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Most Downloaded Apps In The US In First Half Of 2016 Are Social Media Apps

According to a new study by SurveyMonkey Intelligence, the most downloaded and most used mobile apps in Android and iOS app stores in the United States during the first six months of this year are social media apps such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram. As for Pokemon Go? This phenomenal augmented reality game was launched in the US mobile market just this July, so it is pretty understandable that it did not feature in SurveyMonkey’s rankings.

Here Comes Family Library: A Way For Groups To Share Stuff They Bought From Google Play

Google has officially launched Family Library, basically a program that lets groups of people (maximum number of six people) to share things they purchased from Google Play across various handsets.

Wireless Carriers Make Sure Their Networks Walk The Talk At This Summer’s Political Conventions

America’s major wireless carriers as well as cable operators are beefing up their respective networks, especially in cities such as Cleveland in Ohio and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, which happen to be the hosts of this summer’s Republican and Democratic conventions. Why, you ask? To make sure that the tens of thousands of political supporters and spectators who follow the conventions enjoy reliable access to Facebook, Twitter, and even Instagram using their mobile devices.

 

Can Wireless Carriers Deliver 5G Sooner Than Expected?

It is not just happening in the United States wireless market -- mobile operators around the world are progressing much faster than what was previously expected in in bringing 5G network technology into a reality, at least as thought by Hans Vestberg, the chief executive officer of Ericsson, currently the biggest seller of wireless equipment across the globe right now.

 

Apple Launches iTunes Match To All Apple Music Subscribers

Over the past twelve months or so, customers have been complaining that Apple Music, the music streaming subscription service from Apple, was not properly matching music tracks that subscribers had in their current iTunes libraries. Well, Apple has worked out a solution, and it comes in the form of iTunes Match.

 

US Government And NSF Join Forces To Pour $400 Million Into Research On 5G Technology

Before President Obama’s administration reaches its end, it has decided to launch a wireless networking research project called the Advanced Wireless Research Initiative (AWRI), which aims to push for continuous innovation in the field of mobile in the United States, and basically ensure America leads in pushing the envelope when it comes to wireless technology. 

 

5G: FCC Votes To Adopt New Rules For Networks Using This Technology

5G is now one step closer to becoming a reality. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has just voted this week to make a block of spectrum available for use for 5G networks.

A Quick Rundown On Why The FCC Is Voting On The Subject Of 5G

Five chairpersons of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be voting on the foundation for a future wherein 5G technology is a reality. Sure, there is nothing wrong with today’s current LTE and LTE Advance wireless technologies, but as more and more consumers increase their mobile usage, they will demand faster and more reliable connection speeds, it is inevitable that 5G tech will enter into the picture, sooner or later. 

 

Introducing The Snapdragon 821: Qualcomm’s Newest, Fastest Chip Yet

Qualcomm has officially unveiled its latest processor, the Snapdragon 821, which is even faster than its popular and highly acclaimed predecessor, the Snapdragon 820. The Snapdragon 821 is capable of attaining speeds that are 10 percent speedier than the Snapdragon 820’s, and the Snapdragon 821 is doing it with better application performance and improved power efficiency.

Pokemon Go Is On A Roll

Yup, it appears that everybody loves those cute and weird monsters. There is no denying the obvious -- the Pokemon Go game is a big hit in the United States mobile market. But how big exactly? The makers of this new augmented reality game has not published any official figures yet, but that has not stopped others from trying to measure Pokemon Go’s phenomenal success (so far).

 

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