If you have an old iPhone 4S from 2011 sitting around and want to activate it on Verizon, you’re out of luck. Going forward, the carrier will no longer activate phones that only support the 3G cellular communications technology. Instead, new activations will require a 4G-capable phone with VoLTE. The first such iPhone, for example, …
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Now you can stream DVD-quality videos through the Spectrum network. Charter Communications has launched Spectrum Mobile, a 4G LTE mobile broadband service that supports DVD-quality video streaming at 480p. You can get an unlimited data plan with free calling and texts for $45 per month, or pay for $14 for each gigabyte of data you use. What you don’t get, apparently, is …
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Qualcomm is betting more kids will soon be sporting smartwatches. The San Diego chipmaker on Tuesday in Shanghai (Wednesday, China time) unveiled its new Snapdragon Wear 2500 Platform to help make watches geared toward kids. Yes, that’s right. Smartwatches for children. Qualcomm makes chips for everything from smartphones to Windows 10 tablet-laptop hybrids. While it already provides processors for wearables, …
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Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi makes some excellent products, such as the new Mi 8 phone. Now it’s released the Mi Pad 4, an 8-inch tablet that starts at 1,100 yuan (about $170, £130 or AU$230). The Mi Pad 4 comes with a neat list of features that includes: 1,920×1,200 display (16:10) at 283 ppi Snapdragon 660 processor 6,000-mAh battery Face unlock …
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It all comes down to 5G. T-Mobile and Sprint on Tuesday filed their public interest statement to the Federal Communications Commission as part of their bid to merge. The key message in the statement is that their combination would create a single, more powerful company better able to invest in 5G wireless technology. Both T-Mobile and Sprint published blog posts …
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I support a free and open internet. The internet should be an open platform where you are free to go where you want, and say and do what you want, without having to ask anyone’s permission. And under the Federal Communications Commission’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order, which takes effect Monday, the internet will be just such an open platform. Our …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has some new features for its Siri watch face on the Apple Watch. The Siri watch face, first introduced last year, brings a handful of the voice assistant’s features right up front on your Apple Watch, providing your calendar, reminders and commute times. …
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Sprint and T-Mobile have finally sealed the deal to merge and virtual network provider FreedomPop sees an opportunity. The budget MVNO, which has traditionally operated across Sprint’s wireless network, on Wednesday unveiled its new Unreal Mobile service. According to the company, the new carrier is aimed squarely at premium customers. Currently FreedomPop’s plans are geared towards budget and value-oriented subscribers. Unreal …
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It’s time to dive back into the world of The Matrix, as the awesome-looking phone from the movie is making a comeback. The new Nokia 8110, announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, will share much of the original phone’s design, but will now come packing 4G LTE and apps like Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter. The banana phone is set …
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Like the idea of a device that doesn’t need to be picked up or carried around? You might be impressed by the prototype for the LumiWatch, a new smartwatch from Carnegie Mellon University researchers that turns your arm or hand into a touchscreen. The fully functional and self-contained LumiWatch uses a bright, 15-lumen projection module and touch sensor to give you …
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