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Apple has recently launched the fourth beta of iOS 10, the upcoming newest version of its iOS mobile operating system. In releasing this beta, the iPhone maker took the opportunity to include a hundred new emoji. For those who want a sneak preview, they can head to Apple’s official website and see for themselves.
Sure, Apple may have named the Pokemon Go mobile game as the most downloaded app in its first week ever in the App Store, taking in about $1.6 million on iOS alone on a daily basis. However, according to a new report that surfaced this week, it appears that the phenomenally successful augmented reality game’s user base may have already plateaued.
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.
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.
A week ago, Republican supporters consumed Super Bowl level loads at the Republican National Convention (RNC) held in the city of Cleveland in Ohio. This week, the same thing is likely to happen in the city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, where the Democratic National Convention will take place. Wireless carriers, however, are ready to handle all that mobile data.
Reports have indicated that the biggest wireless carrier in America will be the likely buyer of Yahoo! Inc. It is also quite possible that the completion of the acquisition will be made official in the next few days. Of course, the deal will have some significant repercussions. Chief among them will be the end of the Marissa Mayer’s reign as the chief executive officer of Yahoo. During her time as CEO of Yahoo, Mayer had worked to rejuvenate the ailing Yahoo brand, but her tenure was far from being controversy free.
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.
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.
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 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.
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