Eli Blumenthal

Samsung’s Unpacked trailer gives a peek at its five new devices

Samsung may have a little over a week to go until its Aug. 5 Unpacked event, but with so many leaks showcasing what to expect the company on Monday decided to give another sneak peek of its own.  In a quick 30-second Vimeo video posted to its Mobile Press website, the South Korean tech giant …

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Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Buds Live leak in app updates

Samsung has teased five new devices for its upcoming Unpacked event on Aug. 5. While the Galaxy Note 20 will likely be one of the devices, a new leak from Samsung itself may have spoiled the reveal of its upcoming wireless earbuds.  In an update to its Galaxy Buds app for iOS, as well as a new Galaxy Buds plugin for Android, …

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AT&T’s low

AT&T’s 5G network crossed an important milestone Thursday, with the telecom giant announcing on its second-quarter earnings call that its low-band 5G network is now available to 205 million people. By crossing the 200 million mark the company now meets the Federal Communication Commission’s definition of a nationwide network.  AT&T joins T-Mobile, which has had a nationwide 5G network since …

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T

T-Mobile has new plans for 5G. After teasing the news during its latest “un-carrier” event last week, on Wednesday the company unveiled its newest offer of four lines of unlimited talk, text and 5G data for $25 per line, per month, so long as you pay with AutoPay automatic payments.  The new plan, which is available on July 24 to …

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Signing up for Peacock? Use an Android device to get the best deal

Looking to give NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service a try? You’ll want to make sure to create your account on an Android phone or tablet or an Android TV device such as the Nvidia Shield. As part of a prelaunch deal struck with Google, those who sign up for Peacock using an Android device will be able to get three months of Peacock …

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Microsoft’s Windows 10X may not arrive until spring of 2021, report says

Microsoft said in May that it would prioritize bringing its new version of Windows, known as Windows 10X, to single-screened devices first. According to a new report, the release of Windows 10X won’t arrive until the spring of 2021, with dual-screen devices coming in 2022.  The report, from ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, states that Microsoft is pushing to release the …

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When it comes to the next batch of iPhones, rumors have strongly suggested that Apple’s next devices will have 5G when they arrive later this year. While T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert couldn’t say if the carrier would have a 5G iPhone, he told CNET’s The Daily Charge podcast that such a device would be “a dream of ours.”  Sievert, who took …

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Although T-Mobile focused on its new robocall and spam protection features at its event on Thursday, the self-proclaimed “un-carrier” had some other news to share. Beginning Aug. 2, the carrier will combine its main T-Mobile brand with Sprint’s, completing a long process that first began with the companies’ merger ananouncement in 2018, before the deal finally closed this past April.  As part of this process, …

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How to watch T

Since closing its Sprint merger in April, T-Mobile has been fairly quiet when it comes to major announcements. The company has continued to expand its 5G network and rolled out some initiatives such as its promised free service for first responders, but when it comes to its trademark “un-carrier” events, it hasn’t made any major waves. That’s set to change …

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New Arm

Apple has teased that it will ship the first computers running its own Apple A-series Arm chips later this year. Now, a new report from notable Apple watcher Ming-Chi Kuo, of TF International Securities, suggests that the first computers packing the new processors could be a 13.3-inch MacBook Pro and possibly a new MacBook Air as well.  In the report, …

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