LG’s 2019 flagship, the G8 ThinQ, is almost ready for your pocket. It launched at MWC this year, but now we know that you’ll be able to preorder it in the US starting March 29. The company’s offering a limited-time promotion for $150 off the retail price of $820 (for qualified buyers), and it will …
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Whether you know the telecom giant because of its popular Android phones or because it’s made an enemy of the US government, you’ve probably heard the name Huawei. This fact alone marks a big shift from just a couple years back, when people struggled to even pronounce the name of the Chinese company — now the number two phone maker …
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The world wasn’t ready for a 5G Huawei flagship phone, CEO Richard Yu said in an interview Tuesday at the company’s launch event for the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro in Paris. Following an hour-and-a-half-long keynote presentation, it was apparent that the P30 and P30 Pro aren’t 5G handsets, in spite of a slew of 5G mobiles being released last month …
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Samsung just recently announced the newest members of the Galaxy S10 family, and two lucky winners will each get one of the new phones. We are joining forces with Download.com so two of our readers can get an unlocked version of one of the brand-new Samsung flagship phones. Before getting to the giveaway, let’s go over all the details for these …
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Samsung’s newest Galaxy S10 phones allow other devices to charge off the back of the phones via the wireless Qi standard. That means, yes, even other phones. But it also allows Samsung’s new, wireless Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Watch Active to charge up, too, turning the phone into a big charging pad. That’s the part that I love. And it …
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Editors’ note, April 15: Our Galaxy S10 Plus review is live, as is our Galaxy S10E review. Keep reading for more about the Galaxy S10, S10 E, S10 Plus and Galaxy S10 5G. And we just went hands-on with the Galaxy Fold, Samsung’s first foldable phone. Foldable phone fever is an epidemic sweeping through the Mobile World Congress phone trade show in Barcelona. Last …
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Vodafone will offer 5G in 19 cities across the UK by year’s end, the carrier said Thursday. Vodafone is keen to preserve its lead in 5G, after activating the UK’s first 5G network in Salford, Greater Manchester, in October. The company has now extended coverage to Bristol, Cardiff and Liverpool and is currently preparing equipment in Birmingham, Glasgow and London. 5G, the …
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We’ve known for a while now that Microsoft is rebuilding its Edge browser with Chrome tech, but some possible leaked screenshots make it look a whole lot like Google’s Chrome. The screenshots apparently show the browser in its current state, Neowin reported Tuesday, as Microsoft tests it. The navigation, refresh and home buttons are in the same place as in …
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If you’re planning to buy a phone later this year, you may not be able to avoid 5G. Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon last week predicted that by this holiday season or the Chinese New Year in early 2020, all major flagship phones will run 5G — and there may not even be an option to buy a high-end device without …
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On this podcast, we talk about: How foldable phones ended up eclipsing 5G as the main topic at MWC 2019. Why it’s still not the best time to buy a 5G phone now. How tough it is to sell 5G. What it’s like inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, site of the worst meltdown ever. The 3:59 gives …
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