The Microsoft Surface Duo is a unique dual-screen device running Android that functions as a foldable tablet and mini version of the company’s just-announced Surface Neo. It sports dual 5.6-inch displays are joined by a 360-degree hinge that lets it fold with the displays facing either in or out. When folded, it’s far wider than […]
Oct 3 2019 | Posted in
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Google has launched Play Pass, a new $5/month subscription service for Android users that provides full access to over 350 games and apps, ad-free and without in-app purchases. In Short, their answer to Apple Arcade. Google is offering a ten-day free trial as well as special intro pricing of just $1.99/month for the first 12 […]
Samsung has set a US release date for its delayed and fixed (they claim) Galaxy Fold: this Friday, Sept. 27th. At first T-Mobile had originally planned to offer the Fold, now it will only be available from AT&T and in an unlocked version. Select Best Buy and Samsung Experience Stores will sell both the unlocked […]
Sep 24 2019 | Posted in
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Alcatel has announced the Go Flip 3 and SmartFlip, two variants of essentially the same clamshell-style feature phone. The phone runs KaiOS, and for the first time in the US, supports both Google Assistant voice control and the KaiStore for downloading third-party apps such as WhatsApp. The hardware is otherwise similar to previous KaiOS phones […]
Sep 24 2019 | Posted in
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Cricket has launched the Icon, a Cricket-branded, entry-level phone for $80. The phone is made by Emblem Solutions, an less than a year firm with a financial investment and strategic agreement from AT&T to provide exclusive phones and tablets to AT&T. Cricket is a brand of AT&T. Cricket is offering a unique 2-year warranty on […]
Sep 24 2019 | Posted in
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Verizon has revealed that it will light up its mmWave 5G service in New York City in one week, on September 26th. As with all mmWave deployments, it will focus on dense, downtown areas and public spaces, rather than broad citywide coverage. The coverage areas include parts of uptown, midtown, and downtown Manhattan, along with […]
Sep 24 2019 | Posted in
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Google has added an unlimited-data plan option to its Google Fi cellular service. The pricing is competitive with what most major US carriers are currently offering, starting at $70/line for just one line, down to $45/line for 4-6 lines. The plan also includes unlimited data and texting while abroad in 200 destinations, and free calling […]
Sep 18 2019 | Posted in
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Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile is offering $250 back when new customers switch from another carrier and purchase a new iPhone. Customers must keep their account for 90 days, after which they will receive the $250 as a prepaid card within a month.
Sep 17 2019 | Posted in
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The FCC this week granted permission for initial commercial service to commence in the unlicensed part of band 48, also known as CBRS, a radio frequency band spanning the range of 3550 – 3700 MHz. In a new and unique arrangement, consumer phones will be able to cellular technologies like LTE in an unlicensed band […]
Sep 17 2019 | Posted in
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Netflix updated its support page today, doing so added some new Android phones to its list of models that support the streamer’s HDR10 content. Among the new devices are the unannounced Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. Google has all but officially introduced the phones by sharing a photo of the Pixel 4, releasing […]
Sep 16 2019 | Posted in
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