FCC Will Investigate DMCA Smartphone Unlocking Ban
For international roaming SIM users in the United States, the law banning the ability to unlock smartphones without carrier permission has been quite the thorn in the side. Luckily, it…
Viber Now Has 175 Million Total Users, Average 400,000 Users Added Per Day
Viber has definitely been growing quickly over the past few months. At the beginning of February, the VoIP and Messaging app reached a grand total of 160 million users. In…
Windows Phone Surpasses 130,000 Apps, 40,000 New Developers Since WP8 Launch
Microsoft has announced at Mobile World Congress that the Windows Phone Store now includes more than 130,000 applications, or 10,000 more new apps since December. In addition, according to the…
Jordanian Carrier Umniah Partners With Skype For Voice Usage
Jordanian telecom company Umniah and Microsoft’s Skype service have entered into a joint partnership in which Umniah subscribers will be offered “extra capacity” on top of what they currently receive…
WhatsApp Messenger Update for Windows Phone Fixes More Bugs
Just two days ago, the WhatsApp Messenger team released an update for Windows Phone 8 with a completely brand new UI, and late yesterday, the team released yet another update,…
White House Petition to Make Smartphone Unlocking Legal Again Hits 100,000 Signatures
The DMCA law that went into effect in January is being challenged by American citizens, as a White House petition has just amassed more than 100,000 signatures on the American…
WhatsApp for Windows Phone 8 Updated, Brings New Features and UI Changes
The relationship between WhatsApp and Windows Phone has been a mixture of love and hate from the get-go. The app has experienced a number of disappearances from the app store…
Nielsen: WhatsApp Ranked as Top Smartphone App in India
The first round of Consumer Rankings for India by Nielsen, launched earlier today, has revealed that mobile instant messenger WhatsApp is the most engaging mobile app, while Nokia emerged as…