Ready or not, 5G data is at your doorstep. Samsung and Verizon made that fact crystal clear last week. First, Verizon lit up its 5G network, claiming it to be the world’s first. Two days later, the largest phone maker on the planet began selling the Galaxy S10 5G, its first 5G device, in Samsung’s home country of South Korea. These two events prove …
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This week I had the privilege of being one of the first journalists to test Verizon’s first mobile 5G network, which launched in Chicago and Minneapolis on Wednesday. Although Verizon’s 5G launch revealed deep issues that the carrier will need to address, the ability of 5G technology to profoundly change the way we use our phones is still just as relevant …
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Samsung’s three S10 phones — the Galaxy S10E, Galaxy S10 Plus and the standard Galaxy S10 — are excellent overall. I love the screens, the design and the overall camera photography. You can read my ode to the Galaxy S10’s five best features here. But — and you knew this was coming — not every feature or design element is smooth sailing. This …
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If you’d rather listen to John Legend than Google Assistant’s robovoice, you’re in luck. Google has turned the singer-songwriter into the newest voice option for Google Assistant. Legend’s voice will croon to you from any Google Assistant device in US English, from your Android phone to any Google Home ($75 at Walmart) and Google Home Hub ($60 at eBay). Heads …
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It’s no secret that Huawei wants its new P30 Pro to outsell the Galaxy S10 Plus, the first great phone of 2019. In January, the CEO of Huawei’s consumer business, Richard Yu, said the company plans to snatch Samsung’s coveted title as world’s largest smartphone brand by the end of 2020, or “this year at the soonest.” That desire to displace Samsung …
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If you’re on the fence about which Galaxy S10 phone to buy, you have a tough choice ahead of you. The Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10E are all excellent phones on sale right now. Then there’s the foldable Galaxy Fold coming out April 26 and the Galaxy S10 5G that will sell some time this summer (Q2, specifically). With so many Galaxy phones, how …
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The Apple Card, Apple’s new digital and physical credit card, is a bold, brilliant move that reimagines credit card payments on the iPhone. What makes the move so gutsy has nothing to do with the service itself and everything to do with drawing you deeper into Apple’s ecosystem. The Apple Card’s benefits sound immediately appealing: Apple promises security measures designed to …
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Phone prices are soaring year over year, and trends suggest they’ll only get more expensive. The OnePlus 7 Pro is the latest handset to demonstrate that phone prices aren’t just rising a little more with each model, but that they’re taking advantage of a shift in the current mobile landscape that includes 5G devices and foldable phones to boost prices. …
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Apple officially killed AirPower last week citing an inability to “achieve [Apple’s] high standards”, and I was crestfallen. I had been looking forward to finally trying AirPower, the wireless charging pad for iPhones, AirPods and the Apple Watch that would simultaneously charge multiple devices, up to three in Apple’s case. Uniquely, it would communicate with the devices to manage the power distribution among …
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The new Huawei P30 isn’t just any phone. It’s shaping up to be an Android powerhouse designed to challenge the Galaxy S10 and Google’s Pixel 3 on nearly every front that matters: screen size, battery life and — most important of all — the cameras. (The even more advanced Huawei P30 Pro has four rear cameras.) It’s hard to overstate the importance of …
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