Tag Archives: 5g

What CES 2020 taught us about this year’s phones: Cheaper foldables, 5G and more

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The phones of CES weren’t many, but they were informative, hinting at important trends we’ll see in 2020 — including cheaper applications of 2019’s most expensive features. Typically, the CES showing settles on midrange devices, but …

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OnePlus says its next phone will have a 120Hz display

After touting its 90-Hz displays on the OnePlus 7 line, with its next phones OnePlus seems poised to up its game once again. In a new blog post, founder and CEO Pete Lau says the company will be bringing an even smoother 120Hz “fluid display” to market in 2020.  Created in partnership with Samsung Display, Lau says the new AMOLED …

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5G laptops are coming this year. Here’s the first batch from CES 2020

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At CES 2020, 5G is everywhere — from service and phones to cars and drones. And yes, 5G technology is coming to several new laptops, too, making it possible to stay connected at the fastest mobile wireless speeds available today. 5G …

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A company you’ve never heard of launched the cheapest 5G phone yet

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. When 5G phones like the Galaxy S10 5G, the LG V50 5G and the OnePlus 7 Pro debuted in 2019, their price range of $800 to $1,000 was like a necessary evil. Yes, they were expensive but they were touting the …

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Can’t afford a Galaxy S10? Get a TCL 10 Pro, the prettiest new phone at CES

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Like with so many products here at CES, I had been briefed on the TCL 10 Pro before ever setting eyes on it. But it didn’t click until I saw it for myself in person: This is the prettiest new phone …

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DOJ’s backing of T

States suing to stop the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint urged a federal judge not to defer to the Department of Justice when considering whether the merger is legal. The Trump administration’s DOJ gave the deal a green light earlier this year, but states say the merger is anticompetitive and will harm consumers.  In late December, the DOJ, …

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Manna’s 5G drone delivery deal will help you track your airborne pizza

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Manna, an Irish drone startup that — as its name suggests — sends food down from the heavens, has inked a deal with a Qualcomm-backed networking company to help its aircraft navigate the skies. The three-year deal with fellow Irish company …

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Hands

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The first things I noticed about the new Galaxy Note 10 Lite and S10 Lite when I saw them at a small press preview here at CES are their giant 6.7-inch screens. The second is the rectangular camera array on the …

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Verizon is quadrupling its output of 5G devices in 2020

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Verizon plans to launch 20 5G devices in 2020, or four times the number that came out last year. More importantly, the devices won’t all command a hefty premium. Verizon plans to release phones that initially cost about $800 in the …

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AT&T will have 15 5G phones in 2020, cover 200 million people by summer

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. AT&T’s 5G network is currently live for consumers with one phone that only works on its low-band service. As 2020 rolls on expect that number to dramatically change, as Chris Penrose, AT&T’s senior vice president of Advanced Mobility and Entertainment Solutions, …

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