Sure, we’d all love to have a $1,000 iPhone or Galaxy, but the reality is most of us have to make do with something more budget-friendly. Thankfully, some budget phones are so good, you don’t feel like you’re giving up much at all. Case in point: The Motorola Moto G6, which CNET dubbed “a sublime …
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It’s not easy to be a media conglomerate and telecom powerhouse. That’s the reality for AT&T. On Wednesday, the company disappointed Wall Street analysts by missing revenue expectations in spite of gains in new wireless subscribers and a strong media and entertainment business. It also announced continued subscriber losses for its DirecTV Now streaming service. The main takeaway is that …
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Samsung hit the pause button on its beleaguered Galaxy Fold after several incidents with screens last week left early-production review units unusable. Although the phone-maker said that it will announce a new release date for its first foldable phone “in the coming weeks,” AT&T on Tuesday sent an email to preorder customers with a new shipping date: June 13. CNET has fully reviewed the …
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Sprint and AT&T on Monday reached a settlement — characterized by both as “amicable” — over a lawsuit in which Sprint claimed its rival carrier used “numerous deceptive tactics to mislead consumers” with its “5G E” branding. The 5G E identifier popped up on smartphones earlier this year in certain regions where AT&T is expected to roll out its …
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If you only have up to $400 to spend on a new phone, you won’t be able to get an iPhone XS, Pixel 3 or Galaxy S10. Even the Galaxy S10E and the iPhone XR, Apple and Samsung’s more value-oriented phones, will set you back $750. You could snag the excellent Motorola Moto G7, which costs only $300 but lacks …
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AT&T’s latest deal aims to entice new customers with double the data. Starting Friday, the mobile carrier will increase customers’ high-speed data from 8GB to 16GB when they activate a new line on AT&T’s monthly $50 prepaid plan and sign up for auto-pay, which drops the price to $40 a month. The plan also includes unlimited talk, text and data …
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Motorola can boast about making the first commercial phone running on a live 5G network, but I’d bet money that its rumored foldable update to the iconic Razr phone will leave the most lasting mark. Both are key devices in 2019’s mobile story, a landscape that’s in the midst of tremendous evolution. 5G is the next-generation data network poised to …
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AT&T’s 5G reach is growing. The carrier has launched 5G mobile services in seven more cities, it said in a Tuesday release. Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Orlando, Florida; and four California cities, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, join a dozen cities where the company launched 5G in December. The 5G service, available for businesses and consumers, works …
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Ready or not, 5G data is at your doorstep. Samsung and Verizon made that fact crystal clear last week. First, Verizon lit up its 5G network, claiming it to be the world’s first. Two days later, the largest phone maker on the planet began selling the Galaxy S10 5G, its first 5G device, in Samsung’s home country of South Korea. These two events prove that 5G is off to …
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The Final Four has become the Terminal Two. After starting with 68 teams last month, only two are still playing in the 2019 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. On Saturday, No. 1 Virginia squeaked by No. 5 Auburn on a controversial call in the final seconds, while No. 3 Texas Tech ended No. 2 Michigan State’s title hopes. On Monday night, Virginia …
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