Apple is getting closer to buying Intel’s smartphone modem business, with the iPhone maker now in “advanced talks” with Intel, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The deal could be worth $1 billion and include patents and employees, according to the report. Such a deal could help Apple’s attempts to develop its own 5G chip …
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The Department of Justice may be preparing to move on T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint, and the companies’ subsequent side deal with Dish over Sprint’s divested assets. In a report on Thursday, CNBC’s David Faber says that the deal has reached its “decision days,” which would have the DOJ approve T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion merger with Sprint and then see Dish acquire …
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US 4G wireless networks continued to show overall improvement even as 5G’s expansion continues to loom over the industry. In new industry rankings from wireless industry trackers IHS Markit’s RootMetrics and OpenSignal, Verizon continues to be praised for its robust nationwide 4G network while AT&T was once again found to have greatly improved its speed. The new rankings come a …
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T-MoBell might soon be the new reason to move to a big city. T-Mobile and Taco Bell are teaming up again to bring T-MoBell stores to New York, Los Angeles and Chicago July 23-25. The stores will offer exclusive, limited-edition, co-branded merchandise like the T-MoBell Freeze and taco-themed socks. You might even get to meet a celebrity if you stop …
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Huawei may end up waiting until after elections in Canada in October to find out whether it will be banned from providing 5G tech there. Citing three sources, Reuters reported Monday that the decision is tied to Canadians who remain detained in China. Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada at the request of the US over alleged Iran …
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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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The first major tropical storm from the Gulf this season is on its way, and all four major mobile carriers are knee-deep in preparations to ensure their networks stay as solid as possible. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint have each detailed the work they’ve put into preparing for Tropical Storm Barry this weekend. Tropical Storm Barry is approaching the Louisiana …
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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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On the same day US President Donald Trump held a social media summit without inviting the two biggest social media companies, Twitter and Facebook, the White House also reportedly held an in-house meeting on 5G policy. The discussion was meant to “combat infighting” about the new mobile network technology, Axios reported Thursday afternoon. 5G, already launched in some parts of the …
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Adults aren’t the only ones benefiting from the evolution of smartwatch tech. Doki Technologies on Wednesday rolled out DokiPal, a 4G LTE enabled smartwatch for kids, with features like an AI voice assistant, video calling and location tracking. The $179 watch is water resistant and also includes a fitness tracking leaderboard. Parents can use the Doki App on iOS and …
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