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FCC approves $26.5 billion T-Mobile, Sprint merger

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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Qualcomm to create 5G chips for mid-range devices

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 […]

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Hauwei delays launch of Mate X smartphone with foldable screen, cites quality assurance-based reasons

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 […]

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South Korea may inspire global App Store policy change

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, […]

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Amazon announces its Fire Phone with launch on July 25th

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 […]