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Verizon launches 5G in NFL stadiums across the US

Verizon is launching its new 5G network in NFL stadiums across the nation, with 13 to be live by the start of the 2019-20 football season. The service will be focused on the seated areas but could also be available in and around the stadiums. Verizon said it will bring 5G to more stadiums throughout …

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Samsung makes 5G cheaper with Galaxy A90 5G phone

Samsung’s got another 5G phone — and it’s one of the cheapest available. The new Galaxy A90 5G will cost 749 euros (about $827) when it hits the market, making it nearly $500 less than Samsung’s other 5G phones. The 6.7-inch device, which Samsung unveiled at the IFA electronics show in Berlin, sports three rear cameras, including a 48-megapixel lens and one 32-megapixel …

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Garmin unveils new Venu smartwatch, plus adult Marvel watches

Wow, Garmin has a lot of watches. September is the time for flagship fitness watches: Fitbit Versa 2, Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2, the Apple Watch and now Garmin. The company’s just launched a handful of Apple Watch competitors: the Garmin VivoActive 4, and a step-up Garmin Venu, which adds an AMOLED display that has an optional always-on mode. Garmin also …

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Galaxy Fold buyers beware: If you wanted those flashy colors, you’re out of luck

Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold is here, but if you were hoping for one of the flashy green or blue models, you’re out of luck. Samsung on Thursday said the Galaxy Fold will be available in space silver and cosmos black when it arrives in Korea on Friday. It’ll reach the UK, France, Germany and Singapore on Sept. 18 and the …

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Note 10 Plus vs. iPhone XS Max: Which phone has the best camera?

The new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus pulls out all the stops when it comes to the camera, with five different sensors, more shooting angles and better tools for video and low light photography. On paper it seems to have the upper hand against Apple’s iPhone XS Max, which only has three cameras and none of the bells and whistles. But …

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Samsung Galaxy Fold will reportedly come out this Friday

Update, Sept. 18: We now have a retail model of the Galaxy Fold and have begun to review it. We’ve known for a while that Samsung plans to release its redesigned Galaxy Fold in September, but reports suggest we’ll see it this Friday, Sept. 6. The foldable phone will come out in South Korea that day, Reuters reported on Wednesday, …

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Samsung’s next foldable phone will turn into a square, report says

Samsung’s delayed Galaxy Fold might be launched this week, but the Korean company might release an even more ambitious foldable phone in 2020. The next one will have 6.7-inch display that folds inwards to turn into a compact “square,” Bloomberg reported Tuesday. It’ll be thinner and more affordable than the $1,980 Galaxy Fold, with a hole-punch selfie camera at the …

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The Galaxy A90 is Samsung’s next 5G phone, says leak

At the top end of traditional smartphones are Samsung’s Galaxy S and Note ranges. These are expensive. As of this year, another tier has been added with 5G versions of the Galaxy S10 and Note 10. So it comes as a bit of a surprise to see that Samsung’s next 5G phone, according to leaks, will be the Samsung Galaxy A90 …

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Inside your phone company’s plan to stop robocalls

Spam and robocalls are such a nuisance and a widespread problem — Americans endured over 26 billion of them in 2018 — that the FCC has stepped in, fining four companies responsible for billions of robocalls. Stopping robocalls on your own is one thing, but the FCC has also tasked the communications industry with curbing the number of robocalls we all receive …

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The Galaxy Note 10 finally gets rid of the Bixby Key button

The Galaxy Note 10 doesn’t have a hardware button for Bixby, Samsung’s AI smart assistant. The reveal came during the Samsung Unpacked event on Wednesday. Bixby debuted on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus in 2017 and was an attempt to answer Apple’s Siri on the iPhone, the Google Assistant is on pretty much any Android phone and Amazon’s Alexa. …

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