CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Twitter! Things are getting mighty interesting in the mobile-carrier space. Over here you’ve got Mint …
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Just 10 days ago, Bloomberg reported that the next Apple Watch would have built-in LTE cellular connectivity — meaning you wouldn’t need a nearby phone to use many of its features. Now, noted Apple leaker and KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has corroborated the Bloomberg report — and added some new tidbits to the rumor. As cited by 9to5Mac, the analyst says …
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Subscribe to the Apple Byte Podcast iTunes MP3 | RSS MP3 | FeedBurner MP3 Stitcher | Google Play | TuneIn iTunes video | RSS video | FeedBurner video YouTube | Livestream | Periscope Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 95 Your browser does not support the audio element. Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 8, 7S and 7S Plus release is reportedly on …
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Like most smartwatches, the Apple Watch usually needs to be connected to a phone for most apps. But according to a new Bloomberg report, that could change by the end of the year. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is planning a new version of the Apple Watch, one with its own LTE cellular data connection, by the end of …
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How fast is fast enough when it comes to internet speeds? There’s no such thing, according to EE, as it showed off its Gigabit LTE technology at Wembley Stadium in London on Wednesday. The technology, which is already available to EE Max customers in London’s Tech City and Cardiff, is faster than regular 4G, slower than 5G, but a massive …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image You’ll need a big pocket for the ZTE Max XL, but not a deep one. Josh Miller/CNET You can keep your …
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And so continues the battle over Qualcomm’s licensing practices. The US Federal Trade Commission on Friday defended its antitrust lawsuit from January, saying in a legal filing with the US District Court in San Jose, California, that the court shouldn’t dismiss its complaint against Qualcomm. The group has accused Qualcomm, the world’s biggest mobile chipmaker, of forcing Apple into an …
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The gap between midrange and premium phones is about to get smaller. That is, if those midrange phones come packing Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 630 and 660 chips. Announced Tuesday local time at a company event in Singapore, the two new system-on-chip (SoC) are the successors to the Snapdragon 625 and 652 processors, which are used in devices such as the …
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The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are already the fastest phones currently available on Telstra’s network, but now that prestige extends all the way out into the bush. Telstra has today confirmed that Samsung‘s two new flagship devices are the first to be certified under the telco’s new 4G Blue Tick rating system. City dwellers won’t necessarily care about …
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People say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but if I rack up enough points on my Which Wich rewards card, eventually I’ll be eating a sandwich gratis. OK, but free cell service? Definitely no such thing. Except, yes, there is, thanks to Freedompop. For the price of a SIM card (about $20, but much less if you’re …
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