Any differences in the battery life of iPhone 6S Plus units should be minimal, Apple says. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Apple on Thursday downplayed the concerns that different chips powering its new iPhones offer varying levels of battery life. “Our testing and customer data show the actual battery life of the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, …
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Verizon’s unlimited data customers will soon see a higher bill. Verizon It’s getting tougher to be an unlimited data customer on Verizon Wireless. The New York telecommunications giant said Thursday that subscribers on grandfathered unlimited-data plans — the company stopped offering them to new customers in 2011 — would face a $20 increase in their monthly bill. Customers will see …
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Only AT&T plans to sell the Lumia 950 in the US. Sarah Tew/CNET Microsoft will only have AT&T to lean on in the US when it comes to its new flagship smartphones. Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint have no intention to sell either the Lumia 950 or Lumia 950 XL, according to people familiar with the carriers’ plans. AT&T said …
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Even Microsoft can’t decide whether Windows is relevant in the smartphone world. Since its Windows Phone mobile operating system launched in 2010, Microsoft has pinned its hopes on devices running the software. Just wait until Windows Phone 7, the company said years back in regards to its mobile ambitions. Windows Phone 8 was the next supposed savior of Microsoft’s smartphones, …
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The Lumia 950 is a premium new smartphone from Microsoft with futuristic tech, like a glance screen, two antennas and liquid cooling. Sarah Tew/CNET Microsoft is once again going with a single carrier to launch its flagship smartphone. The Redmond, Washington, company earlier Tuesday unveiled the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, which are positioned as the flagship smartphones using …
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The Xperia Z4v was supposed to be Sony’s flagship smartphone for the US market. Sony The Sony Xperia Z4v phone never even had a chance to fail. Sony and Verizon Wireless said on Monday that they had decided to not introduce the Xperia Z4v into the US market. The surprise move deals a big blow to Sony’s ambitions to establish …
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A follow-up to the popular Surface Pro 3 is expected to launch at the event Tuesday. Sarah Tew Microsoft has spent the better part of a year talking about the software flourishes of Windows 10. Now it must get down to talking about hardware. A number of PCs and tablets already run Windows 10 , which was released to the …
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Enlarge ImageThe LG V10 features a unique secondary screen above the main display. Sarah Tew/CNET LG’s family tree of smartphones just gained another branch. The South Korean electronics conglomerate on Thursday showed off the V10, a smartphone with a unique, secondary ticker screen atop the main display that shows commonly used apps, weather information and time. It also sports a …
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It’s a busy week for LG. The Korean electronics conglomerate’s Nexus 5X smartphone played a leading role in a Google event on Tuesday. Two days later, the company is hosting its own “Premiere” event in New York to show off the V10 smartphone and the LG Watch Urbane Second Edition. The company announced both products late Wednesday. Highlights of the …
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Sprint will raise the price of its unlimited data plan next month. Lynn La/CNET If you’re looking for a deal on an unlimited data plan, you might want to look at Sprint now. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier said Wednesday that it would raise the price of its unlimited data plan by $10 to $70 a month. The change takes …
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