The excitement over 5G is at such high levels that even the prospect of Apple dawdling on the technology isn’t enough to get Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg down. Asked whether he’s worried that Apple is reportedly holding off on 5G until 2020, Vestberg said he’s focused on the 5G smartphones that are coming out next …
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Verizon Wireless isn’t the only one jumping on the Samsung 5G bandwagon. AT&T wants in too. AT&T, the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier, announced Tuesday that, starting in the spring, it will carry a 5G Samsung smartphone. In addition, the Dallas-based carrier said it would work with Samsung to create a 5G “innovation zone” focused on manufacturing technology. The company has …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Samsung and Verizon partnering on a 5G smartphone for the first half of next year. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit, which kicks off this week. An unusual mashup between virtual reality and live immersive theater. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the …
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Apple is giving back to the armed forces — in the form of a new online store with a relatively big discount. The consumer electronics giant on Monday launched a new store — linked out via its main Apple Store site — for both veterans and active military personnel that offers a 10 percent discount on Apple products and other …
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AT&T is going all-in on streaming video services. The telecom giant, in the midst of a transformation into an entertainment powerhouse via its acquisition of Time Warner, offered a business update that included new details on its plans for a subscription video-on-demand service. The service, planned for the fourth quarter, will have three tiers: a low-end option focused on movies, …
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Sprint is bolstering its family of 5G products for 2019, but isn’t telling us much about them. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier said it was working with HTC to release a 5G “smart hub” in the first half of next year. The device, which doesn’t have a name, list of features or specific release date, is supposed to “deliver multimedia …
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Samsung’s much-hyped foldable smartphone is indeed real. We all got a brief (and dimly lit) glimpse of it earlier this week. Sometime next year, Samsung says, it’ll hit the market. So now what? Smartphones with foldable displays could represent the next big leap in mobile technology, an innovation that’ll finally get us excited about the category again. (Need something soon? …
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Samsung offered a first look at its concept foldable phone. But if you blinked or looked away, you might have missed it. The foldable phone, easily the biggest reason people tuned into the company’s annual developer conference, showed up courtesy of Samsung executive Justin Denision, who pulled the device out of his jacket pocket and unfolded it. The stage lights …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Samsung’s sneak peek of its foldable phone. And how it makes Bixby smarter. The real threat to the midterm elections. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Now playing: Watch this: …
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Apple just made it a little trickier to figure out how well its iPhones are selling. Apple Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri said Thursday on a conference call with financial analysts that the company will no longer offer unit sales data for iPhones, iPads and Macs starting in the next quarter. The company will instead focus on the revenue generated. …
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