[ad_1] 5G isn’t just for phones. Starting this week, you can buy a real, actual laptop that connects to the ultra fast wireless network. Verizon announced the Lenovo Flex 5G would go on sale on June 18 exclusively from the mobile carrier. It’s a 2-in-1 laptop and tablet hybrid that, as its name suggests, is…
[ad_1] Conspiracy theories claiming a connection between 5G technology and the coronavirus have been around since the pandemic’s early days, and apparently they’re still going strong. So strong, in fact, that Twitter began applying a label to some tweets about COVID-19 and 5G, encouraging users to “get the facts” about the virus. As Business Insider…
[ad_1] Conservative members of the United Kingdom’s government have pushed Prime Minister Boris Johnson to draw up plans to remove telecom equipment made by the Chinese manufacturer Huawei from the nation’s 5G networks by 2023, according to multiple reports. The decision by Johnson, who wanted Huawei’s market share in the nation’s telecommunications infrastructure capped at…
[ad_1] Xiaomi, the Chinese comapny famous for its budget smartphones and a bevy of value-for-money gadgets, said in a filing on Thursday that it has backed more than 300 companies as of March, totaling 32.3 billion yuan ($4.54 billion) in book value and 225.9 million yuan ($32 million million) in net gains on disposal of…
[ad_1] Enlarge / Screenshot from an AT&T commercial. AT&T has reluctantly agreed to stop using the phrase “5G Evolution” to describe its 4G service in advertising but will apparently continue to use the misleading “5GE” icon as the network indicator on phone screens even when there’s no 5G service. AT&T’s so-called 5G Evolution service is…
[ad_1] Huawei is facing an uphill challenge in the overseas market as its upcoming devices lack the full set of Google apps and services. That leaves ample room for its Chinese rivals to chase after foreign consumers. That includes Oppo, the sister brand of Vivo under Dongguan-based electronics holding company BBK. In an announcement on Monday,…
[ad_1] Enlarge / A Verizon booth at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles in September 2018. 5G is one of the most hyped technologies in recent memory, but 5G hype continues to outpace evidence that it will meaningfully change the mobile experience for the majority of smartphone users in the US. Verizon Communications CEO…
[ad_1] When T-Mobile and Sprint announced their merger, one of the main upsides touted for the “new” T-Mobile was its ability to build a better 5G network. For 5G phone owners and eager early adopters, that sounded great. But now we know the newly combined telco’s 5G footprint doesn’t exactly work in the favor of…
[ad_1] On Wednesday Twitter added new details to their regularly-updated guidance on information safety during the coronavirus pandemic, with new rules aimed squarely at conspiracy theories about 5G and COVID-19. Broadening our guidance on unverified claims Unverified claims that incite people to action, could lead to the destruction or damage of critical infrastructure, or could…
[ad_1] The “VerHIDEzon” digital billboard stops in entrance of a Verizon retailer in Manhattan. Image: Jason DeCrow/AP/Shutterstock Sascha Segan for PCMag 2020-04-18 17:36:08 UTC Follow @https://twitter.com/PCMag PCMag.com is a number one authority on know-how, delivering Labs-based, unbiased critiques of the newest services. Our professional trade evaluation and sensible options enable you to make higher shopping…