Latest and Breaking Mobile Industry News and Top Stories - July 2
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VTel Wireless, one of the 12 smaller wireless carriers Sprint announced LTE roaming deals with in June, launched LTE service in parts of Vermont on Tuesday.
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Deutsche Telekom’s operating companies in Romania and Slovakia have deployed Rich Communications Services, branded as Joyn. Cloud company Jibe Mobile developed the white-label services, which are being delivered via Jibe’s IP...
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Peter Nas, senior solutions architect for F5 Networks, spoke with RCR Wireless on diameter signaling at the LTE World Summit 2014. Nas said that as next-generation networks become a reality, new challenges appear that were not obvious fr...
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The Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to create the Citizen Broadband Radio Service that would include 150 megahertz of spectrum between the 3550-3700 MHz bands has run into opposition from the WiMAX Forum, which claims some of...
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Hear why it looks like rumors about Microsoft Office for Android tablets getting development priority could be very true, indeed. The post Microsoft Office for Android tablets soon to enter beta tests? appeared first on Pocketnow .
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Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless The app arms race by set for a slowdown, with new data from Nielsen suggesting that Americans are approaching the upper limits of their capacity to download new apps. ...
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UK mobile phone retailer Clove has confirmed it will begin selling the two versions of the QuickCircle case for the LG G3 on July 21, with one of them (hopefully) capable of supporting wireless charging for the smartphone.
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We all love a good battery pack right? Especially one that can help get our device through the day, if we don’t have the best battery life like on the LG G2, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 or even the Huawei Ascend Mate 2. This battery pack...
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The Galaxy S5 LTE-A is an impressive device. But is it impressive enough to make you regret buying its forerunner? Find out in Galaxy S5 vs Galaxy S5 Prime! The post Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A: everybody just chill out ...
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Microsoft is reportedly looking for beta testers for a version of Office for Android tablets, expected to be released later this year.
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There's one less reason to use a traditional computer if you're a developer: You can now make Chrome apps, which can be deployed to Android devices, on a Chromebook. We discuss why that's important in this week's Chrome Show podcast.
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It's easy to keep apps from sending notifications to your Android Wear smartwatch If there's one thing you'll quickly learn using an Android Wear smartwatch such as the LG G Watch , Samsung Gear Live or Moto 360 , it's which notification...
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FierceWireless has partnered with AllNet Labs, a wireless consulting firm, to map out exactly how much spectrum each of the four Tier 1 carriers currently has that they could deploy for LTE service, broken down on a county-by-count...
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When Google showed off Android L during Google I/O last week one of the major aspects that Google focused on was notifications. Android L handles notifications quite differently from Android 4.4 KitKat and previous versions, both ...
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The European Union’s new caps on mobile phone roaming charges began on July 1, cutting data rates for users traveling to other EU countries by more than 50%. The data roaming cap dropped from €.045 to €0.20 per MB ( $0.61 to $0.27)...
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While other manufacturers are facing waning sales and a decline in year on year growth, Xiaomi is breaking its own sales records. Earlier today, co-founder Bin Lin announced on Facebook that Xiaomi sold 26.1 million smartphones in the fi...
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Flagship devices from major companies like Samsung, HTC, and LG are sometimes hard on peoples wallets. Most companies do accommodate for this by creating a line of phones that are friendly to the customers pocket. Earlier this week, the ...
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LG has plans to build a new global headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The plans have been public for over two years and for two years LG has been facing opposition. The controversy revolves around the view that the building wi...
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Telefónica Deutschland succeeded in convincing European Commission (EC) regulators that a planned €8.6 billion ($11.7 billion) acquisition of KPN's German mobile business E-Plus will not harm competition in the country.
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Check out our Oppo Find 7 unboxing video to see how the Chinese phone-maker presents, and packs, its first 2K display enabled phone. The post Oppo Find 7 unboxing (video) appeared first on Pocketnow .
