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Musical.ly’s streaming app Live.ly is no more

Yup, Musical.ly has decided to shut down Live.ly’s standalone mobile app in order to consolidate the service into the main Musical.ly app. As a live streaming app, Live.ly managed to last for a couple of years, but soon enough, the brand will be removed from Google Play and from the App Store. 

UK boarding school confiscating students’ smartphones during bedtime

In this day and age, just about every person in the world checks their mobile device before going to sleep at night. In some economies where the average mobile user can afford to enjoy data, surfing the Internet or one’s social media feed is likely a guaranteed activity before rocking off to Neverland.

FCC bans “cramming” and “slamming” practices

Just this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to implement a ban on practices that involve “cramming” and “slamming.” For those not familiar with these terms, cramming is the act of adding unauthorized fees unto a consumer’s phone bill. As for slamming, it is the practice of switching a customer’s phone service without his knowledge or consent. 

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Sprint Unlimited Kickstart

  • Total Monthly Price:(for 1 lines)
    $15.00 /mo
  • Minutes:
    Unlimited
    Talk & Text (to/from US, Canada & Mexico)
  • Data:
    Unlimited 4G LTE Data (may be slowed during network congestion)
  • Messages:
    Unlimited
  • Latest Deals

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About this Plan

This deal is no longer active. Check out the Sprint Unlimited Freedom Plan for another inexpensive unlimited everything plan.

The Sprint Unlimited Kickstart Plan includes unlimited calling, unlimited texting, and unlimited data. Data may be slowed during network congestion. The Sprint Unlimited Kickstart Plan can accommodate up to 5 phones, and is a limited time offer that's online-only.

Video streams at 480p, and there is no mobile hotspot with this plan.

Benefits

Unlimited Calls, Texts, and Data

The Sprint Unlimited Kickstart Plan offers unlimited domestic local and long distance calling, texting, and 4G LTE data.

Other Advantages

The Sprint Unlimited Kickstart Plan also includes the following benefits:

  • Nationwide HD Voice
  • 4G LTE data in more than 470 markets
  • Sprint Spark, Sprint's next-gen 4G LTE capability
  • Call forwarding
  • Basic voice mail options
  • Caller ID
  • Call waiting
  • Conference calling
Cost Breakdown in Detail Monthly
Base Plan $ 15.00
Messages Cost $0.00
Data Cost $0.00
Grand Total $15.00

*Other fees based on usage may apply, including early termination fees and a one time activation fee of $0.00.

Description Cost Data Excess
Unlimited 4G LTE Data (may be slowed during network congestion)$0.00/mo Unlimited$0.00
Description Cost Included
Unlimited $0.00 /month Unlimited
US Rates Cost
Domestic Long Distance Rate $0.00
Roaming charges $0.00
Text messages (pay per use) $0.00
Picture/video messages (pay per use) $0.00

Girls at higher risk of falling to smartphone addiction, per study

Ewha Womans University from South Korea has recently conducted a study on smartphone usage, and the results of its research seems to suggest that girls are twice as likely as boys to become addicted to handsets. The key findings of the study was featured in a report published by Yonhap just this week.

Study: Most teens think sexting is bad

According to the results of a new study recently conducted by a team of researchers from the Boston University and the University of New Hampshire, it appears that most teenagers today believe that the act of sexting is bad. However, as teens get older, they seem to consider sexting less harmful.

Charter reportedly close to launching Spectrum Mobile

As recently reported by BGR this week, it appears that Charter Communications is close to officially launching its Spectrum Mobile brand. This wireless service will take full advantage of the cable giant’s existing MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) agreement with carrier Verizon Wireless.

iOS 12 to help users curb iPhone addiction

One of the biggest developments this week is Apple’s official unveiling of iOS 12 (the upcoming newest version of its mobile operating system) during this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). According to the tech giant, the focus of iOS 12 is to improve performance and optimization, and fans of the mobile brand will no doubt be wanting to experience those cool new features when iOS 12 launches later this year.

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