AT&T’s low-band 5G network is growing, expanding on Monday to now cover over 160 million people in 327 markets. Among the new areas that can now tap into 5G are Atlanta, Baton Rouge and Nashville. AT&T previously announced that it planned to launch a nationwide 5G in the first half of 2020. With the coronavirus disrupting the …
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There’s little doubt that OnePlus makes some of the best budget flagship phones money can buy. Though the OnePlus 6T is the brand’s ninth phone and has a great assortment of features, it typically sells for a modest price between $350 and $550. If you want in on the action, right now you can get the One Plus 6T with …
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A year ago, foldable phones captured the imagination of gadget enthusiasts and did something handsets hadn’t done in a while — elicit genuine excitement. But in a year beset by a global pandemic and now focused on protests seeking an end to police brutality and racial injustice, that sort of whiz-bang product — which so far sells for more than …
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A 5G protest is being planned for the weekend, NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, warned Thursday. The Global 5G Protest Day could see mobile towers attacked on Saturday, according to an advisory, spotted earlier Thursday by Light Reading. “NATE as an organization has heard through official channels that there are 5G Global Protest Day activities being planned throughout the …
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AT&T is adding more resources to its budding 5G network. The wireless giant said on Friday that it has started deploying a new network technology known as dynamic spectrum sharing that could eventually lead to a big jump in coverage. The carrier has turned on a 5G network for 120 million people using low-band spectrum, with a goal to have …
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A midtier phone when it debuted in late 2018, the LG G7 Fit didn’t get much attention. (LG phones rarely do, which is too bad because many of them are great.) Maybe the $420 price tag made this mostly plastic model — a sort of “lite” version of the LG G7 Thinq — a hard sell. But you know what …
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Back in September, in a period I like to call “the before,” I tried out a prototype virtual reality headset from a Taiwanese company called XRSpace. I strapped bulky orange goggles over my eyes and stepped into another world without actually leaving the hectic Berlin conference hall that housed the IFA consumer electronics trade show. Eventually, the unit would run …
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5G is on every techie’s mind. At least, it was before the coronavirus hit. But the next-generation wireless networks continue to roll out despite the pandemic, and if you’re interested in technology at all, 5G and its baggage of technical terms will is a reality for you. But not to fret! That’s what CNET is all about — deciphering and …
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T-Mobile is boosting its 5G footprint. After touting its launch of the first nationwide 5G network late last year, the carrier on Monday announced that it now offers 5G in parts of all 50 states. The latest announcement, a deal between T-Mobile and Alaskan carrier GCI, will allow T-Mobile users in Alaska to roam on GCI’s new 5G network in …
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The next generation of high-speed mobile data, known as 5G, is live in many countries including the US, the UK and Australia. But as the new network rolls out, many misconceptions and confusion around the technology remain. One of the most alarming falsehoods sprang up in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when conspiracy theorists back in May tried linking …
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