Tag Archives: 5g

Las Vegas does 5G its own way, looking to win big as a smart city

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Welcome to Las Vegas, city of smart lights, self-driving shuttles and startups. Away from the glittering, casino-strewn area known as the Strip is a far more pedestrian-looking area. It’s just a 15-minute drive from Las Vegas …

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Galaxy S20 specs reportedly revealed

The rumored Samsung Galaxy S20 series phones have reportedly had their specs leaked online. A report Friday from MySmartPrice showed off everything the Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20 Plus 5G and Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G will come with after their scheduled launch on Feb. 11. According to the report, which was also tweeted out by XDA Developers, all three phones …

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Rumored Huawei Mate XS may be cheaper and smaller, report says

Huawei’s rumored Mate XS foldable phone reportedly could be cheaper, smaller and tougher than the Huawei Mate X. The cost will be lower because foldable screens are now easier to manufacture, TechRadar reported Thursday, citing Chinese news site Yesky, which quoted supply chain sources. Despite a smaller phone, the screen on the Huawei Mate XS could still be the same …

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Huawei spending $26M to court developers to build apps for its phones, report says

After being banned from US networks in 2019, Huawei reportedly plans to spend £20 million (around $26 million) to entice developers to create apps for its new phones. While Android is open source and can be used by Huawei, the Chinese tech giant is barred from using Google services like the Play Store. The new investment, announced in London on …

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Huawei shipped nearly 7 million 5G phones last year, despite US opposition

Huawei said Wednesday it shipped 6.9 million 5G phones in 2019, despite US efforts to stop the controversial Chinese phone maker from dominating the next-generation wireless networking market.  Last year, Huawei launched eight 5G phone models: the Mate 30 Pro 5G, the Mate 30 5G, the Porsche Design Mate 30 Pro RS edition, the Mate 20 X 5G, the Nova …

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Trump’s Phase 1 trade deal with China hasn’t solved all of tech’s issues

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a “Phase One” trade deal with China, which addresses some key issues for the tech industry, including new protections for American intellectual property. But the bulk of the tariffs imposed earlier this year still remain as do bigger structural issues around China’s trade practices. The eight-part agreement was signed after more than a year …

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US presses British officials to block Huawei from 5G network

US officials were in London on Monday in a last-ditch effort to persuade British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government not to allow Huawei equipment to be used on its 5G network. The delegation argued that there was no way the UK could reduce the security risks posed by Huawei having access to the network, Bloomberg reported, citing an unidentified person …

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#CES2020: How brands battle for your attention on Twitter, Instagram

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. It’s tough to get noticed at CES. So Nissan set up a mini golf course with a feature the Japanese car giant thought would be social media catnip: a guaranteed hole-in-one. Standing at the carmaker’s exhibit, I putted a golf ball …

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Latest Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus leak reveals the phone’s specs

Samsung’s expected to introduce its next Galaxy S20 line on Feb. 11, but all might be revealed well beforehand. We recently got our first glimpses of the S20 Plus 5G and its many rear cameras, and now we have a pretty detailed idea of what to expect in terms of specs on Samsung’s newest S phones.  As with most recent Galaxy …

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Nervous about Huawei, US senators propose over $1B in 5G subsidies

A bipartisan group of US senators concerned about China’s dominance in 5G technology introduced legislation Tuesday to help subsidize companies developing more-secure 5G gear. The bill would use US wireless auctions to fund a subsidy program that would be used to enhance research and development of 5G equipment and encourage the deployment of secure 5G technology throughout the world.  Six …

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