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T-Mobile means business when it comes to 5G.  The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier said Tuesday that it has signed a $3.5 billion, multiyear agreement with Swedish telecom gear supplier Ericsson to support its 5G network deployment. This comes on top of another $3.5 billion deal T-Mobile signed with Nokia in late July.  It’s the latest …

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FCC puts T

The FCC on Tuesday sent a letter to T-Mobile and Sprint saying it needs more time to review their proposed merger, according to CNBC.  The Federal Communications Commission is pausing the “informal 180-day transaction shot clock,” according to the letter, which will allow staff and third parties to thoroughly review the materials that have just been submitted. T-Mobile and Sprint in April …

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Qualcomm’s newest chips promise Google smartwatch battery boosts

With the next Apple Watch likely to debut this week, Qualcomm has launched an early smartwatch counterpunch. Qualcomm’s next-generation smartwatch chip platform, Snapdragon Wear 3100, will be in Google WearOS watches starting this holiday, starting with the Montblanc Summit 2 watch in October. The new chips were first teased by Qualcomm at Google’s developer conference in May. Along with Google’s updated …

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Samsung opens its largest store in former opera house

Samsung opened its biggest store worldwide in India on Tuesday. The 33,000-square-foot store — known as the Samsung Opera House — opened in the southern city of Bangalore, as the company tries to beat Chinese rivals in one of the world’s largest smartphone markets. Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy Note 9 vs. S9 Plus: What’s the difference? 2:58 Apple has …

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2018 Lexus RX 350L: Cramped third

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Asus ZenBook S UX391U gives your typing a boost

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Qualcomm and Google’s new WearOS smartwatches finally get better

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Sell your old iPhone for the most money

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Apple analyst on Wednesday’s event, teens pick text over talk

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B&W’s 606 speaker gets Continuum driver for better detail, deeper bass

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4 tips to prepare your iPhone for iOS 12

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Checking the tech in the 2018 Lexus RX 350L

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These noise

Happy Monday, cheeps! A few quick housekeeping notes before we dive in, starting with a recently updated Cheapskate FAQ page. It includes all the different ways you can receive my deals (including a Flipboard magazine!) and answers to all your Cheapskate-related questions. Next, if you live in the metro-Detroit area, there are two opportunities to come see me this week. …

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