While the the original Motorola Razr V3 was having its worldwide moment back in the mid-aughts, I was hunkered down over a table full of scalpel-sized tools, peering through soldering fumes in a cell phone repair shop in western Kentucky. My task? To dissect and resuscitate some hundred or so of its brethren. Having gotten …
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It seems like we see kids peering at the screen of their own smartphone at a younger and younger age, even though health experts say that kids under age five should only get one hour of screen time a day. On average, kids get their first phone at about 10 years old, according to findings from Influence Central’s 2016 Digital …
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From phones with wireless charging and AMOLED screens to in-screen fingerprint sensors and extended battery life, you’ve never had more high-quality smartphone options than you do right now. Now that we’re in a new year (and decade !), it’s the best time to consider all the smartphone options out there from Apple, Samsung, Google and others. If you’re looking to upgrade your smartphone …
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Last year, Qualcomm met with hundreds of reporters and analysts on the sunny beaches of Maui to talk about how 5G would change the world in 2019. The hype and excitement level was high. Then, reality hit. Network rollouts were met with hiccups and delays, you needed a map to find coverage and consumers ended up more confused than excited. …
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Chip giant Qualcomm has gathered hundreds of reporters and analysts in Hawaii this week to talk up its newest processors for mobile devices. Only a few minutes pass without some executive mentioning 5G and how popular the super-fast connectivity will be in 2020. But the biggest news of the show hasn’t been the whiz bang features of Qualcomm’s new chips, …
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 processor for high-end phones may be the star of the show at this week’s Snapdragon Tech Summit in Hawaii. But it’s actually the company’s Snapdragon 765 and 765G chips for midrange phones that could supercharge the rollout of super-fast 5G networks and devices. On Tuesday at its conference in Maui, Qualcomm unveiled its three newest processors for smartphones. …
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The chip and the separate 5G modem that will power a big chunk of next year’s high-end smartphones (including the Motorola Edge Plus) are finally here. And a couple more processors, aimed at slightly cheaper phones, will come with 5G modems already integrated. Qualcomm, the world’s biggest wireless chipmaker, on Tuesday unveiled its new Snapdragon 865 processor for high-end smartphones …
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon processors are here, and on Tuesday, at least four handset makers said they’ll be using them in upcoming phones in early 2020. Motorola, Nokia phone maker HMD, Oppo and Xiaomi joined Qualcomm onstage at the Snapdragon Tech Summit to commit to using the Snapdragon 865 and 765 processors for new devices. Qualcomm introduced the new processors earlier …
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President Donald Trump is making the most out of his visit Wednesday to a Texas plant that makes Apple computers. In addition to taking credit for the plant, which has been open since 2013 and is run by a separate supplier, he tweeted Thursday that he asked Apple CEO Tim Cook about getting Apple involved in “building 5G in the …
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Chinese phone maker Oppo brought its Reno 2 and Reno 2Z phones to Europe on Wednesday, after unveiling them in Asia back in August. Like Honor, HMD (Nokia), Xiaomi and OnePlus, Oppo sees a massive opportunity to challenge dominant forces Apple and Samsung. To do so, it’s willing to take some risks. That’s why it plans to launch its next …
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