Fewer iPhone owners are trading in their old handset for a new Apple phone, according to a report by BankMyCell. The company which lets you sell your used phone and upgrade to a new one, collected data from over 38,000 people trading in their phones since October through June to track Apple brand loyalty during the upgrade …
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Xfinity Internet customers can now bring their own Android devices to Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile service. Comcast said Tuesday it’s accepting unlocked Samsung Galaxy S9, S9 Plus, S8, S8 Plus, Note 9 and Note 8 phones, but will add more Android devices later in 2019. The Xfinity Mobile service was announced in April 2017, and runs on a combination of Comcast’s …
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It’s one thing for wireless carriers like Verizon and Sprint to show off 5G speeds in this or that city. It’s another to test the same phone on two different networks in the same town for a taste of how 5G competition is heating up. That’s exactly what I did today in Chicago — testing peak and real-world 5G speeds …
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The upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 10 has ditched the headphone jack, new leaked images reportedly coming from the Federal Communications Commission itself show. Much like Apple, Google and Huawei, Samsung has apparently banished the 3.5mm jack from the bottom of its next device. The jack-less Note 10, as seen in one of the reportedly leaked images. XDA Developers Last month …
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The Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus have reportedly been revealed in leaked images. The pictures show a front-facing camera positioned in the middle of the handset and three cameras vertically aligned on the rear of the device, said German tech publication WinFuture. The images come from official marketing, WinFuture reported on Wednesday. Last month saw the revelation that …
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When Apple announced on Thursday that Jony Ive was leaving the company, I immediately thought back to when David Letterman retired from his Late Show in May 2015. After walking away to spend more time with his family, Letterman launched another talk show three and a half years later called My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman. It …
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Samsung expects a steep plunge in its second-quarter operating profit amid uncertainty in the global smartphone and chip markets and ongoing tensions related to the US-China trade war. The South Korean electronics giant said Thursday it expects to record an operating profit for the three-month period ended June 30 of 6.5 trillion won ($5.6 billion), a 56% decline from the …
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Tonight millions of people will stare into the night sky as it’s lit up by colorful bursts of fire. Fireworks are a staple of celebrating America’s independence, and capturing photos of those fireworks has become part of the experience. The Fourth of July provides an annual chance to test our phone photography skills. (Not to mention, take advantage of July …
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Vodafone on Wednesday switched on its new 5G mobile network in seven UK cities. Customers are able to choose between the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G or the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. Vodafone is also offering a 5G router for home and office services called the 5G GigaCube. The carrier is charging 5G customers the same as 4G, offering unlimited mobile data plans starting at …
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Note: Samsung has announced it will relaunch the Galaxy Fold in September. Even before Samsung’s mobile chief, DJ Koh, admitted that he “pushed [the Fold] through before it was ready“, massive delays to the first major foldable phone slammed the brakes on what was once billed as nothing short of a phone revolution. In the 67 days since the Galaxy Fold was initially …
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