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TCL details 10 Series releases, plans to launch $400 5G phone in US

Chinese giant TCL, best known for its excellent TVs, is rebranding its mobile line under its own name after years of using brands like Alcatel, BlackBerry and Palm to market its phones. The first group of mobile products, what it calls the 10 Series, will start hitting Australia, Europe, the UK and North America in the …

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After nearly two years of waiting to close their $26.5 billion merger, T-Mobile and Sprint have crossed the finish line and completed its quest to combine the third- and fourth-largest national wireless carriers.  The merger comes less than two months after a US District Court gave the green light to the deal in a ruling that went against 14 state …

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OnePlus 8 leaks show off new colors and possible specs

Purported leaks of the new OnePlus 8 smartphone show the device will appear in a handful of unique colors at launch, according to a report from the German site Winfuture. The pictures said to be of the new phone show off a seafoam green, an “interstellar glow” variant and a basic black.  On Wednesday, the site also shared purported renders …

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Google Pixel 5 may not use Qualcomm’s top processor

A report by 9to5Google says that Google will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765G processor in its upcoming Pixel 5 phones. The 765G isn’t the top-of-the-line processor made by Qualcomm. That honor goes to the Snapdragon 865, which can be found in a number of devices, including the Samsung Galaxy S20 line.  Now playing: Watch this: What you should know about the …

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Pokemon Go maker Niantic acquires 3D world

While few actual AR headsets exist at the moment, the race to scan and map the world using AR technology is already heating up. Niantic, maker of Pokemon Go and collaborator with Qualcomm on a future AR headset design, has just acquired a company that enables collaborative AR world maps to be shared. 6D.ai is a company that specializes in …

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro: Launching in Europe in April with 5G and 108 MP camera

Xiaomi has taken the wraps off its inaugural phones for 2020, kickstarting its ambitious pledge to launch more than 10 5G phones in 2020. The world’s fourth largest phone maker unveiled its best-in-class Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro on Feb. 13 to the Chinese market at an online event in Beijing, launching on the same week as the Samsung …

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OnePlus 8, 8 Pro leak details what to expect in the company’s next flagships

The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are coming, and thanks to some new leaks, we now have a better idea of what will be inside the Chinese company’s forthcoming flagships. Revealed by noted Twitter leaker Ishan Agarwal, who has previously shared images and details of other then-unreleased devices such as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip, the new OnePlus devices will continue …

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What Qualcomm’s new chips mean for upcoming true wireless earbuds

If you’re wondering what to expect from upcoming AirPods competitors, one way to get an inkling is from the new chips that will power them. And the latest new silicon is Qualcomm’s new QCC514X and the QCC304X, the tech giant’s next-generation, ultra-low-power Bluetooth audio systems-on-a-chip. Designed for entry-level and midtier products, they’ll start appearing in new true wireless earbuds and …

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Smartphone shipments see record drop as coronavirus stops shoppers

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Smartphone shipments saw their biggest ever drop in February as the novel coronavirus ravaged China, one of the world’s largest markets and a vital manufacturing hub.  Worldwide, phone shipments fell 38% to 61.8 million units in February 2020, from 99.2 million units in …

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The Nokia 8.3 is the ‘first global 5G phone.’ Here’s what that means for you

The first wave of 5G phones have been on sale now for well over a year. That means HMD, which makes Nokia phones, is late to the party — but oh, what an entrance it’s making. The company announced the Nokia 8.3, its first 5G device, at a virtual launch event from London on Thursday, after the original MWC launch …

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