Carrier News

AT&T introduces data plan changes

February 28, 2018 Kaushik Boggarapu

Don’t be so defensive about the word “change,” because this change is a good one if you’re an AT&T subscriber or thinking about switching to the US carrier some time soon. AT&T will soon apply changes to its data plans, more specifically its unlimited plans. Here are the details.

General News

Amazon will acquire Ring for more than $1 billion

February 28, 2018 Doug Demagistris

Ring, a popular doorbell and home security company, will soon join Amazon. In a developing news story that broke yesterday, tech giant Amazon informed trusted sources that it will acquire Ring.com for over $1 billion. Up through this point, the two companies have worked together so consumers could benefit from integrated experiences, but an acquisition would allow the two to take things to the next step.

Carrier News

Here are the cities that will first support Sprint 5G

February 28, 2018 Kaushik Boggarapu

Recently we got the news of AT&T planning its 5G release by the end of 2018. Now we have the news of Sprint planning its 5G release, which will begin in the first half of 2019. Interestingly, Sprint has listed the same cities as AT&T, of which will be the first to support 5G service. These are Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Washington DC.

General News

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 models support Project Treble for faster Android updates

February 28, 2018 Doug Demagistris

Samsung’s new Galaxy phones, Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, were announced at the start of the week in Barcelona during MWC 2018. What we didn’t know at the time is the fact Samsung’s new handsets support Project Treble, Google’s software feature that allows Android system updates to be rolled out faster.

General News

Huawei announces new MediaPad M5 Android tablets at MWC 2018

February 27, 2018 Doug Demagistris

This week at MWC 2018 in Barcelona, Huawei announced two MediaPad M5 Android tablets for 2018. It’s only day two at the conference, and we already have a selection of new mobiles to play around with. The MediaPad M5 and MediaPad M5 Pro, however, are the only Android tablets we’ve seen, and yeah, in quite a while.

General News

HMD announces Nokia’s new hard-hitting phones for 2018

February 27, 2018 Droid Turf

Nokia is making waves once more in the Android territory with a collection of new phones. The announcements were made at MWC 2018 in Barcelona, just like so many other smartphone introductions. HDM Global, Nokia’s parent company from Norway, has let people wonder about a handful of new Nokia phones including a very peculiar candidate in their 2018 lineup. Here’s everything to know.

Gadgets

“Yes” confirms Samsung CEO, a Bixby-powered smart speaker will launch later this year

February 27, 2018 Doug Demagistris

Shortly after being on stage at MWC 2018 in Barcelona during Unpacked 2018 to announce the latest Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones, Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh confirmed a Bixby-powered smart speaker. The device that has been rumored for some time hasn’t made way to MWC 2018 for any kind of official introduction, but is being worked on back at Samsung Labs.

Google News

Submit your application form for Google I/O 2018 before it closes Tues at 5PM

February 27, 2018 Droid Turf

In January, we found out that Google I/O 2018, the search giant’s annual conference for developers, will again occur at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, California. This year the conference will take place between May 8 and May 10, which is a bit earlier than usual, but nonetheless, should be an exciting couple of days as is the case every year. Last week, Google opened registration to attend the event, but you’ll have to act quickly if you want a chance to go. The [Read More]

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