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If nothing else, Oppo works fast. A sister brand to OnePlus, Oppo earlier this year released a new flagship phone in the Reno 10x Zoom (alongside a 5G version, the Reno 5G). On Wednesday, just four months later, the Chinese company unveiled a sequel of sorts: The Oppo Reno2. The Reno2 range, also including the …

The Axon 10 Pro, which debuted in February at MWC 2019 as ZTE’s first 5G handset, is coming to the US. But instead of having 5G connectivity, the device will be sold unlocked as a 4G phone through ZTE, Newegg and B&H Photo’s online stores. Already being sold in Germany, this variant of the Axon 10 Pro starts at $549 (8GB/256GB). There …

Update, Sept. 26: CNET’s OnePlus 7T review is now live. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus. Original story follows. OnePlus is heading to Sprint, and it’s doing so with a new 5G variant of the 7 Pro it launched earlier this year. The phone, called the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, will be available in “select” Sprint stores on Tuesday before …

Self-driving cars can already see and think for themselves. But a newer technology that will run on soon-to-launch 5G networks promises to give them another advanced skill: the ability to talk with one another. C-V2X, a communications technology using the same 5G networks coming to our phones, will allow vehicles to communicate wirelessly with each other, with traffic signals and …

We get it. 5G is a big deal. But honestly, you likely use Wi-Fi networks as much or more with your phone and PC, so tune out the 5G noise for a moment and appreciate what’s coming with Wi-Fi 6. “While 5G is getting much of the limelight, Wi-Fi 6 will have a bigger impact in our connected lives — …

Sitting in my apartment in New York’s Upper West Side, I’m browsing the web, checking emails and watching YouTube and Netflix the same as I normally do. Things are loading quickly, even with multiple devices hooked up. But this isn’t my normal Spectrum cable connection. All of that data is riding over a Wi-Fi network powered by a hotspot running …

Verizon’s 4G LTE network currently is the backbone behind Comcast‘s and Charter’s respective mobile services, Xfinity Mobile and Spectrum Mobile. Now, it appears that the wireless carrier’s 5G network will be what powers the cable companies’ expansion into offering mobile 5G.  According to a new report from Light Reading, “at some point in the future” both Xfinity Mobile and Spectrum …

It’s been a few weeks since Samsung announced the Note 10 and Note 10 Plus, and starting today, the phones are available to purchase. There’s even a 5G version of the Note 10 Plus that’s exclusive to Verizon Wireless (for now), should you live in an area that Verizon has 5G service.  We’ve been testing the Note 10 Plus for awhile, …

Apple and Samsung phones released over the last three years may be producing radio frequency radiation at levels higher than current Federal Communications Commission limits allow, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune. Scientists and consumers have shown increasing concern that radio frequency radiation from our devices may have adverse effects on human health, especially with 5G rolling out …

IT research firm Gartner released a forecast Thursday projecting revenues from worldwide 5G network infrastructure will reach $4.2 billion by 2020. That would amount to an 89% revenue hike from the firm’s 2019 projections of $2.2 billion. The firm expects overall 4G revenues to dip from $19.32 billion in 2019 to $18.28 billion in 2020, with similar drops in 3G …