by Pivot
Tag: iOS
Apple TV App Lets Users Buy Channels a La Carte
The new Apple TV app is now available in more than 100 countries via Apple devices and select Samsung smart TVs. The new app aims to become a single source for video content, by aggregating…
With iOS 12 Release, iPhones Will Provide Callers’ Location Data to 911
Later this year, iOS 12 will enable Apple iPhone users calling 911 to securely and automatically share their location data with first responders. The iOS 12 911 enhancements are expected to provide faster and more…
iOS12 New Features Include Faster Launches and Ways to (Perhaps) Use Devices Less
Apple this week announced the newest version of its operating system, iOS 12, which includes augmented reality (AR) capabilities as well as multiple new features. Among the iOS12 new features are faster feature launches, Siri…
New AirTV App Distributes Local OTA Broadcast Channels In and Out of The Home
AirTV has upgraded their platform which integrates over-the-air (OTA) local broadcast channels with streaming OTT video. The growth of streaming services has given a second life to OTA. The new AirTV system enables free local…
Sprint Secure Wi-Fi Protects Public Wi-Fi Users
Sprint Secure Wi-Fi, which was introduced on April 27, secures mobile users at unprotected public Wi-Fi hotspots by encrypting data that flows between the device and the Internet. It’s a good example of how the…
Report: App Download Growth Leads to Best Quarter on Record, 27.5 Billion Apps Downloaded
The “app economy” had its best quarter ever in both consumer spending and downloads in 1Q 2018, according to App Annie, a provider of app market data. Researchers measured app download growth at more than…
EVUE-NOW! Streaming Video Service is App-Based, Targets Service Providers
A new cloud streaming video service announced today aims to make it easier for service providers to offer a skinny bundle of local broadcast and cable channels delivered over IP. The offering, dubbed eVUE-NOW!, comes…
T-Mobile’s DIGITS Goes Live, Bringing Phone Numbers into the Digital Age
May 25, 2017 — BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Continuing the Un-carrier’s summer celebration with a second announcement, today, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert revealed in a video blog that DIGITS is launching Wednesday, May…
Snapchat Effect? Apple Clips App Lets Users Create and Share Sophisticated Photo and Video Creations
Apple has introduced Clips, a mobile app designed to make it easier for users to combine video clips, photos and for the first time, voice-produced animated titles to produce their own video shorts and share…
IDC: Smartphone Shipment Growth to Slow Sharply, Total 1.45 Billion in 2016
Global smartphone shipment growth will be just 0.6% year-over-year (YoY) in 2016 to total 1.45 billion units, according to the latest from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. That’s down sharply from 10.4% YoY growth…
FCC Set-Top Box Order Would Exempt Small Video Providers
A proposed FCC set-top box order circulating within the commission would not apply to video service providers with fewer than 400,000 customers, but those providers could adopt the technology if they choose to, said FCC…
Research: Tablet Pricing Trends Higher Even as Sales Decline
Global tablet pricing trends and sales trends moved in opposite directions in 2Q 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. Tablet shipments dropped 8 percent year-over-year (YoY) to total 46.7 million units in 2Q while average selling…