Hoping to score a deal on Google’s Pixel 6 phone? It’s worth hunting for a Black Friday sale: Google’s phone is a CNET Editors’ Choice Award winner. Google itself does have a Pixel on sale on its store, but it’s the Pixel 5A for $50 off, not the Pixel 6, which the search giant is selling …
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T-Mobile has reached a $19.5 million settlement with the US Federal Communications Commission over an investigation into the carrier’s 911 outage in June 2020. T-Mobile is also set to implement a compliance plan, including improving its 911 outage notices, the FCC said on Tuesday. The FCC investigation kicked off in December last year, after a 12-hour outage on June 15, …
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We all know the drill. As Apple’s annual fall event draws close, many of us start to check in on our previous two-year smartphone plan to see if we’re eligible for an upgrade in September. After all, the newest phone is only the newest phone for so long. Even for discerning shoppers like me, it takes serious willpower to resist the …
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Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Nov. 18: The combination of price, design, cameras, processor and software make the Google Pixel 6 one of the best value phones you can buy, which is why we’ve given it a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. The original review follows. The Pixel 6 exemplifies the best of what Google services and Android 12 have to offer. So …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. All month long, early Black Friday deals from many different retailers have been hitting shelves, and the latest is from Mint Mobile. The prepaid carrier is now offering new customers three free months of service when they buy any three-month plan — so you can …
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T-Mobile’s lead in midband 5G has increased. On Monday, the carrier announced that it has reached its 2021 goal of getting 200 million people covered with this faster cellular network, coming in six weeks ahead of its previously stated target of the end of this year. The milestone lets T-Mobile tout that its faster version of 5G is now available …
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Looking to switch? Perhaps you moved to a new area where your current carrier doesn’t have great coverage. Or maybe you want to lower your monthly bill and found a better deal. No matter your reason, it’s perfectly legal to unlock your iPhone — if it’s not already unlocked — and switch to a new carrier. And there’s now an …
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A ton of companies are racing to get people interconnecting in an immersive metaverse using smart glasses. Right now, few even exist that can work with the phones in our pockets, though. Qualcomm’s latest initiative called Snapdragon Spaces seeks to act as the glue between phones and future smart glasses, with a focus on supporting open web platforms. The catch, …
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As much as I look forward to Apple’s big iPhone reveal every year, I’m more excited this year about the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with Google’s new in-house Tensor chip. I’ve been a happy iPhone owner for years, so this feeling comes as a surprise. In part this comes from Apple’s lackluster iPhone 13 upgrades. Don’t get me wrong: The …
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First it was Netflix, then it was Apple TV Plus. Starting on Nov. 9, T-Mobile is giving away yet another streaming service to its users: Paramount Plus. On Thursday the wireless provider announced that it will soon offer new and existing customers — including ones with older T-Mobile or Sprint plans — a free year of Paramount Plus Essentials on the …
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