The next batch of new iPhones may carry a new number in their names, but make no mistake — this is another “S” year. If the rumors hold true, Apple will unveil phones with essentially the same design for a third year in a row. The question is whether Apple fans will buy the case that …
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IFA, Europe’s biggest electronics show, isn’t heavy on phones, but that didn’t stop companies from talking about a major new wireless technology: 5G. Unlike other trade shows such as Mobile World Congress, though, IFA’s 5G focus wasn’t on super high-end, expensive 5G phones (well, aside from the revamped $2,000 Galaxy Fold). Rather, it was all about making 5G more accessible …
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Britain’s 5G race is heating up following the launch of Vodafone’s 5G service in multiple cities across the country. The company is hot on the heels of EE, the UK’s largest carrier, which launched its own 5G service last month. To see how Vodafone’s new network compares, I headed out to test it at locations across London and Manchester. TL;DR: …
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In years past, Europe’s biggest electronics show, IFA, was the place Huawei chose to unveil a new Mate, the biggest of its flagship phones. That’s not the case in 2019. We won’t see the Mate 30, the latest in the series, until Sept. 19, when it’s due to launch in Munich. But ahead of its unveiling, Huawei did give us …
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Samsung’s first 5G phones have only been on the market since May, but the company has already sold 2 million of them, an executive said Friday. That number should increase to 4 million by the end of 2019, he predicted. “Today more than 2 million consumers around the world can connect to 5G networks using Samsung 5G smartphones,” JuneHee Lee, …
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5G phone prices are about to get a lot cheaper. Next year, Qualcomm will expand its 5G modems across its Snapdragon 8 series, 7 series and 6 series processors, the company said Friday at the IFA electronics show in Berlin. The company’s 8 series chips are aimed at high-end phones like the Galaxy S10, and it’s the Snapdragon 855, alongside …
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The LG G8X ThinQ is the company’s attempt to win back the ground it lost in recent years, Chinese newcomers like Huawei began to swallow up global phone market share. What sets this phone apart however is its compatibility with a Dual Screen attachment, which doubles the size of the display. This could make the G8X an alternative to a foldable …
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Update, Sept. 26: CNET’s OnePlus 7T review is now live. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus. Original story follows. OnePlus has a new phone in the works, and it will have a lower price than the current OnePlus 7 Pro. In an email interview with CNET, OnePlus founder and CEO Pete Lau confirmed the next product is in the works, adding …
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If you thought the phone space was competitive enough, get ready for a new kid on the block. TCL, the company behind some excellent value TVs, is ramping up to be the next big name in 5G and foldable phones. At the IFA tech show here in Berlin this week, the brand launched the TCL Plex, the first phone of many …
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Wi-Fi 6 is just now arriving in phones, laptops and network equipment. But engineers are already turning their attention to what’ll come next: Wi-Fi 7. With speeds as high as 30 gigabits per second, the next generation of Wi-Fi promises better streaming video, longer range and fewer problems with traffic congestion. The change will come in a series of steps, …
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