Ten years ago tomorrow, October 20, the T-Mobile G1 launched in the US. The first Android phone wasn’t much of a looker, and it suffered a clunky beginning, but none of that mattered. Even as the G1 (aka the HTC Dream outside the US) debuted to a mixed reception, it was clear that Android had the potential to …
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If a cheaper iPhone is what you’ve been waiting for, you’re now in luck. Preorders for Apple’s iPhone XR kicked off at 12 a.m. PT on Friday. The device will hit stores Oct. 26. The only model that won’t be delivered on launch day is the 128GB yellow model from T-Mobile. This will ship in one to two weeks. You …
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Apple’s last new iPhone of 2018, the iPhone XR, is now available for preorder. Although it’s not quite as expensive as the iPhone XS ($1,000 and up), the $749 starting price puts it out of reach for many a buyer. Thankfully, there’s at least one deal to be had on Apple’s “cheap” flagship. It comes from Sprint — but stay …
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There’s no denying that we live in an era of the Very Expensive Phone. And now that some start at a dizzying $1,000, Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL, which go on sale today, look like a bargain compared to the competition. It makes sense at face value. The Pixel 3 starts at $799 (£739 and AU$1,199), which is well …
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Chinese telecom giant Huawei and a Silicon Valley startup are battling it out in a Texas federal court. Earlier this week, CNEX Labs, a semiconductor and software company headquartered in San Jose, California, and its co-founder Yiren Ronnie Huang accused Huawei and its subsidiary Futurewei of stealing CNEX’s technology, according to the Wall Street Journal. A Huawei lawyer reportedly …
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A long-promised chip manufacturing technique is now here. And that means our phones will keep getting faster, while our batteries will last longer. Samsung on Wednesday said it’s now building 7-nanometer chips using technology called extreme ultraviolet, or EUV. EUV has been in development for decades, but it’s been difficult to roll out in real world factories. Samsung now is …
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Huawei’s feature-packed new super phones, the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, are available now in Europe, including the UK. The beefy phones, launched on Tuesday in London, are Huawei’s answer to the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Apple iPhone XS and Google Pixel 3 XL. It’s no surprise that they’re not super cheap, starting at 799 euros for the standard …
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The Pixel 3 — sleek and slick in the hand, a refinement over past Pixels — has the specs to take on the iPhone XS and Galaxy S9, and win. There’s no one killer feature, but its camera is fantastic and it will be the first in line for Android software and security updates. That’s a real bonus that avoids the anguish experienced …
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Check out CNET’s full reviews of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, now! For lovers of large-screen phones, the game is on. Google lifted the lid off the new 5.5-inch Pixel 3 and 6.3-inch Pixel 3 XL on Tuesday, tossing the 3 XL into the mix of supersize phones ripe for holiday competition. The talent here runs deep, with the Pixel XL boasting camera …
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Check out CNET’s full reviews of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, now! The Pixel 3‘s lone rear camera makes a brazen statement to any phone with two rear cameras or more: “Google’s single lens is better than all your fancy cameras combined.” Those are fighting words in a landscape where a dual-camera setup is now so coveted, even budget phones like the …
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