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Apple offers SIM-free, interest-free iPhones for installment-based purchase with Apple Card

If you’re hankering for a SIM-free iPhone and have an Apple Card, you’re in luck. Apple has come up with a new incentive, offering a brand new SIM-free iPhone and available payments over time with no interest, provided you have an Apple Card, and existing wireless service. Before, users would need to pay the full […]

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Eero firmware update hints at forthcoming HomeKit functionality

If you’re using an Eero router, you’ll like this. Following Apple’s announcement at WWDC 2019 that HomeKit would be supported by routers from Eero, Linksys, and Charter Spectrum, Eero on Monday, Eero today released an update for its Eero and Eero Pro routers, bringing them to version 3.18. The release notes for the update are relatively […]

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FCC opens 3.5GHz spectrum band for consumer use

It’s been six years of collaboration, but the FCC has finally unlocked the 3.5GHz spectrum, aka the “OnGo” band, for consumer use. Prior to this, the 3.5GHz spectrum had been exclusively used by the U.S. Department of Defense for naval purposes alongside the coast. It will still be able to use the spectrum but now it […]

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Some users have reported audio cutouts, other issues with iPhone 11 handsets and wireless CarPlay

This may require a bug fix somewhere down the line. A number of user reports have surfaced of audio cutters and other issues when using the iPhone 11 with wireless CarPlay. A number of these issues relate to the BMW-Made Mini, although other reports have appeared of the issues occurring with the BMW Series 1 […]

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Ming-Chi Kuo: 5G networks could feature faster speeds than expected

Per well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the 5G wireless network could offer faster speeds than expected. Kuo recently offered the following note to investors: According to our latest survey, the development of the sub-6GHz +mmWave iPhone is progressing as scheduled, and it is expected to ship at the end of 3Q20 or early 4Q20. While lower-band […]