Apple and Samsung are tremendous rivals. Even if they finally managed to settle their long-running patent dispute this June and continue to do other forms of business, they’re still duking it out in ads and new device announcements as they strive to eat one another’s lunch.  So it’d be a little weird if Samsung were to …

Verizon says its “5G Ultra Wideband” service, which uses super high-frequency wireless spectrum, will give it an edge over competitors. In a blog post Tuesday, Kyle Malady, the company’s CTO, made the case for why the company’s 5G network is different from all the rest. “There’s 5G, then there’s Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband,” Malady writes. Specifically, he outlined three major …

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, says it’s reached a new milestone in its ambitious plan to beam the internet to remote populations. The project, called Loon, would send giant, high-flying balloons into the stratosphere to deliver LTE signals to the ground. On Tuesday, Loon said it sent a signal farther than it has before: 1,000 kilometers, or more than 621 miles, …

Facebook is expanding its Community Help feature to the Lite version of its app. This will enable people to mark themselves “safe” in crisis situations, share updates, and find or offer help. The feature was previously only available in the full versions of Facebook’s apps or on browsers. The Lite version of the social network’s app takes up less space …

On this podcast, we talk about: Apple’s Wednesday product launch event, which kicks off at 10 a.m. PT. Click here for the details on how to watch the presentation live. Apple’s rumored iPhone Xr, a cheaper model of its newest smartphone.  Rumors about the pricier iPhone XS and XS Max, new AirPods, a new Apple Watch and plenty more. Now playing: Watch …

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 5G announcement as wireless carriers …

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 …

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 …

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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