Though the hype over 5G has been intense, the reality is that few people have had a chance to really experience the service. The available coverage has been hard to find over the past year, with the broader-ranging networks turning on only at the end of 2019. There’ve been only a handful of compatible devices, …
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Apple’s new iPhone SE is a long overdue update that takes the iPhone 8 ‘s design and adds modern iPhone 11 features, all while keeping a $399 starting price that’s several hundreds of dollars cheaper than the iPhone 11‘s $699 entry point. If you’re looking to maximize your savings, buying the phone is just the first step. To really get …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. With the coronavirus locking down millions of Americans in their homes and forcing first responders to adapt in the age of social distancing, having a strong, consistent broadband signal is more important than ever. This crisis has exposed the country’s digital divide and threatens …
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YouTube TV subscribers will get a whole bunch of new channels in the next few months, after parent company Google inked a deal with ViacomCBS. The first wave of additions will hit this summer, and includes BET, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, TV Land and VH1. Those will be followed by BET Her, MTV2, Nick Jr., NickToons, TeenNick …
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Editor’s note: In recognition of World Password Day, CNET is republishing a selection of our stories on improving and replacing passwords. You’ve probably heard this security advice: protect your accounts by using two-factor authentication. You’ll make life hard for hackers, so the reasoning goes, if you pair a password with a code sent by text message or generated by an …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. T-Mobile spent two years working to seal its acquisition of Sprint. Now that the deal is closed, we get our first glimpse of what the combined company looks like, whether Sprint’s losses will weigh down the Un-carrier and how it’s dealing with the …
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Samsung’s challenger to the iPhone SE, the Galaxy A51, joins two new carrier networks on Friday for $400: AT&T and Xfinity Mobile. The 4G LTE A51 is already on sale at Verizon and Sprint, and it’s available unlocked on Samsung’s website. With the iPhone SE and Galaxy A51 coming in at the same price, Samsung hopes a larger screen and more cameras …
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Federal Communications Commission chair Ajit Pai has asked all carriers and internet service providers to extend their pledge to waive late fees and disconnections amid the coronavirus pandemic until June 30. It comes after the major carriers AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Comcast earlier this week extended their vow not to cut off services to customers through June. “Hundreds of providers have …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday asked seven cable and satellite TV providers to cut or eliminate fees linked to live sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies are continuing to charge customers for live sports programming, despite the fact that events …
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Looking to slow the spread of disinformation about the novel coronavirus, YouTube is expanding its fact-checking feature so it’ll now appear in search results for US audiences, the company said Tuesday. The feature, a box that shows up atop YouTube search results when a user is looking for particular information, launched in India and Brazil last year. For the feature to …
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