Well, that was quick. Sprint made short work of its One Up plan, retiring it last week in favor of its newly introduced Framily Plan. Sprint’s site confirmed that One Up was retired last Thursday. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do It? Best Internet Providers …
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LAS VEGAS — Apple isn’t the only one looking to shove a fingerprint sensor onto its smartphone. There will be several high-profile smartphones that will include fingerprint scanners, according to Michael Maia, vice president of sales for the biometric division of touchscreen and touch pad company Synaptics. Its product will ship in the first quarter, and more phones should come …
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LAS VEGAS — It seemed like only yesterday that we mocked the idea of holding up a 5-inch smartphone to your ear for a call. Now, we’re not even batting an eye at 6- and 7-inch displays on smartphones. Such is the quick ascent of the “phablet,” the official name for jumbo phones that lie between a traditional smartphone and …
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LAS VEGAS — Well, T-Mobile had an exciting week. CEO John Legere started things off on Monday night by getting himself kicked out of a party thrown by AT&T (as a result of this reporter’s tweeting — sorry). Legere and his team followed up today with Un-carrier 4.0, which entails paying the early-termination fees for customers and family-plan members, allowing …
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LAS VEGAS — BlackBerry will likely have at least two smartphones hitting the market this year. That’s according to BlackBerry CEO John Chen, who spoke to the media in a roundtable at the Consumer Electronics Show here Tuesday. The company is working on a Foxconn-built touch-screen smartphone that he said will be priced under $200. He also teased another, and …
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LAS VEGAS — WebOS the smartphone platform is dead; long live LG’s WebOS TV. The operating system made its debut on the television as part of LG’s line of smart TVs during the Consumer Electronics Show. Gone, however, are the cards and gesture controls, although the multitasking feature remains. Most importantly, LG will be keeping the WebOS name around and …
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Now playing: Watch this: LG G Flex flexes its bendy 6-inch screen 2:26 LAS VEGAS — AT&T continues to take chances on intriguing devices. The latest is LG’s G Flex, which made headlines for its curved, slightly bendable design and self-healing back cover. The company later announced the Asus Padfone X. AT&T would only say the G Flex would come …
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LAS VEGAS — Sony is back at the Consumer Electronics Show with a waterproof phone. Sound familiar? It was roughly a year ago when Sony showed off its Xperia Z, which was the first time the company corralled the strengths of its various business units, taking expertise and technology from its television and camera divisions and wrapping it all up …
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LAS VEGAS — AT&T says it will launch HD voice later this year. Related stories The 2022 tech trends everyone will be talking about this year Yep, you can really buy these CES 2022 products this year Hankook wades into the future with airless tire concept Apple was quietly all over CES 2022… again ELMS Urban Delivery is all about …
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LAS VEGAS — AT&T is shaking up how it will deliver and charge for specific kinds of data. The company on Monday introduced “Sponsored Data,” or data that is paid is for by a business that wouldn’t count against a subscriber’s capped plan. Think a toll free 1-800 number or free shipping for the delivery of data. The notion of …
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