Budget wireless provider Lyca Mobile is shutting down its T-Mobile partnership tomorrow, March 19, ending more than a decade of service on the nation's second-largest network. The company, which has operated as a mobile virtual network operator on T-Mobile's infrastructure since 2012, quietly announced the abrupt termination through a LinkedIn post from a Lyca master agent. The sudden announcement caught many by surprise. According to the National Wireless Independent Dealer Association (NWIDA... Read more →
It is no secret that Chinese phone makers have a bit of a hard time penetrating the United States mobile market. It may have something to do with all that espionage stuff, but the truth of the matter is, it is about to become even harder. According to a report by Reuters, Chinese phone maker ZTE is about to handed restrictions regarding what it is... Read more →
According to the results of a survey conducted by mobile marketing firm Tune, 24.6 percent of smartphone users surveyed said that they had downloaded an ad blocking mobile app or web browser. Tune had polled almost 4,000 owners of smartphone devices in the United States and in Europe, and the results are somewhat intriguing, to say the least,... Read more →
Google has officially announced that it is making its Project Fi mobile service available to all mobile users based in the United States as along as they currently have a Gmail account. Prior to this announcement, mobile users who wanted to avail of the tech giant’s wireless service had to ask, and then wait, for an invitation. Thankfully, Google... Read more →
You have probably heard by now of Apple’s legal battle with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But for those who have not, here’s what has happened so far -- the FBI is investigating a certain iPhone 5c unit owned by one of the terrorists involved in the San Bernardino, California massacre that happened last December. The FBI needs to hack into... Read more →
Photos of the latest flagship smartphone from HTC (nicknamed the HTC 10) are surfacing in the Internet this week. The images were leaked by @OnLeaks via Twitter, and the pictures basically show a prototype mobile device that appears to feature a fingerprint reader, a dedicated menu, buttons on the rear side, a matte black finish, and a USB Type C... Read more →
Boost Mobile, a prepaid arm of major United States wireless carrier Sprint, has announced a new limited time promo for prospective subscribers who are looking for more bytes at a lesser price. As a matter of fact, its special offer can slash up to 50 percent off the customer’s current mobile phone bill. The newest offer from Boost Mobile consists... Read more →
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