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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You may not want a 5G phone today, but your opinion will change very soon. That’s because the network and devices — limited today — will get supercharged heading into 2020. 5G is touted as a game-changing technology, with the ability to dramatically boost the speed and coverage of wireless networks. It can run between 10 and 100 times faster than …
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Consumers aren’t flocking to buy mobile phones like they used to. This year it’s estimated that global shipments of mobile phones will decline by 68 million units, or 3.8%, compared to the preceding year, according to a report released Wednesday by Gartner. The research firm projects this as the worst decrease to date for smartphones. The report attributes the lower demand …
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Sprint has confirmed a data breach, telling customers that hackers broke into their accounts through a Samsung website. The number of customer accounts breached isn’t yet known, CNET sister site ZDNet reported Tuesday. The hack occurred June 22, Sprint told its customers in a letter, and included details like first and last name, billing address, phone number, subscriber ID, account …
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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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Gamers, rejoice. Qualcomm’s newest mobile processor has been built for speed — just in time for the rollout of ultra-fast 5G cellular networks. And Asus will be the first to use the chip, in its upcoming ROG Phone II. Qualcomm on Monday introduced the Snapdragon 855 Plus, a souped-up version of its high-end chip that powers many of the latest …
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5G buzz is everywhere. Billboards display the latest, fastest gadgets like Samsung’s Galaxy S10 5G, TV ads tout the benefits of the fast speeds and carriers are jockeying for title of best 5G network. But with 5G networks in the US only a few months old, your 4G phone isn’t destined for the junk heap yet. In fact, the ramp-up …
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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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AT&T’s super speedy 5G network is coming to the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this month, the carrier said Wednesday. AT&T will work with the NBA to use 5G to stream video at games on July 10 and 11. 5G, the next-generation mobile technology, provides faster speeds, more capacity and lower latency (the time it takes a …
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