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Huawei 8K 5G TV reportedly in the works for later this year

Huawei will reportedly release an 8K 5G TV later this year. According to Nikkei Asian Review, the Chinese electronics giant is looking to challenge Samsung and Apple by building out its ecosystem of consumer electronics. Huawei is the second largest maker of phones in the world behind Samsung, but currently does not sell TVs. A …

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Indiegogo campaign for bizarre Energizer phone with huge battery fails, surprises no one

Back in February during MWC 2019, French phone maker Avenir Telecom surprised everyone when it launched the Energizer Power Max P18K Pop, a massive phone with an 18,000mAh battery and a whole lot of junk in the trunk. Though it attracted show attendees and garnered news headlines, today it failed to secure $1.2 million in funding via its IndieGogo campaign.  …

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Budget

Available at US retailers Amazon and BestBuy, you can preorder the affordable Nokia 4.2 phone today and have it ship by May 14. Launched in February at MWC 2019, the phone runs Android One and costs $189. Android One is a trimmed-down, stock version of Android without any of the fancy interface additions phone-makers may add. It’s a way for Google to make cheaper phones …

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OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro: May 14 launch, rumors, price, specs and everything else

Update, Sept. 26: CNET’s OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7T reviews are here. Read more about the new phones from OnePlus. Original story follows. This year, OnePlus is doing something a little different. Not only is it anticipated to launch the successor to its OnePlus 6T soon (expected to be called OnePlus 7), but the company also confirmed that it will release another …

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Galaxy Fold delay a blow to Samsung, but it’s no Note 7 disaster

Samsung should be taking a victory lap right now for its innovative Galaxy Fold. Reviewers should be singing the praises of the first major foldable smartphone, which was supposed to launch Friday. The only controversy should be whether that $1,980 is really worth it. But we don’t live in that reality. Instead, all we can talk about is its potential to …

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BlackBerry Key2 Red Edition is out in the US and you’ll pay $50 more for it

BlackBerry debuted a red version of its Key2 flagship phone, notable for its physical keyboard, at MWC in February, but it hasn’t been available in the US prior to now. On Friday the company announced that the Key2 Red Edition is now shipping here for $699. That’s $50 more than its basic black sibling, but it also includes 128GB memory (compared to …

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OnePlus 7 reportedly due to be unveiled May 14

The OnePlus 7, the next flagship handset of Chinese phone maker OnePlus, is expected to be unveiled on May 14, according to a tweet from a prolific leaker. There were no details on where the launch would be or at what time, but OnLeaks’ Steve H. McFly tweeted Tuesday that the handset would have a 6.4-inch screen, a waterdrop notch …

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Galaxy S10 5G hands

Samsung has revealed a few more details about the Galaxy S10 5G, its first 5G phone. Namely, that it’ll come to the US in May, with preorders starting “soon”. We found out a few months ago that it will sell first with Verizon. I had seen the most advanced member of the Galaxy S10 lineup about a week before Samsung’s big reveal, but the …

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Foldable phones will remain ‘a niche product’ for years, analyst says

Samsung and Huawei were among the companies making a big fuss about foldable phones at MWC back in February, but an analyst reckons they won’t take over the smartphone market for quite a while. Foldable phones will hit 30 million units by 2023, accounting for 5% of the high-end phone market, Gartner predicted Monday. Roberta Cozza, Gartner’s research director, expects …

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Viacom video from networks like Comedy Central, BET, MTV and Nickelodeon will be coming to T-Mobile’s forthcoming streaming TV service.  “We are thrilled to join forces with T-Mobile on a new entertainment service that represents an important evolution in how audiences consume our content,” Viacom CEO Bob Bakish said in a release Wednesday.  The deal will include both live and …

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