Pop quiz: When is a phone not a phone? When a company is trying to tap into the ever-increasing hype over cutting-edge 5G wireless technology. That’s what ZTE tried to do on Sunday with the debut of its “Gigabit Phone” at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. ZTE touts the device as the world’s first phone …
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Now playing: Watch this: Obsessed with Instagram? LG G6 has an app for you 1:41 LG showed off its new flagship phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday. In addition to high-end specs, the LG G6 ($150 at Amazon) is packed full of new features. One of those features is a new camera app, called Square Camera, that …
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If you’ve ever wondered whether Nokia would make a smartwatch, the answer is that in a roundabout way, it kind of already has. In May 2016, Nokia bought French tech company Withings and in doing so brought its whole product portfolio, smartwatches and all, under its wing. From summer 2017, all Withings products will be rebadged with the Nokia name, …
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Now playing: Watch this: LG G6 is water-resistant, with a whole lotta screen 2:19 LG’s latest marquee phone is coming to a carrier near you. A handful of US carriers will carry the LG G6, which was announced at Mobile World Congress today. The phone features premium specs and an expansive 5.7-inch display. Both Verizon and T-Mobile said that the …
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If you can’t unveil your flagship phone at the world’s largest mobile show, make headlines instead. Samsung used a press event for its new Tab S3 tablet to announce the date of its Galaxy S8 launch: March 29 in New York. The Galaxy S8 was notably absent from Mobile World Congress, where Samsung has revealed the vast majority of its …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung teases Galaxy S8 reveal for late March 1:36 Well, we had heard that Samsung would tease its upcoming Galaxy S8, and it did. But those looking for juicy hints about the phone’s rumored ” Bixby” AI assistant and dual-camera array will be sorely disappointed by the company’s presser here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. …
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Nokia, the company that basically made the modern phone what it is today, is back at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and it came bearing a bunch of phones: the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6, Nokia 6 Arte Black Limited Edition and the brought-out-of-retirement Nokia 3310. First, let’s clear this up: This isn’t the same Nokia, rather it’s new …
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Samsung‘s new Gear VR headset looks awfully similar to the 2016 model, but for one notable change: there’s an all-new controller included in the box. The Gear VR with Controller (yes, that’s the product’s name) lets you point, shoot, drag and drop objects in virtual worlds while also making it less of a bother to reach up to the headset …
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If you were worried about your smartwatch not lasting the day, Huawei has the watch for you — as well as new phones with Leica cameras. The Chinese company wheeled out the Watch 2 wearable and P10 smartphones at a press conference in Barcelona today. They’re among the countless new products to be unveiled this week at annual tech trade …
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Reviving BlackBerry is the mobile equivalent of chasing unicorns — it’s a Sisyphean task that’s gotten only more mythical with time. Four years ago, then-CEO Thorsten Heins tried to reinvigorate the company’s flagging sales with the BlackBerry 10 operating system and the Z10, a modern phone designed to take on the iPhone and Android handsets. Eleven months and several misfires …
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