After a recent update some AT&T phones now have a 5G E icon. This icon replaces the one indicated the phone is running on a 4G network. But here’s the thing: The phone is still on a 4G network. AT&T has played these games before, too. This nonsense is a marketing ploy by AT&T. The […]
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The top smartphone trends to watch in 2019
This was a bad year for the smartphone. For the first time, its seemingly unstoppable growth began to slow. Things started off on a bad note in February, when Gartner recorded its first year-over-year decline since it began tracking the category. Not even the mighty Apple was immune from the trend. Last week, stocks took […]
View More The top smartphone trends to watch in 2019Home alone? Save $20 on the Google Home Hub, plus get two Minis for free from Verizon.
The upside to a smart home: life becomes that much easier. Voice controls, plus quick access to the news, weather, music, security devices, and more can streamline home life and even help reduce unwanted stress.
The only downside: it makes Home Alone…
Oath officially becomes Verizon Media Group on January 8
A year and a half after giving birth to Oath, Verizon’s officially rebranding its media group as… wait for it… Verizon Media Group. It’s simple, it’s straightforward, it says what it does on the package — and most importantly, it makes a hell of a lot more sense than “Oath.” Division head Guru Gowrappan confirmed that […]
View More Oath officially becomes Verizon Media Group on January 8The 5G wars have entered the petty stage
If you’re reading this the year it was written, you’re almost certainly not getting it over 5G. If you’re reading this in the future, congrats, you made it. And hey, remember polar bears? 5G is the latest buzzword to send the mobile industry into a tizzy. This one’s got a particular weight to it, too, […]
View More The 5G wars have entered the petty stageVerizon announces 10,400 employees will voluntarily leave the company
Verizon today announced 10,400 employees are taking buyouts to leave the company. That’s about 7 percent of the company’s worldwide workforce. This is part of an effort to trim the telecom giant’s workforce ahead of its push toward 5G. I still have a job. Everyone at TechCrunch, which is part of the Verizon Media Group, […]
View More Verizon announces 10,400 employees will voluntarily leave the companyEricsson software problem causing widespread cell phone outages
A problem with the software in Ericsson equipment is causing outages across the world including O2 users in Great Britain and Softbank users in Japan, according to a report in the Financial Times earlier today. Ericsson took blame for the outage in a press release. It apparently involves faulty software on certain Ericsson equipment used […]
View More Ericsson software problem causing widespread cell phone outagesGoogle is killing off Allo, its latest messaging app flop
It’s official: Google is killing off Allo. The messaging app was only launched in September 2016 but it was pretty much flawed from the word go with limited usage. Google was, once again, painfully late to the messaging game. The company said it had ceased work on the service earlier this year, and now it has announced […]
View More Google is killing off Allo, its latest messaging app flopStill a year away from launch, Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi keeps adding talent
Video won’t start rolling on Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new bite-sized streaming service with the billion dollar backing until the end of 2019, but talent keeps signing up to come along for their ride into the future of serialization. The latest marquee director to sign on the dotted line with Quibi is Catherine Hardwicke, […]
View More Still a year away from launch, Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi keeps adding talentOath agrees to pay $5M to settle charges it violated children’s privacy
TechCrunch’s Verizon-owned parent, Oath, an ad tech division made from the merging of AOL and Yahoo, has agreed to pay around $5 million to settle charges that it violated a federal children’s privacy law. The penalty is said to be the largest ever issued under COPPA. The New York Times reported the story yesterday, saying the […]
View More Oath agrees to pay $5M to settle charges it violated children’s privacyI tried Verizon 5G and, yeah, it’s fast
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I’d heard about 5G. But I didn’t know just how fast it would be until I was watching myself miss free throws in real time.
On Monday, Verizon opened the doors to its 5G Experience pop-up shop in downtown Los Angeles. In the space, visitors tested out Verizon’s 5G Home network.
Internet service providers say 5G will be hundreds of times faster than 4G, and at least four and a half times faster than wireless broadband. Last year, average download speeds for broadband were around 65 MbpsVerizon promises its “5G Ultra Wideband” — despite sounding like a pair of maternity pants — will deliver speeds between 300 Mbps and up to 1 GB per second. Read more…
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View More I tried Verizon 5G and, yeah, it’s fastSamsung, Verizon will release 5G smartphone in early 2019
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The race to 5G is ramping up.
Samsung and Verizon announced on Monday that the two companies are partnering to bring one of the first 5G smartphones to the market. While no specific release date was mentioned, the two companies are saying its 5G phone will hit stores in the first half of 2019.
A concept device of the new 5G phone from Samsung and Verizon will be unveiled later this week at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Technology Summit. Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon Mobile Platform, including its new mobile processor, will power the smartphone.
Earlier this summer, Motorola was first to announce a 5G-compatible phone on Verizon’s 5G network. The Moto Z3, which is currently available for purchase, will be upgradable via an attachable add-on that will be released in early 2019. Read more…
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