With nearly 2.6 million cases and 180,000 deaths stemming from the novel coronavirus; millions of people around the world locked down in homes; mass gatherings canceled; and a global recession almost certain to happen, it feels like an awkward time to launch a new consumer electronics product. But for upstart smartphone maker OnePlus, it felt more …
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Apple and Samsung surprised a lot of people last year when they brought an iTunes app to Samsung TVs. After upgrading that iTunes app to become Apple’s TV app last fall, the budding ecosystem of Apple apps is gaining another member Thursday when the iPhone maker brings its Apple Music app to Samsung’s television platform. The new app, available today in …
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Motorola announced its latest flagship phone, the Edge Plus during an online event Wednesday. Though the company is known for its popular budget line of G-series phones (for instance, it just announced the Moto G Stylus and Moto G Power earlier), Motorola packed high-end specs to its Edge Plus, poising it to compete with Samsung’s Galaxy S20. This includes a 108-megapixel camera, 5G and …
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AT&T’s low-band 5G coverage area is growing, with the company continuing to expand its new networks even as the coronavirus pandemic has kept much of the country at home. On Wednesday the carrier announced that it has expanded to 90 new markets across 30 states, and now offers 5G service in areas such as Chicago, Sacramento, New Orleans and Tampa. …
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Samsung on Tuesday revealed its plans to bring a blood-pressure measuring Health Monitor app to Galaxy Watch devices after getting regulatory clearance in its native South Korea. It’ll be available for the Galaxy Watch Active 2 in the third quarter in 2020, with a progressive rollout to “upcoming Galaxy Watch devices” after that. After you’ve calibrated the device, you can …
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Six new fitness-focused apps are now available on Samsung smart TVs, the company said Tuesday. Barre3, Calm, Echelon, Fitplan, Jillian Michaels Fitness and Obé Fitness apps are accessible as part of Samsung’s effort to bring over 5,000 hours of wellness content to people staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Samsung said the apps will also be part of its Samsung …
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T-Mobile completed its Sprint merger less than three weeks ago amid a pandemic, but the carrier isn’t letting the coronavirus put its plans on hold. After announcing on April 1 the first use of its newly acquired midband spectrum in Philadelphia, T-Mobile now plans to redeploy airwaves in parts of New York in May as part of the latest expansion of its …
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The timing of the new iPhone SE — which goes on preorder today and arrives April 24 — could not have been better for Apple. As the coronavirus puts millions of people out of work around the world, a $400 iPhone (£419, AU$749) will appeal to people in search of a budget device that does it all. But Samsung has a …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Lite, a more affordable version of the company’s Galaxy S10, is now available in the US for $650. Samsung unveiled the phone along with the Note 10 Lite ahead of CES 2020 in January. The S10 Lite features a triple-rear camera setup with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide, a 48-megapixel wide-angle and a 5-megapixel macro lens. Samsung said the …
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Apple’s entry-level iPhone has been one of the worst-kept secrets in tech, with rumors swirling for months about an iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9. It turns out, both names were wrong. On Wednesday, Apple unveiled a new iPhone SE with a 4.7-inch display as a follow-up to the original iPhone SE, released four years ago. The new iPhone SE …
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