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Nervous about Huawei, US senators propose over $1B in 5G subsidies

A bipartisan group of US senators concerned about China’s dominance in 5G technology introduced legislation Tuesday to help subsidize companies developing more-secure 5G gear. The bill would use US wireless auctions to fund a subsidy program that would be used to enhance research and development of 5G equipment and encourage the deployment of secure 5G …

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These are the Project Athena laptops Intel hopes will change how you work

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Intel’s Project Athena is the chipmaker’s attempt to make sure you’re never skeptical of or disappointed by a PC maker’s battery life or performance claims for a new laptop. Announced at Computex 2019, the program takes the focus off the industry-standard benchmarks …

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Samsung Galaxy S20: Rumors and leaked images are all over the internet this week

Leaks are springing up all over the internet about Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S11, or S20 if the latest rumors turn out to be true. The company is expected to launch its next flagship phones at its Unpacked event next month. On Sunday, purported images of the phone surfaced, and now we may have more details on its camera tech and …

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OnePlus says its next phone will have a 120Hz display

After touting its 90-Hz displays on the OnePlus 7 line, with its next phones OnePlus seems poised to up its game once again. In a new blog post, founder and CEO Pete Lau says the company will be bringing an even smoother 120Hz “fluid display” to market in 2020.  Created in partnership with Samsung Display, Lau says the new AMOLED …

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What CES 2020 taught us about this year’s phones: Cheaper foldables, 5G and more

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The phones of CES weren’t many, but they were informative, hinting at important trends we’ll see in 2020 — including cheaper applications of 2019’s most expensive features. Typically, the CES showing settles on midrange devices, but this year also brought us …

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Leaked photos appear to confirm Galaxy S20 name for new Samsung phone

We’re less than a month from the next Samsung reveal, and it appears that at least one of the new handsets will be called the Galaxy S20, apparently leaping a full 10 numbers from the current flagship phone, the Galaxy S10. Samsung S20 startup screen. XDA Developers XDA Developers published images on Sunday of a handset labeled Galaxy S20 Plus, …

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Samsung’s announcement of the Galaxy Note 10 Lite was actually huge. Here’s why

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. In a tightly packed, dimly lit hotel room at CES, Samsung did something so ordinary it’s extraordinary. The world’s largest phone brand showed off a downmarket version of its premiere phone for power users, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite. Creating a …

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Is Galaxy Bloom really the name for Samsung’s rumored foldable flip phone?

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung may have spilled the beans on the name of its next foldable phone at a close-door meeting with partners here at CES in Las Vegas. The device, which is rumored to bend vertically like the Motorola Razr, will go by …

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LG’s roll

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The biggest sensation in TVs for the last two years at CES was arguably LG’s incredible rollable TV, a 65-inch OLED television that’s flexible enough to roll up and down. The screen will roll down and disappear into its cabinet when you’re …

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5G laptops are coming this year. Here’s the first batch from CES 2020

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At CES 2020, 5G is everywhere — from service and phones to cars and drones. And yes, 5G technology is coming to several new laptops, too, making it possible to stay connected at the fastest mobile wireless speeds available today. 5G …

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