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For what feels like forever now, we have been hearing about a Galaxy S5 Prime, featuring a much denser display and a Snapdragon 805 to deal with all those extra pixels. That device has officially surfaced as the Galaxy S5 LTE-A ed...
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The OnePlus One’s saga has certainly been an interesting saga to watch unfold, from a company that talked the talk to a device that emerged as one of the best value for money devices available right now. One part of this who...
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Have you ever wanted to see just how many times that funny body popping video has been viewed (or looped/repeated) on Vine ? Now you can with the latest changes made to the popular service. Vine has rolled out updates to its Android, iOS...
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Looking to increase revenue from emerging markets like India, Facebook has announced that it rolling out a new "missed call" ad service that allows users to easily access information from brands and advertisers without incurring data or ...
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Qualcomm gained an ally in Microsoft in its efforts to develop common standards for connected home equipment, but faces a challenge convincing rival chip makers to follow its path.
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How many times have you heard about Xiaomi already? Well, you’re only going to hear more about them as not only do they make excellent smartphones – that are sadly very difficult to get hold of here in the West –...
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Here in the West, we think of BenQ as those guys that make good monitors, which is of course true everywhere but in Taiwan they’re also becoming known for their smartphones, along with pretty much everyone else. This new pair of sm...
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When using our smartphones having that constant connection to the internet is awesome, though it has its flaws. Data usage is a common concern amongst consumers as carriers charge differently for data consumption monthly. The same princi...
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Samsung announced a bevy of new smartphones targeted at the budget segment earlier this week, with all devices running Android 4.4 KitKat and a lightweight version of TouchWiz. While pricing details weren't divulged at the time, Samsung'...
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Industry experts say operators must do more to offset the effect of European Commission mandated cuts to consumer roaming charges for mobile data usage, texts and calls that came into effect on July 1.
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Facebook is being investigated by UK regulators over concerns that the social network may have infringed on data protection laws in the country. This is a follow-up to findings that the social network conducted experiments on some of its...
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A web data tracking firm has released data showing that Android mobile web usage will probably soon overtake iOS, though that lead may not be held for long. The post Android may soon top iOS in web usage share appeared first on Pocketnow .
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Based off of their upcoming flagship smartphone, the G3, LG has submitted four new names to be trademarked here in the U.S. The G3 Beat, G3 Lite, G3 Vigor and G3 Vista could be announced as variants of the G3 in the near future. Y...
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New LG trademark applications include the names G3 Beat and G3 Lite, along with other anticipated smartphones from the South Korea-based phone manufacturer. The post LG applies for trademarks on G3 Lite, G3 Beat, and more appeared first ...
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René Schuster, the man previously in charge of the planned merger of Telefónica Deutschland with E-Plus, is now joining Russian operator VimpelCom as its chief operating officer, the company has revealed.
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The fast-growing Chinese Android devices startup Xiaomi has put out a new set of sales figures for the first half of the year, revealing exactly how fast it’s now selling phones. Xiaomi shifted 26.11 million handsets in 1H14,...
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Orange and Bouygues Group signalled that further consolidation of the French telecoms market is receding into the distance, despite the best efforts of the French government to encourage domestic operators to merge.
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Amazon Fire Phone sales don't look to be going in the direction the Seattle-based company would like them to, just as analysts predicted post-launch. The post Amazon Fire Phone not doing too great in terms of sales appeared first on Pock...
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The number of in-vehicle apps in use is expected to reach 269 million by 2018, representing a more than fivefold increase on last year's figure.
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Android make significant improvements to its UI and OS in its latest updates, but there are still some things that Android L cloud learn from Windows Phone The post 5 things Android L could learn from Windows Phone 8.1 appeared first on ...
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Microsoft is joining the AllSeen Alliance, a group dedicated to creating an open protocol for devices connected to the internet.
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Android L developer preview source code has partially been released for Nexus devices, including for the first-gen Nexus 7 and LG's Nexus 4. The post Android L developer preview source code now live in AOSP for many Nexus models appeared...
