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Red delays Hydrogen One titanium phone, offers buyers a free aluminum one

Here’s our full review of the Red Hydrogen One phone.  Entitled “The post I don’t want to make,” Red Digital Cinema founder and chief executive officer Jim Jannard admits in an Red forum posting that “the first run of Ti [was] a disaster.” Ti is the nickname of the titanium version of the Red Hydrogen One phone. …

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FCC limits fees cities can charge for 5G deployment

The Federal Communications Commission voted Wednesday to limit how much local governments can charge wireless companies to attach small radios to utility poles when deploying next-generation 5G service. The three Republicans on the FCC said the plan will streamline the process for installing 5G gear and save wireless providers an estimated $2 billion, which can be used to build networks …

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Verizon outage knocks out service across the US

Can’t text or make a call? You’re not the only one. On Tuesday, Sept. 25 Verizon said that it was experiencing voice, text and data service interruption in some markets in the South. Verizon later told CNET that service has returned to the South as of 4 p.m. ET. Verizon Wireless is currently experiencing an intermittent voice, text and data …

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MetroPCS is donning a new name. T-Mobile said Monday it’s rebranding MetroPCs  as Metro by T-Mobile and will launch a new campaign to highlight the prepaid brand next month with two new unlimited plans. The plans will have tiers that include Amazon Prime membership and Google One cloud storage. “It drives me crazy that literally millions of hard-working people are struggling to get …

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Red Hydrogen One looks badass in titanium, just like a Terminator should

Here’s our full review of the Red Hydrogen One phone.  We finally get a good look at the Red Hydrogen One phone in titanium thanks to photos posted on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) website. And it looks badass inside and out and has a model name that references a character from the Terminator. Red announced the phone last summer and …

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Verizon’s $180 GizmoWatch lets parents track kids’ location and activity

Verizon is growing its Gizmo line of kids’ tech products with a smartwatch that aims to keep your kids safe while helping them stay fit and entertained. The GizmoWatch, announced Thursday, is available now for preorder and in stores on Oct. 10. It’s a $180 4G LTE-connected watch made for 3- to 11-year-old children. It joins the GizmoTab connected tablet and …

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Apple donates $1M to Red Cross in response to Hurricane Florence

Tech companies rushed to help out as Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. Apple is sending $1 million to the Red Cross to help in its emergency assistance and disaster relief efforts, CEO Tim Cook said in a tweet Friday morning. “The Carolinas are in our hearts. To our employees there, first responders and everyone in Hurricane Florence’s path, …

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Looking to buy the iPhone XS? These are the best deals

The new iPhone XS and XS Max start at $1,000 and rise sharply from there. Ouch. The iPhone XR is more affordable at $749, but it’s not available for preorder for about another month. Thankfully, there are deals to be had on Apple’s new flagships. Four of them come from the Big Four carriers, while the fifth (and arguably best) …

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iPhone XS and XR: What Apple didn’t give us

In the months leading up to the launch of the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR, there was the usual chatter — some of it based on potentially credible leaks — about what features we might get in Apple’s next-generation iPhones. Many of the rumors proved accurate. As predicted, we indeed got three new iPhones, including two …

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iPhone XS, XS Max reviews are in and iOS 12 is available for download

Following the whirlwind of last week’s Apple announcements, this week had no shortage of news. iPhone reviews are in (spoiler alert, they’re pretty good) and iOS 12 is finally available for download. Lastly, Apple CEO Tim Cook has some interesting math for you in defense of the iPhones’ expensive price tags. Read on for all the iPhone news you might …

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