If you live in the northeast, Verizon is the new ticket to blazing internet speeds. The broadband provider is rolling out what it says is the nation’s largest deployment of gigabit internet on Monday. Called Fios Gigabit Connection, it promises download speeds of 940 megabits per second and upload speeds of 880 Mbps. That’s hella …
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Online ads have gotten incredibly annoying, and Google is looking to do something about them. As more people turn to ad blockers, Google is reportedly planning to bake ad-blocking software into its Chrome browser. Will Google — the biggest ad network online — become a hero or a hypocrite? Thursday’s podcast also discusses Building 8, Facebook’s new lab for hardware …
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Sometimes admitting you’re wrong can be cathartic. In Verizon’s case, it meant averting a total disaster of a quarter. For years, Verizon has been in denial that unlimited data plans are, in fact, a thing people want. On numerous occasions, the company shut the door on the idea of bringing back an unlimited data plan. In an ad blitz in …
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Lenovo is rumored to be working on the successors to last year’s trio of Motorola Moto Z phones, and thanks to 3D renders courtesy of Android Authority and OnLeaks, we have an idea of what one of the handsets, the Moto Z Force, could possibly look like. One notable feature is that the rendered Moto includes a headphone jack, which …
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Sprint is getting more aggressive in its pricing on unlimited data as it feels the heat from traditional competitors as well as new ones, like Comcast. Sprint, nation’s fourth largest wireless carrier, launched on Thursday new pricing for its Unlimited Freedom plan. It basically extends the savings it was offering as a promotion to new customers until at least June …
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Now playing: Watch this: Even Comcast is selling unlimited data with its Xfinity… 1:28 The wireless world is rife with competition, with carriers eliminating taxes or throwing in free access to HBO — all in a bid to get your business. Perfect timing for Comcast to jump into the fray, right? The nation’s largest cable provider on Thursday shared details …
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Remember the Mac Pro? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. The little cylindrical desktop powerhouse hasn’t gotten an update in more than three years, but Apple confirmed that a new one is coming in 2018. In the meantime, the company bumped the specifications on its current Mac Pro lineup and confirmed that it would be refreshing its iMac this year. …
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We may not yet be ready for Star Wars-style holograms, like the iconic one of Princess Leia in “Episode IV – A New Hope.” But we could soon be a step closer. Verizon and South Korean carrier KT on Monday carried out what they called the world’s first live hologram international call over their 5G trial networks, The Korea Herald …
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Another batch of cheaper TV options is coming. Among a growing list of online TV services, Verizon is lining up to become the newest streaming TV provider, according to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the plans. The telecommunications giant has been securing streaming rights from network owners and this summer expects to launch a nationwide internet TV service that …
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You can now preorder the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. Samsung new smartphones pack a lot of punch. Both the Galaxy S8 and larger Galaxy S8 Plus are equipped with speedy Snapdragon 835 processors (or Exynos 8895 chip) and high-end cameras, but the biggest draw will be the new design. The phones feature a curved display and nearly edge-to-edge …
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