Apple and Verizon are holding an event Thursday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET to pitch the iPhone 12 and 5G wireless networking to businesses. Verizon said Monday that the event will “showcase how business customers can use the new iPhone 12 lineup and Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband to power innovative solutions,” which is about …
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The OnePlus 8T is a $749 5G phone that fits right in between the $699 OnePlus 8 ($517 at Amazon) and $799 OnePlus 8 Pro, which were released in April. (The OnePlus 8T’s UK price of £549 converts to about AU$1,000.) The OnePlus 8T has a similar design to the 8, but carries over some of the better specs of the 8 …
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The first 5G phones from Apple and Google may only just be hitting the market, but that hasn’t stopped those companies from working with others on developing what 6G might look like. As spotted by Mobile World Live, tech giants Apple, Google and LG have joined the industry group “Next G Alliance,” whose goals include advancing “North American global leadership …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Every fall, Apple fans dependably line up at marquee stores like Manhattan’s famed Apple Fifth Avenue Cube, spending days in folding chairs for a chance to be one of the first to get their hands on a new iPhone. But with the launch …
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On Tuesday, Apple announced its first personal computers powered using chips that are more like those in an iPhone than those in a typical PC. The machines are the $999 13-inch MacBook Air, the $699 Mac Mini and the $1,299 MacBook Pro. That alone is exciting to tech fans, but it’s also a sign of what’s possibly to come, whether you buy …
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Next year, 5G won’t just be for pricey handsets, thanks to a push by the companies making chips for the devices. MediaTek on Tuesday joined Qualcomm in introducing 5G processors for less expensive smartphones. The Taiwanese company’s Dimensity 700 will enable 5G phones that cost less than $250. And it likely will address an important market: prepaid smartphones in the …
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T-Mobile pitched TVision as “TV done right” when the mobile carrier unveiled its revamped live-TV streaming service in late October. To CEO Mike Sievert, that meant offering bundles of channels that weren’t carbon copies of what competitors like YouTube TV, Sling TV or Philo offer. It also meant being an “ally” to the programmers supplying TVision with those all-important channels, he said. “Of course, obviously, everything we’re announcing today …
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T-Mobile is continuing to grow, even amid the pandemic. On Thursday the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier announced that it had crossed the 100-million mark for customers, with a new total of 100.4 million. The company also beat analyst estimates on earnings per share and revenue for the third quarter, posting EPS of $1 on revenues of $19.3 billion. Analysts, as …
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Verizon’s getting more aggressive when it comes to trying to lure people to its network. With the iPhone 12 Mini and 12 Pro Max set to go on preorder on Friday, the nation’s largest carrier is changing up its offers. In new deals announced Thursday and going live Friday, Verizon will offer the iPhone 12 Pro Max and 12 Pro …
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The iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max will be available for preorder on Friday and to coincide with the new devices’ availability, T-Mobile has upped its offers for Apple’s entire portfolio of new phones. Starting Friday, the carrier is offering people who switch or add a new line the option of a free iPhone 12 Mini or an iPhone 12 …
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