Motorola and Verizon are bringing 5G compatibility to another phone this week, the Moto Z2 Force, with an update to its $350 5G Moto Mod. Motorola on Thursday said updates to the 5G Moto Mod now allow compatibility with the Z2 Force, along with “better battery life and faster speeds across the entire Moto Z family.” The …
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I recently reviewed the Motorola Moto Z4, which sells for $499 unlocked here in the US. It’s part midrange phone, part modular monster and, with the addition of a $349 mod, part gateway drug for Verizon’s fun-sized 5G network. The reason it’s difficult to recommend the Moto Z4 to anyone other than 5G early-adopters or people up to their ears …
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AT&T has had, generously speaking, a mixed year when it comes to 5G. It kicked off 2019 by doubling down on its dubious 5GE claim, which misled consumers into thinking they had 5G, when they really were tapping into an advanced form of 4G that every other carrier already offered. After touting the launch of the world’s first 5G network …
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It’s official: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 has become the company’s first flagship phone to ship without a headphone jack, following other phones designed to work primarily with wireless Bluetooth headphones, such as the Apple iPhone and forthcoming Galaxy Fold. Samsung announced two main versions of the Note 10 at an event in New York today: the 6.3-inch Note 10 and the 6.8-inch …
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As Samsung, Apple, Google and others prep their next high-end flagship phones, Motorola is bringing out something for those on a budget. At $150, the Lenovo-owned company’s new Moto E6 won’t rival those aforementioned brands on power, but it does offer decent specs and hardware for those seeking a cheaper device. With a plastic body, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 chipset and …
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T-Mobile has unveiled its new Revvl budget smartphones, the Revvlry and Revvlry+, which are set to launch July 19. Touting the phones as having “flagship features without the flagship price,” T-Mobile will be charging $8.34 per month, with zero down, for the Revvlry, and $14 down plus $14 a month for the Revvlry+ on 24-month contracts. The phones, announced Tuesday, …
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How about a new phone? For once, I’m not steering you to a deal — I’m giving you the chance to win one. One of three, in fact, thanks to the awesome folks at Verizon’s Visible carrier. Verizon who-now? Visible is the carrier’s prepaid service, offering unlimited everything for a flat $40 per month. I’m a fan, even more so …
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Even though there’re only a couple of phones that are 5G-enabled, carriers across the globe have already begun testing their 5G networks. They’re preparing for the big upgrade in data speed that one research firm says will be the norm in four years. 5G phones will outsell their 4G counterparts in 2023, according to researcher Canalys on Monday. The firm estimates …
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Verizon is ready to turn on its next two 5G cities. After announcing in April that Denver and Providence would be among 20 cities to get 5G in 2019, on Thursday the wireless carrier revealed that they in fact are the next two to get the service. Verizon’s new network is now live in Denver, with Providence set to be …
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Apple continued its security push this month during its WWDC event, where the iPhone maker unveiled new iOS features designed to keep your data private. One security company, however, says it can unlock all Apple devices and extract the data. Israel-based Cellebrite says on its website that it can “bypass or determine locks and perform a full file system extraction …
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