Update, July 27: The OnePlus Nord is here. Read our in-depth review. Original story follows. The OnePlus Nord will have a 105-degree ultrawide selfie camera, which the Chinese phone maker said Monday will save its users from the embarrassment of using a selfie stick. The phone will come with “pretty much everything you could ask for,” …
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PC shipments rise as COVID
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Worldwide PC shipments are up again following supply chain disruptions caused by the spread of the coronavirus across the globe. PC shipments reached 64.8 million units in the second quarter of 2020, according to analysis by Garter published Thursday. Sellers were able to …
Read More »Intel reveals details on Thunderbolt 4
Intel has revealed details of its Thunderbolt 4 port, saying Wednesday it’s “advancing the PC ecosystem” with universal connectivity. It comes six months after Intel first announced Thunderbolt 4 during CES 2020 in January. Now, Intel is calling it “the most complete and future-proof version of USB-C.” Like Thunderbolt 3, it can transfer data at 40Gbps. But it has double …
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T-Mobile has almost 20 times more 5G cities than AT&T and Verizon combined, according to a new analytics report by Ookla. T-Mobile is sitting on 5,013 cities with 5G — and that’s before adding in the former 5G sites of Sprint after the carrier’s $26.5 billion merger with Sprint — while AT&T has 237 5G cities and Verizon has 39. Verizon was …
Read More »Galaxy Note 20 Ultra hands
There’s been another leak of info about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. The latest video purporting to be a hands-on with the yet-to-be-announced phone shows off the rear of the device as well as the S-Pen. According to YouTuber Jimmy Is Promo, who posts videos with how-to guides for Samsung phones, there will likely be only two sizes …
Read More »Amazon Prime Video launches multiple profiles
Amazon Prime’s streaming service now has the option of creating up to six profiles on each account. Much like what was already available on Netflix, Hulu and Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video now lets you personalize profiles for multiple users on the same account. It’ll be available worldwide, with the rollout starting Tuesday. Like on other streaming services, individual profiles …
Read More »Google discontinues the Pixel 3a
Update, Aug. 3: The Pixel 4A is here. Read CNET’s review. Original story follows. Google is discontinuing the Pixel 3a and 3a XL phones. Google confirmed the news over the weekend, saying it has “sold through its inventory and completed sales of Pixel 3a.” The $400 phone is now listed as being out of stock on Google’s website. The Pixel 3a, which …
Read More »Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook CEOs to appear at antitrust hearing on July 27
The CEOs of US tech giants Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon are set to appear at an antitrust hearing on July 27. The news came from Rep. David Cicilline, as reported by Recode and confirmed by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on July 6. Apple’s Tim Cook, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos will all testify. …
Read More »Bird denies getting $10 million COVID
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Bird has denied it received a loan from the US government to help it through COVID-19. Its statements follow reports Monday that the electric scooter company received between $5 million and $10 million under the government’s Paycheck Protection Program in April. Both CNBC …
Read More »Sprint customers say goodbye to their 5G service
T-Mobile has switched off Sprint’s 5G network, three months after the carrier’s $26.5 billion merger with Sprint was completed on April 1. It’s redeploying the airwaves as part of its own 5G service, but unless Sprint’s 5G customers have a Samsung Galaxy S20 5G, they’ll need a new phone to use T-Mobile’s 5G network. Though T-Mobile already made this move in …
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