With T-Mobile’s recent acquisition of Spring, the carrier has been working all year to strengthen its mid-band 5G reach. The 2.5GHz spectrum is what T-Mobile calls its “goldilocks” band – which strikes a balance between reach and speeds (low-band 5G doesn’t have the best speeds and mmWave has pretty bad reach). T-Mobile’s mid-band 5G spectrum… Read more
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T-Mobile expands its mid-band 5G coverage, totaling 410 cities and towns in the US
Verizon’s Yahoo zombie appears again as a purple phone
While the ascendant Yahoo of the 1990s now only lives in our memories, its name and branding continue to shamble on zombie-like to its owner Verizon’s other products — this time, the ZTE Blade A3Y, an exclusive phone for Yahoo Mobile bearing its namesake company’s familiar shade of purple. Besides its burst of color, ZTE’s… Read more
read more...Big techs are asking Europe for greater guarantees for the moderation of hate speech and illegal content
One a large group of “big techs” – including Twitter, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google – have hoped that the Union Europea has a framework of greater protection , towards them, to support them in the fight against the dissemination of illegal content and hate speech. According to the regulations currently in force in… Read more
read more...LG Wing lands at AT&T on November 6
Today AT&T has finally announced some launch details for the LG Wing on its 5G network. The phone was unveiled in mid-September, and in the US it went to Verizon first, but AT&T and T-Mobile were always meant to follow. Now we have the skinny on AT&T’s plans. The LG Wing will be available from… Read more
read more...TCL 10 5G UW arrives to the United States, exclusive for Verizon
TCL unveiled a trio of smartphones in January but it waited until April to actually launch them for sale. One of the devices was TCL 10 5G with Snapdragon 765G with four cameras and two LED flashes on the back. Now a phone called TCL 10 5G UW is arriving in the United States exclusively… Read more
read more...Verizon launches private 5G service with Nokia
The collaboration between Nokia and Verizon has led to the launch of private 5G internationally: companies will be able to implement enterprise-level private 5G network capabilities within their offices by Alberto Falchi published on 23 October 2020 , at 16: 17 in the TLC and Mobile channel Nokia Verizon 5G Verizon has launched its private… Read more
read more...iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11: which should you buy?
Home Advice (Image credit: Apple) At first glance, you might think the image above shows the same phone in two different colours, but you are in fact looking at the new iPhone 12 on the left and the outgoing iPhone 11 on the right. The initial similarities belie the fact that the iPhone 12 actually… Read more
read more...Google responds to recent anti-competitive lawsuit
Last night, a lawsuit was filed that was drafted by several US State Attorneys General calling out Google for its anti-competitive conduct and dominance in the search service industry. Google replied in a blog post, responding to some of the claims that the lawsuit set forth. Today’s lawsuit by the Department of Justice is deeply… Read more
read more...Toshiba's plan for quantum cryptography: $ 3 billion by 2030
Toshiba aims to become a leader in a branch of quantum cryptography called “quantum key distribution”, particularly useful in the industrial, government and military fields. Goal: $ 3 billion in 2030 by Riccardo Robecchi published on 21 October 2020 , at 13: 14 in the Innovation channel Toshiba Quantum Computer The transition to a computing… Read more
read more...US Justice Antitrust Department sues Google over monopolizing search services
Google is in a legal bind with the Unites Stated Antitrust Department for allegedly denying other search service companies a chance to compete with the search engine giant. The lawsuit, published on Tuesday, outlines all the tactics that Google uses to deny other search engines a chance to compete fairly in search. The lawsuit was… Read more
read more...Nokia 2 V Tella for Verizon arrives at Walmart for $89, packs a 5.45″ screen
HMD Global unveiled a new entry-level phone for Verizon, the Nokia 2 V Tella (a successor to the earlier 2 V model). The phone starts at $89 and you can find it at Walmart.com and physical Walmart phones now. It has a 5.45” display with 720p+ resolution (18:9) and runs Android 10 out of the… Read more
read more...US government takes Google's market power to court
The US Department of Justice has now filed the long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Google. The ministry is taking action against Google’s dominance in the search engine market. Don’t miss any news! With our daily newsletter you will receive all the news from heise online from the past 24 hours every morning. In the application, the… Read more
read more...iPhone 12 series doesn’t support 5G in dual SIM mode
A leaked listing on Apple’s Sales Web (ASW) page, which provides detailed information on all of Cupertino’s products, revealed an important detail on the new iPhone 12 series’ 5G connectivity. You won’t be able to use dual SIMs while on 5G. You can either have your regular SIM card and eSIM working at up to… Read more
read more...The iPhone 12 won’t support 5G in dual SIM mode at launch
Apple’s latest iPhone supports 5G networks, but not if you use the device in dual SIM mode, according to an internal Apple training document revealing the issue that began circulating on Reddit over the weekend. Dual SIM mode is a feature introduced on the iPhone line with the iPhone XS, and it’s useful for those… Read more
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