AT&T hopes its AirGig technology for piggybacking high-speed data links on power lines will arrive in 2021, potentially improving broadband in areas where it’s not economical to lay fiber-optic cables. AirGig doesn’t connect directly to houses. Instead, it sends data hopping along from power pole to power pole so it can traverse relatively long distances. …
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The LG G6 was among the more celebrated flagship phones of 2017, with the Plus model upping the ante with an impressive 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and bundled B&O Play headphones. It debuted with an $800 price tag, followed earlier this year by the arrival of an Amazon Prime-exclusive version for $520. On Monday, however, and for a …
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Racing to make high-speed 5G networks a reality, AT&T will light up New Orleans, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Jacksonville, Florida; and Louisville, Kentucky with the next-generation mobile technology this year. The cities will join others already announced — Atlanta; Dallas and Waco, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; Indianapolis and Oklahoma City — the company said Monday at its …
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FreedomPop has made a name for itself by offering free and inexpensive phone plans. Now, the company is expanding into the premium-service end of the market — but without the premium pricing. Unreal Mobile is a FreedomPop spinoff that hopes to lure customers away from soon-to-merge Sprint and T-Mobile. Is it a carrier worth considering? Let’s answer that question by …
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5G, the next generation of super-fast mobile data, is expected to take off next year. Samsung’s next flagship phone may be able to take advantage of it. Samsung will reportedly release both 4G and 5G variants of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus next year, according to South Korean publication The Bell. Samsung may release three different models of the Galaxy …
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A Senate hearing on Wednesday was supposed to put Facebook and Twitter under the microscope, but Chinese device makers Huawei and ZTE ended up catching some of the flak, too. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg came to Capitol Hill to offer insight about how foreign governments are using their sites to spread misinformation on social media …
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On Friday, Sprint added a new tier to its unlimited data plans called Unlimited Premium that includes Amazon Prime, Hulu, Tidal and a 50GB LTE mobile hotspot. The new plan will cost $90 a month and be the company’s most expensive plan and yet for what’s included one of the better values offered by any carrier. This announcement falls on the heels of T-Mobile adding …
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The Federal Communications Commission wants to make it easier for wireless carriers to deploy 5G across the country. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on Tuesday announced a new plan, which the FCC will vote on later this month, that gives states guidance for passing laws to help streamline the approval process for deploying new gear that delivers 5G service. The announcement …
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Here’s our full review of the Red Hydrogen One phone. Nobody’s made a phone quite like the Red Hydrogen One before — a $1,200 handset with modular parts (bolt-on batteries and swappable cameras), a rugged build with scalloped edges and squared-off corners instead of curves, and an intriguing ‘holographic’ screen. And while the jury’s still out on many of those features …
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Indianapolis will get 5G service later this year. On Thursday, AT&T said the capital of Indiana would get next-generation mobile service by the end of 2018, part of the company’s roll out of 5G to a dozen cities this year. AT&T has already begun preparations for the service in Indianapolis, which will be the 7th city to get the company’s high-speed service. “Indy …
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