Now here’s a phone for cheapskates. The Coolpad Legacy is a 6.36-inch behemoth, squarely in phablet territory, but it has a list price of just $130. Unlike other big phones in this price range (such as the Blu R2 Plus), it doesn’t stick you with limited RAM, a low-resolution screen or a pokey processor. It …
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We still may not know when Sprint’s 5G network will be turned on, but we know where it’ll happen first. And now we know when its first 5G devices will be available. On Thursday the company announced that it will begin taking preorders for its first 5G phone and hotspot, LG’s V50 ThinQ 5G phone and the HTC 5G Hub …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S10 5G has finally arrived at Verizon. Samsung’s first 5G phone starts at $1,300 for a 256GB version with a 512GB model available for $1,400. Both come in “crown silver” or “majestic black,” a Verizon-exclusive hue. We already knew that Samsung’s fastest phone would sell with Verizon first, before coming to other carriers. Verizon ordering info is below. Note …
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An executive order from President Donald Trump that effectively bans Huawei will leave the US “lagging behind in 5G deployment,” the Chinese networking giant reportedly said. The response, reported by Reuters, came after Trump signed an executive order that declares foreign adversary threats to communications networks, technology and services a national emergency. Trump’s order, called Securing the Information and Communications …
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OnePlus has dropped the notch and upped its design with the OnePlus 7 Pro, an attempt to more directly compete with the Samsung’s Galaxy S10 and Apple’s iPhone XR and XS. The new phone was announced at a New York event and is available Friday starting at $669. OnePlus didn’t skimp on the OnePlus 7 Pro’s specs. The phone features a …
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The OnePlus 7 Pro, set to be officially announced Tuesday, will come packed with features meant to wrest buyers away from iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones. But there’s also one small change that’s aimed at the brand’s most loyal following: an update to the way that the OnePlus 7 Pro will vibrate when you get a notification. The phone will …
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For the first time in three years, Google is ready to solve its Pixel problem. This week, it ended its exclusive carrier relationship with Verizon, which kept Pixel phones out of every other wireless provider’s store, even though you could buy a Pixel to use on any US carrier, through Google’s online store. But now, for the first time ever, …
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Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, along with some tech trade groups, say President Donald Trump’s tariff hike on Chinese goods entering the US will slow the stateside rollout of 5G. In a tweet on Friday, the lone Democrat on the commission said the tariffs, which more than doubled overnight, are “a 25% tax on the future of technology.” She added …
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Editors’ Note, May 14, 2019: CNET’s OnePlus 7 Pro review is here. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus. T-Mobile — and T-Mobile alone — will sell the OnePlus 7 Pro in the US. The US carrier will launch the phone from China-based OnePlus at its flagship store in NYC’s Times Square on May 14, then do the same at five more …
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With the launch of the Pixel 3A and 3A XL Google is finally taking its phones to other major carriers not named Verizon. T-Mobile, Sprint and US Cellular will all be selling the phones, plus the Pixel 3, on their respective websites and in their stores. (Google’s own Project Fi will also still offer the devices). One carrier who won’t be …
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