Tag Archives: 5g

iPhone 12 design rumors: The iPhone might get smaller in 2020

Apple could change up the design of the iPhone 12 in 2020 and surprise us with a new, yet familiar look. We rounded up all the rumors about the next iPhone’s design and features, including a four-camera array. On this week’s Apple Core roundup, we also check in on the latest rumors about Apple’s AR …

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Trump’s tech chief slams countries for ‘opening their arms’ to Huawei

President Donald Trump’s chief technology officer, Michael Kratsios, is urging European countries to join the US in “taking a stand” against Chinese companies like Huawei as they try to dominate the next-gen 5G wireless networks and artificial intelligence markets. Speaking at Web Summit in Lisbon on Thursday, Kratsios noted the danger of countries “opening their arms” to these companies as …

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T-Mobile promised its nationwide 5G network was coming before the end of the year, and now we have a launch date: Dec. 6. In a webcast announcing its latest “un-carrier” moves designed to get its Sprint merger approved, CEO John Legere and COO Mike Seivert revealed that T-Mobile will be launching its new, faster network will cover over 5,000 cities and …

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It’s been more than a year and a half since T-Mobile and Sprint announced their $26.5 billion merger in a bid to revamp the US wireless industry. With the deal stuck in legal limbo, T-Mobile on Thursday used its latest Un-carrier event and the promise of a combined 5G network to make its most compelling case yet. In addition to announcing …

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AT&T calls T

T-Mobile took some shots at AT&T and Verizon on Thursday during its “new T-Mobile Un-carrier” event and now AT&T is firing back. In a statement provided to CNET, an AT&T spokesperson called out T-Mobile’s newest pledges for first responders and education as a “marketing stunt.” “We have a deep and genuine commitment to connecting first responders and using technology to enrich …

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Delayed Valentine’s Day messages were sent on every network overnight

Dozens of people have reported receiving strange, out-of-context messages Wednesday night and Thursday morning on all networks in the US, with many of the messages originally meant for Valentine’s Day. Not only were texts delayed from February to November, some of them had first been sent on Valentine’s Day two years ago. “Early this morning my sister and I received text messages …

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5G brings up questions of cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Before 5G changes how people use technology, regulators and lawmakers want to make sure that the network update won’t lead to a cybersecurity nightmare. For all the advances it’ll bring in internet speeds and new devices, 5G could also be a gateway to more surveillance and cyberattacks.  But even though the issues are apparent, the way to attack them is …

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After the US Federal Communications Commission voted to approve T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion merger with Sprint on Oct. 16, the approval has now become official. The FCC found the new T-Mobile will “help close the digital divide and advance United States leadership in 5G.” But it wasn’t a unanimous vote — FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel issued a 17-page dissenting opinion after last …

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T-Mobile may still be working to close its $26.5 billion merger with Sprint but that hasn’t stopped the company from working to build hype around the new company. In a new tweet Monday night CEO John Legere posted a “save the date”-style message about an upcoming event and telling his followers to stay tuned for Thursday, Nov. 7.  The company …

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Sprint posts another quarterly loss as T

Sprint’s pending merger with T-Mobile has kept the company in a bit of a limbo state. While the deal has received approval from the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission, litigation from 16 attorneys general over whether the deal would be anti-consumer, along with a pending review from the California Public Utilities Commission, has kept the $26.5 billion …

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