Short-form video app Quibi gave a generous three-month free trial. Now analysts believe it will achieve less than 30% of its initial subscriber goal. Quibi launched in April amid a global pandemic with a 90-day free trial for its service. Most services…
Category archives: Telecommunications and Mobile
Deezer Inks a Bundled Carrier Deal with Mondia for Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE
Deezer announced that it has signed an agreement with a mobile technology company called Mondia that will allow for direct carrier billing services in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE. The announcement comes in the wake of news that Deezer’s compe…
Comcast Is Raising Rates Again – Average Monthly Internet Bill Surpasses $80
Broadband cable provider Comcast is raising rates once again across the board, with its price for Internet service notably spiking. The company’s Performance Internet plan, which provides download speeds of as much as 100 megabits per second, wil…
New York State To Introduce Net Neutrality Bill
Following the lead of California, the state of New York is introducing measures to implement net neutrality in the state. The concept behind net neutrality is to prevent Internet service providers (ISPs) from treating some information as more important…
50 Cent Producing Black Superhero Animated Series for Lionsgate
In the wake of his controversial Instagram post about Oprah Winfrey, rapper 50 cent will executive produce an animated series featuring a black superhero for Lionsgate TV. The series will be called Trill League and will be based on a graphic novel by t…
DaBaby Delivers a FaceTime Concert After His Plane Breaks Down
Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist DaBaby gave a whole new meaning to the expression “the show must go on” when he performed for his fans over FaceTime after he had to cancel a show due to plane difficulties. On December 5, DaBaby was to fly t…
Apple May Be Developing an iPhone Without Any Ports
A well-respected Apple analyst is predicting that Apple’s 2021 flagship iPhone will be completely wireless, meaning that it will have no ports whatsoever. Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a long history of accurate predictions relating to future Apple produ…
Jamendo Is Now Part of the Vodafone Pass Program In Germany
Jamendo has teamed up with Vodafone Germany to offer Vodafone customers free data usage on its music platform and increase the visibility of its artists. The following article comes from Jamendo, a proud partner of DMN. With the “Vodafone Pass” service…
Spotify Zombie App Alert: Android Installs Cross a Record 500 Million
Spotify has surpassed 500 million downloads on Android, despite having only 207 million monthly active users. How many ‘zombie apps’ does Spotify have? According to the latest Google Play Store counts, Android devices alone have 500 million total Spot…
Sprint Is Suing AT&T Over ‘Fake’ 5G Advertising Claims
Sprint has filed a lawsuit against AT&T for its 5G Evolution branding. AT&T rolled out the branding on phones that still use 4G LTE Advanced technology, which is not true 5G. Both T-Mobile and Verizon have mocked the branding through social med…