This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Verizon plans to launch 20 5G devices in 2020, or four times the number that came out last year. More importantly, the devices won’t all command a hefty premium. Verizon plans to release phones that initially …
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It’s the beginning of 2019, and the hype for 5G is immense. Verizon talks about all of the different applications at a keynote at CES. A few next-generation networks had already turned on in December 2018, and after years of big promises and anticipation, it looks like the game-changing technology is finally going to show up in a big way. Then …
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Motorola’s remake of the Razr flip phone just hit some speed bumps. The foldable smartphone will no longer be available for preorder on Dec. 26, and Motorola says it’ll arrive in stores later than the Jan. 9 date the company was targeting. The phone maker, a unit of Chinese consumer electronics giant Lenovo, didn’t have a lot of specific details …
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President Donald Trump is making the most out of his visit Wednesday to a Texas plant that makes Apple computers. In addition to taking credit for the plant, which has been open since 2013 and is run by a separate supplier, he tweeted Thursday that he asked Apple CEO Tim Cook about getting Apple involved in “building 5G in the …
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The fastest way to get hardcore MacBook users on a rant is to ask them about the butterfly keyboard. Love it or hate it, Apple fans have passionate opinions about the company’s decision to use a mechanism with a hinge in the middle that gives the keyboard its name. But the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, announced Wednesday, comes with an new …
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When Sergio Buniac took over as the president of Motorola in March 2018, he had his work cut out for him. The company boasted a portfolio of compelling budget phones that often got lost in the shuffle, and the business hadn’t been profitable in years. More importantly, Motorola, the inventor of the cellphone, had become irrelevant thanks to larger, more …
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The super-pricey, super-powerful Mac Pro is finally coming to market — even if it’s later than anyone expected. And Apple is throwing in some extras to make good on its delayed launch. Apple will release the Mac Pro in December. It didn’t provide a more specific launch day or say when customers would be able to preorder the flagship desktop …
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Does Motorola’s new foldable Razr smartphone intrigue you? Well, you better be a Verizon Wireless subscriber. Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Razr is futuristic and familiar 12:33 Verizon has locked up the Razr as a lifetime exclusive in the US, according to Brian Higgins, vice president of product and consumer device for the carrier. That means you won’t be able …
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It’s been more than a year and a half since T-Mobile and Sprint announced their $26.5 billion merger in a bid to revamp the US wireless industry. With the deal stuck in legal limbo, T-Mobile on Thursday used its latest Un-carrier event and the promise of a combined 5G network to make its most compelling case yet. In addition to announcing …
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This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. Steve Jobs’ pitch for the original iPhone in 2007 as a phone, music player and internet communicator was a landmark moment in the tech world. It crystalized the iPhone‘s almost mythic reputation …
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