Update, Sept. 5: We’ve gone hands-on with Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold ahead of its revised release later this month. Original story, last updated in February, follows. The foldable future is finally here, and it’s called the Galaxy Fold. Samsung on Wednesday showed off the new foldable phone during its Unpacked event in San Francisco. The device has …
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Samsung has taken the wraps off its first superfast 5G phone. The new Galaxy S10 5G will be Samsung’s top-of-the-line phone when it goes on sale later this year. Unveiled Wednesday at Samsung’s Unpacked event in San Francisco, it’s one of several devices Samsung announced at the event, including the Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and cheaper S10E. In short, the …
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If you want Samsung’s super-fast 5G phone ASAP, you’ll have to be a Verizon subscriber. The Galaxy S10 5G will be available first on Verizon’s network when it launches in the second quarter. It then will be sold by AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile later that same quarter. Samsung didn’t give specific details about the launch dates or pricing, but Drew …
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The first 5G phones haven’t even hit the market yet, but Qualcomm’s got a new processor ready for future devices. The company on Tuesday unveiled its new Snapdragon X55 5G modem, which can run on 2G, 3G and 4G networks along with the new, ultrafast 5G networks. The 7-nanometer, multimode processor is the second 5G chip Qualcomm has made but …
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As we await the release of the Galaxy S10 on Wednesday, the Galaxy S name represents the top of the Android world. It’s a reputation Samsung is proud to own for its flagship phone, and rightly so. But when Samsung introduced its first Galaxy S phone nine years ago, it was a different world altogether. In 2010, the Galaxy S was just another Android …
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Relief from scam calls may be on the way. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Wednesday again called for phone companies to implement robust caller ID authentication systems to combat illegal robocalls and spoofing. “Uniform adoption will help improve authentication throughout the network and make sure no consumer gets left behind,” Pai said in a press release (PDF). “This goal …
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Lawmakers representing rural districts are skeptical about T-Mobile’s promise that its $26 billion merger with Sprint will bring lightning-fast 5G wireless broadband to their hometowns. And they weren’t shy about letting the companies’ executives know during a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday. Rep. Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont, criticized T-Mobile and Sprint for not …
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Nine Democrats in the Senate, including a few presidential hopefuls, sent letters Tuesday to the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission asking the agencies to reject T-Mobile’s proposed $26 billion deal to buy Sprint. The letters addressed to Makan Delrahim, head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai urge the regulators to put the brakes …
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SIM cards for Google Fi, Google’s own Wi-Fi-first phone network, will now be available in over 500 Best Buy locations, Google announced Monday. Launched to the public in 2016, Google Fi has mostly operated online, sending its SIM cards through the mail. The fact that users can now purchase its SIM cards at another major retailer in brick-and-mortar stores is a …
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Mobile 5G isn’t here quite yet, but the investments that carriers have been making to prep for 5G in dense urban areas are already paying off with faster and more reliable service. It’s likely to only get better as the race to real 5G continues in 2019. That’s the takeaway from a report from independent network testing firm, RootMetrics. In …
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