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Nokia 3310 reboot arrives Oct. 29 for $60

If you’ve been mooning over the all-the-rage Nokia 3310 throwback phone, moon no longer. It’s coming to the US on Oct. 29. The catch: The $60 phone will only work with 3G networks. That makes it fine for calls, games of Snake and the occasional email or Facebook update, but not for just about everything else you’d …

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5G networks could bring ‘unlimited data’ to your phone in 2019

When it comes to 5G networks, there’s something beyond pure speed to get excited about. Next-generation mobile networks will be able to accommodate a lot more people and a lot more data as carriers like Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T and manufacturers like Nokia and Ericsson improve the total capacity of the network. That means your phone won’t be fighting against …

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Nokia kills VR Ozo camera, switches focus to digital health

Nokia is killing off further development of its mega-expensive VR Ozo camera as part of shift in focus to digital health tech, the company announced Tuesday. Blaming slower-than-expected growth in the VR market, Nokia said it would continue to focus on licensing opportunities and fulfilling its commitments to existing customers, but would otherwise redirect its efforts away from Ozo.  It …

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Which Nokia Android phone should I buy?

Read our full review of the Nokia 8 Sirocco, the latest Nokia phone from HMD Global.  Nokia relaunched into the smartphone scene this year with a whole raft of Android phones, from affordable entry-level handsets to powerhouse top-end superphones. Each phone is suited to a different sort of user, with a different budget to spend. If you’re keen on reliving your …

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Nokia’s 3310 is back

Do you find the iPhone 8 or the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 too pricey and newfangled? Nokia sure has some good news for you. The company on Thursday announced a version of its famous 3310 phone that you can actually make calls from. Nokia rerelased the phone earlier in the year, but it didn’t work in the US, UK or …

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Bill Gates now uses an Android phone

Microsoft pulled support for Windows phones earlier this summer, but you know the one-time iPhone and Android competitor is truly dead when Microsoft’s founder admits on TV that he’s now using Android. “The phone that I have, recently, I actually did switch to an Android phone with a lot of Microsoft software,” Bill Gates told Fox News Sunday host Chris …

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Get a Moto G5S Plus for $229.99

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 Facebook and Twitter! This metal-body wunderkind doesn’t look or perform like a $230 phone — but that’s what you’ll pay for …

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Nokia’s iPhone and Galaxy S competitor won’t be come to the US

Now playing: Watch this: Nokia finally has a flagship Android phone to get excited… 1:43 The Nokia 8 is generating a lot of hype for good reason. The company’s flagship phone has a blazing fast processor, custom camera software and, perhaps most importantly, the Nokia brand name.  What it won’t have? American buyers anytime soon. “We are not planning to bring …

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iPhone 8’s newest color may be “blush gold”

“Blush gold” could be the next rose gold. The iPhone 8 is rumored to come in an all new blush gold color, and after pictures of an alleged iPhone SIM tray surfaced on the internet, we got a preview of what this color may look like. #iPhone8 SIM Card Tray “Blush” GoldSilver Black pic.twitter.com/TuCXeh4sby — Benjamin Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) September 5, 2017 …

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Nokia 8 could come to US and China with more memory

Now playing: Watch this: Nokia finally has a flagship Android phone to get excited… 1:43 The high-end Nokia 8 might come to the US and China after all, according to a report by Nokiapoweruser. Up until now, it’s been reported that HMD Global, the company that licenses the Nokia phone brand, had no plans to release its new flagship phone in these two countries. But …

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