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The rate at which smartphone use has been growing steadily rises each year, and as a result, we see a lot more trends moving towards mobile. Payments, social networking and shopping are just a number of things that many consumers are beginning to do on their mobile devices and smartphones, but it looks like they…
Verizon recently announced its LTE network launch along with pricing and restrictions, and some journalists were quick to put it to the test. For the most part, results have been impressive. Download speeds are much faster, on average, than what both Sprint and T-Mobile are able to deliver on their respective “4G” networks. Wilson Rothman…
If you were anxious to try out the Verizon 4G LTE network but didn’t want to be saddled with a new, two-year contract, you’ll be happy to know that the no-contract prices will be quite reasonable for service. According to PC World’s Sasha Segan, the no-contract prices for the 4G LTE service will be the…
MetroPCS has turned on its 4G LTE service in the San Francisco area and users will now be able to get next-generation mobile data without a contract. MetroPCS offers 4G LTE service for as little as $55 with voice and texting service and that’s significantly cheaper than some of the competitors. This also includes taxes…
The Federal Communications Commission voted 5-0 to write rules which will eventually take away spectrum from major broadcasters in order to allocate more airwaves for mobile broadband. This is part of the long-term plan by the FCC to avoid a crunch – as more and more people use mobile devices to get on line, there…
Verizon announced today that it will be holding a press conference on December 1st to discuss its LTE rollout plans. The press conference will begin at 12:00 noon EST and is available via teleconference and on twitter (@VerizonWireless #VZW4G). The carrier is expected to blanket 38 major metropolitan areas and more than 110 million Americans…
Are you surprised to find that homes with higher household incomes tend to use the Internet more and also own more mobile devices than lower-income households? Shocking! Americans in high-income homes tend to do more online than their less-fortunate counterparts: pay bills, get news and are also more likely to own multiple mobile devices capable…
If you thought Skyfire was happy making a few million on its iPhone app, you’d be wrong because the mobile browser maker has just released Skyfire 3.0 Facebook edition for Android phones. Dubbing it the “world’s first social browser,” the Skyfire Facebook browser gives you one-click access to the world’s largest social network. Another cool…
Well, this could be interesting. It looks like Mozilla isn’t content with letting Verizon and Amazon open its own app stores, as the company will be building its own open app store but the main difference is that the Mozilla one aims to be device independent. Mozilla said it has developed an “Open Web app…
We’ve just heard word that the Facebook app has been downloaded more than 100 million times from GetJar and this marks an important milestone for both companies. For GetJar, this just shows how much it is growing, as the company just had 50 million Facebook app downloads a few month ago. By many accounts, GetJar…