Huawei overtook Apple in the second quarter of 2018 to become the world’s second largest phone vendor, according to new market research. The embattled Chinese phone maker shipped 54 million handsets in the quarter, an increase of 41 percent over last year, researcher Canalys reported Tuesday. Huawei’s success was due in part to strong demand …
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Once again, T-Mobile took the pole position when it comes to smartphone wireless customers. The carrier added a total of 1.6 million net new customers in the second quarter, a number that includes 686,000 so-called postpaid phone customers. The company said it has led the industry for 18 straight quarters in that key metric. T-Mobile’s continued dominance comes amid the …
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Apple appears to be making some big changes to the chips in its upcoming iPhones — and that could mean your next iPhone downloads data slower than rival Android devices. Qualcomm, a major supplier of 4G chips for smartphones, on Wednesday said it doesn’t expect to supply modems for any upcoming iPhones. “We believe Apple intends to solely use our …
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Which wireless network is the best in the US? Well, that depends on which report you believe. RootMetrics, which released its latest rankings Thursday, has once again crowned Verizon the overall winner. But last week, Ookla, which offers a speed test app people can use to test network speeds, said T-Mobile had the fastest network. JD Power also came out …
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It’s a new world for AT&T in the post-Time Warner merger era. On Tuesday, the company reported a mixed bag of results for the second quarter. It missed Wall Street expectations on revenue but beat the Street’s predictions when it came to earnings per share, as well as number of wireless subscribers. AT&T reported earnings of 91 cents per share, …
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Verizon has a lot going on: It saw growth in its wireless phone business return for the second quarter, it announced another city for its 5G launch later this year and it’s preparing to transition to a new CEO at the end of the month. On Tuesday, Verizon said that during the quarter it added a total of 531,000 retail …
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If you have burning thoughts about the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, now’s your chance to voice them. The FCC is accepting petitions from now until Aug. 27 to deny the $26 billion merger, the commission said Wednesday. Those petitions as well as less formal comments can be submitted on the FCC’s docket page. Oppositions to the petitions are due by Sept. …
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AT&T is thinking big — and midsize — when it comes to its rollout plan for mobile 5G. The wireless giant said Friday it’s added Oklahoma City, as well as Charlotte and Raleigh, both in North Carolina, to the list of cities slated to get access to AT&T’s super speedy network this year. The three join Atlanta, Dallas and Waco, …
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It’s full steam ahead for AT&T, even as the Department of Justice moves ahead with an appeal to stop its $85 billion merger with Time Warner. In an interview with CNBC on Friday, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said he thinks the chances the government will succeed in its appeal of its merger are “remote.” He also said the company, …
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The Magic Leap One is now available to order for $2295. We got some hands-on time with the Magic Leap One, but if all you want are the facts, here’s everything you need to know. We also spent some time at the Magic Leap headquarters in Florida to get the inside story. On Wednesday, after nearly four years of secrets and speculation, the $2.3 billion Magic Leap …
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