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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has called the possibility of success for the social network’s newly unveiled cryptocurrency “frightening.” Libra will shift power from central banks to corporations, he wrote in a Financial Times op-ed Friday. Facebook earlier this week unveiled the global digital coin, which will be managed by a governing body called the Libra Association and through …

Huawei is reportedly delaying the release of its $2,600 Mate X. The Chinese tech giant is pushing the foldable phone’s launch date from this summer to September, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Huawei is delaying sales of the Mate X, in part, to improve the quality of the phone’s foldable screen, Vincent Peng, a senior vice president at the company, told …

Three became on Monday the third UK network to announce its 5G launch plans. Three will flick the switch on its 5G in August, promising mobile coverage in 25 cities by the end of the year. Its initial offering, though, will consist of a broadband-only product. The network’s home broadband will be available only to Londoners at first and will consist of a …

Pop the champagne and polish the medals, for the competition to be first to 5G has declared its victors. UK carrier EE turned on the first 5G network in its home country on Thursday, beating its rivals to the punch. EE joins Verizon and Swisscom as “winners” of the race to being the first in a given country to offer …

UK mobile carrier EE announced its plans to launch 5G in the UK on Wednesday. The network will be switched on on May 30, with the first 5G phones available to preorder from today. EE’s initial 5G rollout will focus on six cities (London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester), with promises to expand to 19 cities by the end …

Huawei’s Mate 20 X 5G was set to become the company’s first 5G phone in the UK. But on Wednesday UK carriers Vodafone and EE said they’re pulling it from their device lineups for their 5G network launches. This follows a report Sunday that Huawei’s upcoming phones will no longer get access to Google apps and services like Gmail and …

Vodafone is turning on its 5G service on July 3 in the UK, the network announced on Tuesday, with the bonus that it will be available at the same price as 4G for both businesses and consumers. Super speedy 5G networks will be available in seven cities at launch (Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and London), with a further …

Vodafone will offer 5G in 19 cities across the UK by year’s end, the carrier said Thursday. Vodafone is keen to preserve its lead in 5G, after activating the UK’s first 5G network in Salford, Greater Manchester, in October. The company has now extended coverage to Bristol, Cardiff and Liverpool and is currently preparing equipment in Birmingham, Glasgow and London. 5G, the …

For almost two blissful years British citizens have been able to use their phones abroad at no extra cost. Now, thanks to the UK’s impending departure from the EU, some are concerned that might all be about to come to an end. If Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to leave the EU is accepted by UK Parliament, then the current …

When Apple announced the new iPhone XS, XS Max and XR on Sept. 12, one particular feature captured the imagination of international travelers and multiple phone-owners alike: the dual SIM. Josh Miller/CNET If the processor is your phone’s brain, then the SIM, or subscriber identity module, is its soul — a tiny little chip that stores your phone number and …