For Apple, the iPhone excitement just isn’t there. At least, not yet. The tech giant’s iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, both of which went on sale on Sept. 22, have done little to excite consumers, results from the big four US carriers indicate. Over the last week, the carriers have hinted at weaker interest …
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There’s now even more proof Apple’s new iPhone X will have very limited supply and be very tough to get. The tech titan told manufacturers to lower the accuracy of the phone’s facial recognition system, called Face ID, to speed up production, according to Bloomberg. Apple disputed this report. Also on the podcast, Amazon unveiled a new in-home delivery service called …
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AT&T can’t stop reminding people that it’s in the entertainment business now. But the reality is the company’s still in the phone business. The country’s second-largest wireless provider by subscribers added 3 million net customers in the third quarter, the company said in its earnings report on Tuesday. Roughly 2.3 million of those customers were in the US, the company’s …
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Outspoken T-Mobile CEO John Legere is playing it low-key this time. On Monday, the “Un-carrier” posted third-quarter results — usually a chance for Legere to jump on a conference call to crow about the company’s performance or to bash its competitors. But aside from a seven-minute video Q&A segment and a quote in a press release, Legere is remaining mum. That’s …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image A fine camera with a mediocre phone attached? Josh Miller/CNET You might watch a launch event and decide you must have that new phone. You might read a review — they’re very good on CNET, you know — and hope you’ll be influenced. …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. On the left, a real engineer. On the right, a real actor who plays an engineer. Verizon/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Engineers are the smartest people in the world. I’ve had several explain to me in detail why this is so. How far, though, do …
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Verizon has agreed to pay $17.7 million to resolve parallel FCC and Justice Department investigations into possible violations of competitive bidding rules for E-Rate subsidies, which help deliver broadband to schools and libraries. The settlement stems from an investigation into Verizon’s involvement in the program’s use by the New York school district, the FCC said in a statement (PDF) Tuesday. …
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When it comes to 5G networks, there’s something beyond pure speed to get excited about. Next-generation mobile networks will be able to accommodate a lot more people and a lot more data as carriers like Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T and manufacturers like Nokia and Ericsson improve the total capacity of the network. That means your phone won’t be fighting against …
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You can watch NFL games three nights a week and, of course, Sunday afternoons. Games are broadcast on CBS and Fox on Sunday afternoons, NBC on Sunday nights and ESPN on Monday nights. A Thursday night game is on the NFL Network each week, but five will be simulcast on CBS, followed by another five on NBC. (For the record: CNET is a division of CBS.) …
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After months of speculation and an accidental leak last month, Google formally announced its latest phones at an event in the San Francisco Jazz Center: the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The phones are nearly identical in every way aside from size, battery and price. The Pixel 2, the smaller of the two, comes with a revamped camera, Daydream …
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