US President Donald Trump is planning a global 5G summit for early April, CNBC reported Friday. The White House summit will invite companies like Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung, which all provide the networking equipment behind mobile networks, according to the report. It’s aimed at preventing Chinese giant Huawei from gaining a 5G foothold in other …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. 5G networks are beginning to rollout throughout the US, but that’s not where most of the world’s 5G smartphones are being sold. Instead, China is buying most of the world’s next-generation phones. According to a new report by Counterpoint Research, China accounted for nearly half …
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The Samsung Galaxy S20 comes in three different permutations. There’s the 6.2-inch Galaxy S20, the 6.7-inch S20 Plus and the huge 6.9-inch S20 Ultra. All three phones are now available for preorder. Last week, Samsung unveiled these new flagships along with its new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, which will compete directly with the new Motorola Razr. While the Z Flip …
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Sony has announced a new budget phone, the Xperia L4, which has a triple camera on the rear and…a headphone jack! The device comes loaded with a 6.2-inch LCD screen in a 21:9 aspect ratio and a 1,680×720-pixel resolution. The screen features a rounded notch for the 8-megapixel selfie camera. One of the most intriguing things about the phone is …
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Sprint and T-Mobile said Thursday they’ve reached an agreement on new terms for their megamerger. This should pave the way for the companies to complete the $26.5 billion deal, following a ruling last week by a federal court that rejected claims that the merger would be bad for consumers. The companies say the deal could close as early as April 1. …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Global 5G phone shipments are expected to reach 199 million by the end of 2020, Strategy Analytics said Thursday. But disruption caused by the deadly coronavirus will cap how many are sold, the report said. Just 19 million 5G phones were shipped in 2019, …
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Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. In this week’s Apple Core roundup, we’re compiling our wishlist for the iPhone in 2020 based on what’s actually feasible, and dissecting the latest clues about Apple’s vision for a foldable device . Our iPhone 12 wishlist Foldable or not, the 2020 iPhones are said to bring a …
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Qualcomm has a new modem for next year’s 5G phones that aims to boost the average speed on devices by aggregating different types of wireless signals. The company on Tuesday unveiled its Snapdragon X60 5G modem, which is made using process technology of 5 nanometers, or 5 billionths of a meter. That results in lower power consumption and a …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The coronavirus is taking a bigger toll on Apple’s operations than it thought, and iPhone buyers around the world could see a shortage. The electronics giant on Monday warned that it likely will miss the quarterly revenue guidance it gave last month. It …
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“Whoa. This is the Galaxy S20 Ultra?” I was so surprised, I said it aloud. Samsung’s Unpacked event was the first time I got my hands on Samsung’s biggest and baddest Galaxy S20 device. Due to unfortunate circumstances, I had to skip the typical journalist briefing session, so it wasn’t until I held the S20 Ultra earlier this week that …
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