AT&T said Friday that it has successfully completed the first 5G browsing session using a commercial-grade device. The test took place in Waco, Texas. You can buy the device, a Netgear Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot, for use in 5G test regions later this year. AT&T has yet to reveal a specific release date or pricing for …
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The iPhone XR has officially arrived, and though CNET’s reviewers are high on the device’s capable hardware and comparatively reasonable price, the first thing you’ll likely notice about the phone is the abundance of colors it comes in. In announcements for select regions, Apple had mentioned it would be selling a $40 clear case for the iPhone XR, but as …
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Blizzard has a deep investment in esports, following its experiences with StarCraft II’s tournament scene and the growing Overwatch League. Now fans can follow Blizzard’s many multiplayer-centric franchises with a new app for iOS and Android. The Blizzard Esports Mobile App is available now, and it’s focused on delivering scores, schedules, updates and other game-centric updates in a manner that’ll …
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The complicated life of MoviePass just took another turn. Helios and Matheson Analytics, the owner of the turbulent movie subscription service, announced plans Tuesday to spin off MoviePass as a separate publicly-traded company. As part of the plan, the new MoviePass Entertainment Holdings Inc. would take control of current MoviePass shares and all associated assets. That includes MoviePass Films LLC, …
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Starting at around 9:30 a.m. PT, Twitter users with mobile notifications turned on started to receive alerts that said… nothing. The messages, containing strings of nonsensical characters and numbers, swamped phones, but when opened, they simply went to whatever part of Twitter users last had open. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey acknowledged the issue Tuesday morning, in a tweet showing a …
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In case you had your cellphone turned off or you spend the day in airplane mode, the first “Presidential Alert” text went out at 11:18 a.m. PT/2:18 p.m. ET Wednesday. To be clear, the text is solely a test of the ability for President Trump’s administration to send a text message to as many Americans as possible. It’s not indicative …
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Starting at 9 a.m. PT today, CNET News Editor-in-Chief Connie Guglielmo and CNET senior editor Vanessa Hand Orellana are leading a Reddit AMA on r/IAMA about everything Apple revealed Wednesday at its fall event. They’ll discuss what they thought after their first look at the new hardware, what the announcements mean for the future of Apple and the tech industry, and anything …
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Finally, you’ll be able to micromanage digital lives on the go. The Sims Mobile is coming to iOS and Android. In a reveal trailer released by publisher Electronic Arts today, all of the concepts familiar to Sims fans make an appearance. Creating Sims, furnishing their homes, helping them fulfill (or fail to achieve) their dreams, fostering relationships — it’s all …
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Ready for a flurry of phone reveals? Mobile World Congress 2017 officially kicks off February 27, but there’s plenty of activity going on before the show begins. From the challenges facing wireless charging to the significant absence of Samsung, our coverage has already started. There will be a nearly-endless supply of new phones, tablets and devices shown off during MWC, …
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We’re living at CES 2017 so you don’t have to. And that means that if you want a firsthand look at everything in and around the conference, you should check out one of the many, many social media platforms we’ll be posting, tweeting and broadcasting on. First off, you can always like us on Facebook to keep tabs on the …
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