Mobile Minutes: OnePlus One smartphone; Southwest and Beats; tackling not-spots; German healthcare apps
Announced at the beginning of the year, the OnePlus One is among the best Android devices currently on the market. It?s also one of the best deals in smartphones.
You could almost hear the groans from 30,000 feet up when frequent flyers learned of Southwest Airlines? plan to offer free Beats Music on Wi-Fi-enabled flights. Business travelers know when they see lots of gadgets on tray tables that wireless quality will likely suffer.
The British government said on Wednesday it could force mobile phone network operators to improve coverage in rural parts of the country for simple voice calls and text, eliminating so-called "not-spots".
Germany has become known for its strict data-protection measures, but for some of the country?s healthcare-app developers, the U.S. has put up even bigger hurdles.