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5G is here, but it won’t really flourish on next-generation phones and 5G connected cars until the network is built out. That physical network will be more vast and dense than that which powers current networks. It’ll also cost as much as $750 billion worldwide over the next five years. Yet it comes at a …

Huawei’s P40 Pro Plus is the phone I was waiting for. The company announced the P40 range — which also includes the base P40 and P40 Pro — in March and while the P40 Pro proved it can take decent images, it was the Pro Plus that really pushes boundaries with its imagery.  It’s the first phone to come with …

As Chinese factory operations resumed at the end of March and stores reopened around the world in May and June amid the coronavirus pandemic, the smartphone market saw an 11% quarter-on-quarter increase in US shipments in the second quarter, according to a Tuesday report by Canalys. During the quarter, vendors shipped 31.9 million smartphones in the United States, the report …

Qualcomm has won its appeal against the US Federal Trade Commission, with the court finding that Qualcomm’s licensing policies are not anticompetitive. In a judgment published Tuesday, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the previous judgment, reversing the district court’s permanent worldwide injunction against Qualcomm’s business practices, which required it to renegotiate fees with rivals. According to …

After unveiling the the Pixel 4A last week, Google is gearing up to launch its flagship Pixel 5 in the fall. But based on circulating rumours, the Pixel 5 may not get the flagship specifications — or at least the processor — that we’ve grown accustomed to. The Pixel 5 will feature Qualcomm’s midrange Snapdragon 765G processor, according to a new listing on the …

Xiaomi on Tuesday announced the “world’s first mass-produced” see-through transparent TV, the Mi TV Lux OLED Transparent Edition, as part of its 10th anniversary celebration. The 55-inch device will set you back 49,999 yuan (around $7,200), and is scheduled to go on sale in the company’s native China on Aug. 16. “When Mi TV LUX OLED Transparent Edition is turned …

The White House and the Department of Defense on Monday announced a plan to free up 100 megahertz of wireless spectrum currently being used for the military to be used instead for commercial 5G service. This nationwide spectrum is in the so-called midband range of spectrum, which wireless providers say is key to delivering the next generation of 5G wireless …

Virtual sales pitches and consultations. Touchless in-store device demos. Deals galore. Those are just some of the plans in Samsung’s playbook for selling phones during a pandemic. Last week, the South Korean electronics giant unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 2 alongside the $999 Note 20, the $1,299 Note 20 Ultra, the $649 Galaxy Tab S7 tablet, the $399 Galaxy Watch 3 and the $170 Galaxy Buds Live earbuds. …

Gaming phones have a niche audience, but their features are often adopted by more mainstream phones later down the line. A great example of this are displays with high refresh rates, which first showed up in 2017’s Razer Phone and the original Asus ROG phone in 2018. Now phones like the Galaxy S20, the OnePlus 8, 8 Pro, Motorola Edge and Edge …

Google has discontinued its Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL phones after only nine months. The phones are no longer available for purchase in the Google Store, though they’re still available in other stores for the time being. The news comes in the same week that Google unveiled its newest budget phone, the Pixel 4A. “Google Store has sold through its inventory …