At the Oct. 15 Made by Google event, Google will officially unveil the Pixel 4 and 4 XL. This is Google’s opportunity to step up to the plate, especially since competitors like Apple took the wraps off its iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max phones for 2019, and Samsung is well underway selling …
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The Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are coming soon — very soon. Oct. 15, to be precise. That means Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL deals are coming, well, now. Case in point: For a limited time, Best Buy is offering the unlocked Google Pixel 3 XL 64GB for as low as $499.99 when you activate service. (The …
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A much-anticipated federal appellate court decision on net neutrality gave both sides of the debate a chance to claim victory. In a nearly 200-page opinion issued Tuesday, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals upheld most of the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of Obama-era rules on internet traffic. The court agreed that the agency hadn’t overreached its authority when it deregulated …
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OnePlus, the Chinese phone-maker known for its high-end devices that cost notably less than its Android or iOS counterparts, announced its second US flagship phone of 2019 in an event on YouTube Thursday. Known as the OnePlus 7T, it marks the company’s third phone of the year and belongs in the same family as the OnePlus 7 Pro and the OnePlus …
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Verizon’s 5G network is continuing to slowly expand. In announcing that it’s officially turned on 5G in parts of New York on Thursday, the wireless giant turned on 5G in two additional new cities: Panama City and Boise. The three new cities bring Verizon 5G network count to 13, creating some distance from Sprint’s nine 5G cities and T-Mobile’s six. …
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The US Federal Communications Commission is moving forward on its plans to auction off a key sliver of midband spectrum licenses for 5G service. The agency voted unanimously Thursday to seek comment on bidding rules for the auction, which is set to start June 25. The 3.5GHz spectrum, known as the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, is coveted midband spectrum that …
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Looks like the $1,299 price tag isn’t scaring customers away from the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G after all. Sales of the premium, 5G-capable smartphone represented one third of all Galaxy Note 10 sales at Verizon in August, Cliff Maldonado, principal analyst and founder of BayStreet Research, told CNET sister site TechRepublic and confirmed to CNET. Verizon sold 40,000 …
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T-Mobile is focusing its energy on tearing down Verizon’s 5G rollout, with the “un-carrier” launching an ad campaign against its rival on Wednesday. T-Mobile posted billboards across the US, including in New York’s Times Square, and also set up a Twitter handle full of memes and quizzes criticizing Verizon’s 5G pricing and lack of coverage maps. It also launched a …
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Apple’s new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are now available in stores, as well as online. The launch coincides with the reopening of Apple’s Fifth Avenue New York City store. The trio of new iPhones arrived a day after Apple released iOS 13, and announced iOS 13.1 will be available Sept. 24. Currently, all configurations of the iPhone …
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Verizon’s gradual 5G rollout is continuing, with New York set to be the next city to get the company’s fastest wireless network on Sept. 26. The news brings Verizon’s 5G city count to 11, the network said Thursday. That’s ahead of T-Mobile’s six cities and Sprint’s nine, but still trails AT&T, which is up in 21 cities for its “5G Plus” …
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