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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.
We tackled Apple earlier, and this time around, we take a look into Samsung’s 2016 prospects. First of all, the South Korean tech giant is one of the biggest electronics manufacturing companies in the world, so obviously, Samsung is not just about smartphones. But this year, the world has seen pretty how much the term mobile has expanded in scope way beyond the usual smartphones and tablet devices.
How fast time flies. Another year is about to pass, and no doubt people are now looking forward to the next year while at the same time wondering what is next. As for Apple’s legion of fans, the question for them is: what can they hope to expect from the tech giant in 2016? Is it gonna be sort of the same old, same old? Or is the iPhone maker cooking up something new for next year? Here is what we know so far.
Over the past several months, various new smartwatch offerings that are powered by Google’s Android Wear operating system for wearable devices have been launched in the market. Some of these smartwatches run the gamut from the tech focused (Motorola's Moto 360 and the Huawei Watch), to the fashionable (the Tag Heuer Connected Watch and the Fossil Q Founder).
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