Update, July 22: Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Flip 5G will be released Aug. 7 for $1,450. Original story follows. Images purporting to be the rumored Galaxy Z Flip 5G. TENAA via MySmartPrice Images and reports have surfaced detailing the rumored Galaxy Z Flip 5G phone. It’s not much different from the current Samsung Galaxy …

Motorola has announced the pricing for its pared-down version of the Motorola Edge Plus, with the new 5G smartphone costing $700. The phone will come unlocked and will launch this summer, Motorola said Tuesday. The Motorola Edge will come with 6GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, Motorola also revealed. We previously knew it had a 6.7-inch FHD OLED display …

The US Federal Communications Commission announced on Tuesday its final decision to classify Huawei and ZTE as national security threats. The official designation came from the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. It means the commission’s $8.3 billion a year universal service fund can’t be used to purchase or maintain equipment from the two Chinese tech giants, in a bid …

5G networks across the US could get a boost from the federal government, according to a report Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. Trump administration officials are considering the move so they can compete better against Huawei globally, the report says. The Trump administration has reportedly met with US networking companies including Cisco to discuss the acquisition of Western European …

Huawei is owned or controlled by the Chinese military, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing an internal document from the US Defense Department. The Trump administration sent a document to Congress containing the names of 20 Chinese companies that it found to be backed by the People’s Liberation Army. The designation by the Pentagon enables the president to declare a national emergency …

T-Mobile has asked the California Public Utilities Commission for a break on some of its 5G and job creation conditions imposed when the carrier’s $26.5 billion merger with Sprint was approved. It’s requesting a 5G network completion date of two years later, from 2024 to 2026, and to eliminate the requirement to add 1,000 new employees. According to T-Mobile’s filing, …

Twitter veiled another tweet by President Donald Trump for breaking the site’s rules, a move that’ll likely increase tensions between the social network and the White House. Twitter said the tweet, which threatened protesters in Washington, DC, violated its policy against “the presence of a threat of harm against an identifiable group.”  Twitter placed a notice over the tweet, but you …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the NBA restarts its season using Walt Disney World facilities in Orlando, Florida, players are reportedly set to use a wearable to track their health and look for COVID-19 symptoms. Oura Health confirmed it’s providing the Oura smart ring and its “early …

The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G is now available in the US at T-Mobile, Sprint and Samsung. The relatively low-cost 5G phone will also become available at AT&T and Verizon later this summer. It has a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O display and a price of $600 in the US. (It will be £519 in the UK; the US price converts to about …

Facebook has announced it’s donating $200 million to Black-owned businesses, Black creators and nonprofits that support the Black community. It’s part of a total $1.1 billion investment in “Black and diverse suppliers and communities,” Facebook said Thursday. Facebook already pledged $10 million to various groups that fight against racial injustice, as well as its COVID-19 donations. Facebook is also promising …