David Lumb

FAA lists 50 airports getting temporary buffer zones blocking new 5G signals

The Federal Aviation Administration has released a list of airports that will have temporary buffer zones around them that will ban new 5G coverage set to go live later in January for a period of six months. In that time, the agency and aviation industry will work to ensure current aircraft equipment won’t be disrupted …

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OnePlus 10 Pro, finally out in China, is a strong contender as a top phone of 2022

After drip-feeding out details about its new flagship phone over the last week, OnePlus has finally revealed the OnePlus 10 Pro in China. Even now, there are still a few things left to mystery, such as its launch price when it goes on sale in China on Jan. 13 or when it will be available elsewhere. (OnePlus has only said …

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The OnePlus 10 Pro’s cameras promise richer colors, more pro settings and 150

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. OnePlus continues to trickle out details about its new flagship phone, the OnePlus 10 Pro, ahead of its official release on Tuesday in China. The company said Thursday the phone’s trio of rear cameras will look largely the same as last …

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Verizon’s home internet service will reach 20 million thanks to big 5G upgrade

Verizon’s expansion of its 5G network on Jan. 19 won’t just increase speeds on the go. The carrier has also been increasing its coverage for home internet, and in two weeks, coverage will extend to nearly 20 million customers, Chief Technology Officer Kyle Malady said in an interview on Tuesday. The update is an increase from the carrier’s previously stated …

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TCL’s new TV glasses at CES 2022 are actually kind of stylish

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. If you’d rather wear your TV on your face than put it in your living room, TCL might have just what you need at CES 2022. On Tuesday the company revealed its next pair of TV glasses, which refines last year’s …

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The first phones launched at CES 2022 will be TCL devices coming to US carriers

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TCL beat its phone rivals to CES 2022 on Tuesday by announcing the first of its 30-series phones. Both promise 5G connectivity at affordable prices and will be more widely available to consumers than previous phones from the brand. The TCL …

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Verizon, AT&T agree to FAA’s request for a two

Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the launch of their upgraded 5G networks for two weeks, bowing to pressure from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airline companies and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.  The two nationwide carriers were expected to kick off the upgrade of their 5G networks with so-called C-band spectrum on Jan. 5. The radio airwaves, which the …

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Samsung says it sold more foldables in Galaxy Z Fold 3’s launch month than in all of 2020

As 2021 draws to a close and CES 2022 approaches, Samsung has reported that consumers have come out in droves to buy its foldables, with the company shipping four times as many this year as it did in 2020. This is in large part due to the new foldables that launched in August, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Samsung …

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Here’s our first test of Verizon’s faster, wider

Verizon offered an early glimpse Thursday of the improvements coming to its 5G network next year, although the number of devices able to tap into those higher speeds will be limited at first.  The nation’s largest wireless carrier hooked up the LA Live entertainment complex in Los Angeles with its C-band radio airwaves, a set of wireless spectrum it acquired …

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Oppo’s switch from Snapdragon to Mediatek could signal a phone industry shift

There’s a potential shakeup building in who’s supplying the brains of the latest and greatest Android smartphones.  While Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors are the de facto gold standard in high-performance handsets, Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek said that Chinese phone giant Oppo will be employing its new 5G-capable Dimension 9000 chipset for its flagship Find X-series phones. The Dimension 9000 is MediaTek’s best …

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