T-Mobile is moving into the accessories space, with a new line of “device essentials” for your phone and tablet, including cases, screen protectors and chargers. The GoTo line by T-Mobile, announced Friday, includes car chargers, wall chargers and wireless charging pods. Prices range from $10 to $45. T-Mobile’s chargers start at $10. Smartphone cases start at …
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T-Mobile provides banking services through its T-Mobile Money offering, but it soon won’t be the only telecom to enter the world of finance. On Thursday Verizon announced that it will be partnering with financial firm Synchrony to offer a co-branded consumer card to its customers later in the “first half of 2020.” Verizon is the latest, but far from the …
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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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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. When 5G phones like the Galaxy S10 5G, the LG V50 5G and the OnePlus 7 Pro debuted in 2019, their price range of $800 to $1,000 was like a necessary evil. Yes, they were expensive but they were touting the …
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States suing to stop the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint urged a federal judge not to defer to the Department of Justice when considering whether the merger is legal. The Trump administration’s DOJ gave the deal a green light earlier this year, but states say the merger is anticompetitive and will harm consumers. In late December, the DOJ, …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. AT&T’s 5G network is currently live for consumers with one phone that only works on its low-band service. As 2020 rolls on expect that number to dramatically change, as Chris Penrose, AT&T’s senior vice president of Advanced Mobility and Entertainment Solutions, …
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Sprint is pulling the plug on its prepaid service Virgin Mobile. Starting in February, customers will be transferred to another Sprint prepaid service, Boost Mobile. Most customers should expect to keep their same phone and phone number, according to an FAQ on the Virgin Mobile site. A spokeswoman for Sprint said most customers will “receive a comparable or better Boost …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Verizon plans to launch 20 5G devices in 2020, or four times the number that came out last year. More importantly, the devices won’t all command a hefty premium. Verizon plans to release phones that initially cost about $800 in the …
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T-Mobile added 1 million of its most-valuable customers in the fourth quarter of 2019, the company said Tuesday. The news comes as the third largest US wireless carrier awaits the outcome of a federal court case to decide whether it will be allowed to merge with Sprint. The company issued preliminary results and said it added a total of 1 …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Cheaper 5G smartphones are getting another boost: new processors from MediaTek. The Taiwan-based chipmaker unveiled its Dimensity 800 series chips Tuesday, saying they’ll “bring flagship features, power and performance” to midrange smartphones. The processors include integrated 5G modems that can tap …
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