The first 5G phones haven’t even hit the market yet, but Qualcomm’s got a new processor ready for future devices. The company on Tuesday unveiled its new Snapdragon X55 5G modem, which can run on 2G, 3G and 4G networks along with the new, ultrafast 5G networks. The 7-nanometer, multimode processor is the second 5G …
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The Galaxy S10‘s Snapdragon 855 chipset could dominate with up to 45 percent faster performance speeds compared to the Galaxy S9 when Samsung unveils its next flagship phone this Wednesday in San Francisco. This isn’t just Qualcomm talking. At CES last month, we got a chance to test Snapdragon 855 on a prototype phone. So far, the benchmarking results paint the picture …
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Feel like your Samsung phone’s a little boring? That’s about to change. Samsung’s phone lineup will take a huge leap this year. Among the advances: fingerprint readers, super-fast 5G connectivity and even foldable phones that expand into tablets. We’ll get a glimpse of those new features and more on Wednesday, when the company hosts its Unpacked event at San Francisco’s …
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The Federal Communications Commission has certified the 5G Moto Mod, suggesting that the attachment offering 5G capability could be on the market soon. Motorola announced in August the Moto Z3, a phone with magnetic backings that attach to Moto Mods, or modules. The mods, which were granted FCC approval on Friday, would make the Verizon exclusive the first phone to …
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Lawmakers representing rural districts are skeptical about T-Mobile’s promise that its $26 billion merger with Sprint will bring lightning-fast 5G wireless broadband to their hometowns. And they weren’t shy about letting the companies’ executives know during a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday. Rep. Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont, criticized T-Mobile and Sprint for not …
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Mobile 5G isn’t here quite yet, but the investments that carriers have been making to prep for 5G in dense urban areas are already paying off with faster and more reliable service. It’s likely to only get better as the race to real 5G continues in 2019. That’s the takeaway from a report from independent network testing firm, RootMetrics. In …
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Nine Democrats in the Senate, including a few presidential hopefuls, sent letters Tuesday to the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission asking the agencies to reject T-Mobile’s proposed $26 billion deal to buy Sprint. The letters addressed to Makan Delrahim, head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai urge the regulators to put the brakes …
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Verizon really wants you to be excited about 5G. The company is sponsoring a website called Let’s 5G! for everything related to the next-generation wireless technology. Consumers can find information about 5G on the site as well as sign letters and petitions showing support for establishing 5G network in their neighborhoods, according to Verizon’s release. “I support the immediate rollout of …
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This year and 2020 promise to be big years for 5G. Not only do we expect carriers to roll out the next generation of high-speed mobile networks, we also anticipate a crop of new 5G phones that will work on said networks. One in particular is a prototype 5G phone from OnePlus, which the company plans to showcase at this …
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We’ve suspected for a while that Samsung would officially announce its foldable phone, rumored to be called the “Galaxy Fold” (previously thought to be “Galaxy X”), at its pre-Mobile World Congress Unpacked event on Feb. 20, along with the Galaxy S10 line and a lot more. A teaser video posted on Monday by the company confirms that we’ll see its …
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