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Self-driving cars can already see and think for themselves. But a newer technology that will run on soon-to-launch 5G networks promises to give them another advanced skill: the ability to talk with one another. C-V2X, a communications technology using the same 5G networks coming to our phones, will allow vehicles to communicate wirelessly with each …

Google on Thursday revealed that the next generation of its mobile operating system, previously called Android Q, will be ditching the dessert monikers that have been a part of its system updates for years. It will simply be known as Android 10. “As a global operating system, it’s important that these names are clear and relatable for everyone in the …

HMD Global has announced the Nokia 3 V, with the new phone to launch exclusively on Verizon. The budget phone unveiled Tuesday comes with two-day battery life, face unlock and a 6.26-inch HD+ screen, and runs Android Pie. It’ll be priced at $168 or $7 a month for 24 months and is launching on Aug. 23. The previous Nokia 2 …

When the Pentagon pours money into its own 5G shop and the Moscow mobile industry shakes hands with Qualcomm for a network roll-out deal, it’s time to sit up and take note of the role 5G is already playing among geopolitical movers and shakers. This past week also saw more US local government issues piling up as municipalities continue their …

HMD Global, the company that makes Nokia phones, on Wednesday launched Nokia 220 4G and the new Nokia 105. The entry-level phones provide 4G and 2G connectivity to users in global markets.  Nokia 220 4G offers HD voice calls over 4G LTE and allows users to go online via a web browser. Both phones come in durable, polycarbonate bodies, HMD Global said …

We can thank Europe for building much of what made the modern mobile phone. Companies like Nokia and Ericsson built the first blockbuster devices, and the continent gave us GSM, the network technology used around the world. With the latest generation in mobile data speeds, though, Europe isn’t leading, it’s following. Over the past year the US and South Korea …

As 5G becomes more common, phones have to adapt to support the next-gen network’s power requirements. As such, Nokia Bell Labs and Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER) have developed new battery technology that might double the life of your phone’s battery without making it heavier. The researchers filed a patent to protect the design and start commercialization soon, according to …

Problems are stacking up for Huawei as the US cracks down on the Chinese technology giant.  After the US government barred Huawei from using US products, which includes Google’s Android operating system, the company is reportedly slowing down production of its phones, according the South China Morning Post. Foxconn, a Taiwanese company that manufacturers electronics from Apple, Huawei, Sony, Nokia, …

Pokemon is back with a game called Pokemon Sleep that “turns sleeping into entertainment.” The goal is to use the game to help you get your rest, not keep you up at night obsessing over gameplay. While the players are sawing logs, Pokemon Sleep will use a newly-announced Nintendo Pokemon Go Plus ($50 at Amazon) Plus device to track their …

I’m writing these words on an iPhone as I stand in line at a McDonalds knockoff in Taiwan. I’d rather be away from my phone, but alas time is short and this article won’t write itself. I just got out of Intel’s Computex keynote and in a moment I’ll have to zip across town to another convention center. Subsequent lines …