Now At Over 400 Million

Dropbox just recently revealed that it has now gained over 400 million registered users. In May of last year, the company had announced that it had breached the 300 millionth mark. This time, it adds another milestone to its continuing growth.

 

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