Update, March 26: The Huawei P40, P40 Pro and the P40 Pro Plus have now officially been launched. Read our first take here. Huawei isn’t letting the last-minute cancellation of Mobile World Congress stand in the way of its 2020 launch plans. Amid the extraordinary circumstances stemming from the novel coronavirus, Chinese telecom giant Huawei is …
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LG’s V60 ThinQ 5G was announced last month, and while plenty of products and events have been delayed in recent weeks, the phone still appears to be on track. On Monday the new dual-screen capable phone got pricing and release information from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. AT&T’s V60 ThinQ 5G will be available online starting this Friday for $900, while …
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5G is the next generation of wireless networks and it does a lot of things better than 4G. It will arrive in fits and spurts as the networks and devices debut and mature, but the recent pandemic and disruptions it has caused may stoke an appetite for the best connectivity everywhere, as our lives have moved more online. A 5G connection …
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Standing in a holographic office space half-layered into the real room I was in, back in February, I lifted my hand to a wall full of faces of myself, pulled from Google. I dragged one across the room to where a group of people stood — some real and standing with me, others were avatars. Dragging my finger across a …
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5G is the next step when it comes to mobile phones, and OnePlus, known for its affordable phones with high-end features, hopes to be ready for the new technology. The company will invest almost $30 million to upscale and improve its 5G research and development labs, according to a release Thursday. The funds will go into areas such as radio frequency …
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California won’t appeal a US District Court decision allowing the $26.5 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Wednesday after reaching a settlement with T-Mobile. The state of California, which was leading the fight to stop the merger, was the last big holdout in getting the merger finalized. Last month, a US district judge in …
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Looking for cheaper phone service on Verizon’s network? Try Yahoo. In an unexpected move, on Wednesday the wireless carrier announced a new sub-brand built around the venerable internet property. Called Yahoo Mobile, the service will offer unlimited talk, text and 4G LTE data, including mobile hotspot use, for $40 a month with taxes and fees included. Subscribers will also get …
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OnePlus confirmed that the upcoming OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro will both be 5G enabled. Speaking exclusively to CNET, OnePlus CEO and co-founder Pete Lau explained that “going forward, we’re all in on 5G“. Taking note of how carriers are expanding their 5G coverage month by month, Lau said that it’s an opportunity that OnePlus wants to capture — especially …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Update, March 26: The Huawei P40, P40 Pro and the P40 Pro Plus have now officially been launched. Read our first take here. The upcoming Paris launch of Huawei’s flagship P40 Pro, which was due to take place in Paris later this month, has been …
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Oppo made its name with midrange phones aimed at young people, but its new Find X2 and Find X2 Pro come packed with flagship specs. The Chinese manufacturer unveiled the new phones — along with a new smartwatch called the Oppo Watch — Friday, nearly two years after the launch of its predecessor, the Oppo Find X. The Find X2 costs …
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