The T-Mobile/Sprint merger has received the green light. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission announced its approval between T-Mobile and Sprit, with Wednesday’s vote of approval for the joining of the two companies being one of the last hurdles needed to be cleared for the transaction to proceed. The vote was split along party lines, […]
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Chipmaker Qualcomm will expand use of its 5G chips into mid-priced phones, marking a shift from their being placed almost exclusively in top-end phones. The transition is expected to happen in 2020. The current 5G chips, which are expected to be faster than current 4G and LTE chips, have typically been outfitted from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon […]
Foldable screens are en route, but they may be a while yet in arriving. Huawei on Friday confirmed that the company is delaying the launch of its Mate X foldable smartphone from June to September given quality assurance purposes. A spokesperson for Huawei said the Chinese smartphone maker is being more “cautious” after some reviewers […]
According to CNET, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Google and Apple to remove specific clauses pertaining to refunds contained within applications’ terms and services on both Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store (for iPhone and iPad). The Commission declared that the clauses were, “explicitly unfair and responsible for damages to the consumer”. In a press release, […]
On Wednesday, Amazon introduced the latest iPhone competitor, the Fire Phone which boasts a number of unique features. First up is the Dynamic Perspective feature which gives users a 3D perspective view of items on a map or within a game. The same technology allows you to tilt, auto-scroll, swivel, and peek to navigate menus and access shortcuts […]