Eli Blumenthal

Lawsuit against TSMC could block new devices from entering US

GlobalFoundries, a US-based semiconductor foundry, is suing chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company over patent infringement. It claims that TSMC has violated 16 of its patents and is looking to block devices that have the offending technology from entering the US and Germany.  While not widely known to US consumers, TSMC-made chips can be found …

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OnePlus 7 Pro 5G for Sprint is the cheapest 5G phone yet

Update, Sept. 26: CNET’s OnePlus 7T review is now live. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus. Original story follows. OnePlus is heading to Sprint, and it’s doing so with a new 5G variant of the 7 Pro it launched earlier this year. The phone, called the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, will be available in “select” Sprint stores on Tuesday before …

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OnePlus 7T leak hints at three rear cameras

Update, Sept. 26: CNET’s OnePlus 7T review is now live. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus. Original story follows. The OnePlus 7 Pro — aka the best Android value of 2019 — earned praise for its impressive full-screen display, speed and camera performance. With three cameras set to become the new trend in smartphones (see the recent Galaxy Note 10 and the …

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Stop screaming at your cable box: 5G is on the way

Sitting in my apartment in New York’s Upper West Side, I’m browsing the web, checking emails and watching YouTube and Netflix the same as I normally do. Things are loading quickly, even with multiple devices hooked up. But this isn’t my normal Spectrum cable connection. All of that data is riding over a Wi-Fi network powered by a hotspot running …

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Comcast, Charter will reportedly use Verizon for 5G service

Verizon’s 4G LTE network currently is the backbone behind Comcast‘s and Charter’s respective mobile services, Xfinity Mobile and Spectrum Mobile. Now, it appears that the wireless carrier’s 5G network will be what powers the cable companies’ expansion into offering mobile 5G.  According to a new report from Light Reading, “at some point in the future” both Xfinity Mobile and Spectrum …

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Amazon Music heads to Garmin smartwatches

Amazon Music listeners now have a new way to listen to music while they run. On Wednesday Garmin announced that it has teamed up with the retail giant to bring Amazon’s music services to Garmin’s smartwatches. It’s a first for Amazon Music.  Amazon Music subscribers with a compatible Garmin smartwatch will be able to download tracks for listening even without …

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Apple Card is now available to all in US, 3% cash back on Uber added as perk

Waiting for an invite to sign up for the Apple Card? Your wait is now over as Apple has made its new credit card open to anyone in the US.  After doing a soft, invite-only launch earlier this month, Apple on Tuesday announced that it’s expanding applications for its credit card to anyone in the US who’s interested.  Available via …

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AT&T TV is live, but what is it? Here’s what we know now

AT&T has begun the launch of yet another new streaming service called AT&T TV in 10 cities across the country. Not to be confused with AT&T TV Now, which was formerly called DirecTV Now, the new offering allows users to stream content to the AT&T TV app on mobile devices and through a box on TVs.  While it was previously coy on …

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New leak details Sonos’ upcoming Move Bluetooth speaker

Sonos’ speakers have long been praised for their in-home audio quality. Now, the company seems set to take its hot sounds on the road.  According to new images shared by WinFuture, the company will apparently soon add a portable Bluetooth speaker to its line of products. Dubbed Sonos Move, according to the site the new device features six microphones for use …

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TCL could be a new player in foldable and 5G phones, according to leaked roadmap

Ready for more 5G and foldable phones? Whether you are or not, more companies seem set to join Samsung and Huawei next year.  In a set of tweets Monday, noted leaker Evan Blass shared images of TCL’s upcoming T1 phone as well as a leaked roadmap depicting the Chinese company’s phone plans through much of 2020.  The TCL T1.  Evan Blass …

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