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We’ve written about Visible wireless before and also how you can get the prepaid unlimited service from Verizon for as little as $25 a month. This time around the deal gets even sweeter, with the first month of Visible costing only $5 when you sign up with an eSIM using promo code eSIM5. This offer ends July …

Apple Arcade just added Jetpack Joyride from Halfbrick Studios, the creators of Fruit Ninja (also on Apple Arcade). The new game is Apple Arcade’s 196th title so far. You can check out the new game Friday. See at App Store Take on the role of Barry Steakfries in this high-tech endless runner. Don your jetpack and navigate an obstacle-ridden laboratory while …

The Tokyo Olympics have finally arrived. To celebrate the Olympic recognition of the once-stigmatized sport of skateboarding, Skate City — an atmospheric, lo-fi skateboarding game on Apple Arcade from developer Snowman (Where Cards Fall, Alto’s Odyssey: The Lost City) — is bringing the streets of Tokyo to players in a new game level. Tokyo is Skate City’s biggest update yet, loaded with …

AT&T’s getting its wireless momentum back. The company boasted the strongest second quarter in 10 years in the key growth area of post-paid subscribers — or customers with higher credit scores who pay at the end of the month — and also saw growth in its HBO and HBO Max streaming service.  The company has spent the last few months …

Verizon has been pushing 5G phone upgrades and it looks like people are taking advantage. In its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday the company announced an adjusted earnings-per-share of $1.37 on $33.8 billion in revenue, beating Wall Street expectations.  Analysts, as polled by Yahoo Finance, expected EPS of $1.29 and revenues of $32.68 billion.  During the period the telecommunications giant added …

AT&T is updating its high-end Unlimited Elite plan on Monday, upping the amount of mobile high-speed and hotspot data you can use while also allowing users to stream in 4K on their phones over 4G or 5G.  With the new changes, the company says there is no longer a cap on how much wireless high-speed data you can use in …

A number of companies have focused on spatial audio technology in recent months. From Dolby Atmos to Apple’s recent Music update, the higher-quality sound experience has been making headlines as it’s become integrated into more devices and services. Verizon threw its hat into the ring Wednesday, announcing what it calls Adaptive Sound. The new feature will be integrated on a …

Mint Mobile has a new promotion and this time it isn’t a one-day-only deal of a 25-year contract. On Wednesday the Ryan Reynolds-owned wireless carrier revealed a new offer for those looking to switch from another carrier and buy a new phone on one of its six-month plans.  The deal, currently only available online and to new Mint customers, will …

When you’re looking at your mobile network or home broadband, you know it’s important to check data speeds for app downloads and video uploads. What you might not know is that a more obscure speed measurement, called latency, is also crucial. Latency is a measure of responsiveness, with low latency a foundational part of 5G networks‘ new possibilities, such as online …

Mint Mobile has a new one-day promotion on Thursday: 25 years of wireless service for $2,500. The new offer celebrates “Bobby Bonilla Day,” the internet holiday when New York Mets and baseball fans mark the date each year when the team pays retired outfielder Bobby Bonilla $1.19 million.  Aptly called “The Bobby Bonilla Plan,” the carrier is offering new customers …