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The rugged Galaxy XCover 6 Pro is now available through Verizon
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has finally gone on sale in the U.S. through Verizon for a price of $599.99. Order yours by following the link in the post.
Samsung unveiled its latest rugged devices, the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro and Galaxy Tab Active 4, earlier this year. The new rugged tablet went on sale in the U.S. late last month for a starting price of $649. Now, it's time for the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro.
After unveiling the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro and Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro earlier this year, Samsung has finally shared its plans to bring the ruggedized devices to the U.S. The company has announced that the new Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro will go on sale in the region starting today. It will be available through Samsung's website, Amazon Business, and tier one/two IT channel partners for a starting price of $649. On the other hand, the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro will be available for purchase starting October 20 through the same channels.
For the next two weeks, Samsung will repair your phone's cracked screen for just $50
Samsung is offering screen repairs for just $50 over the next two weeks. But the promotion is limited to select Galaxy devices.
During its quarterly Discover Samsung event, Samsung is offering up to 80% off on screen repairs for select devices. The promotion is open for US residents from now until June 27, and it requires you to use Samsung's mail-in service for the repair. If you're a US resident with a fairly recent Samsung Galaxy smartphone and want to get its screen repaired, here's everything you need to know about the promotional offer.
OnePlus finally brings the 12/256GB variant of the OnePlus 10 Pro to the US and Canada
The higher-end 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant of the OnePlus 10 Pro will go on sale in the US starting June 15.
Three months after debuting the OnePlus 10 Pro in China, OnePlus brought it over to international markets. However, while most regions got both 8GB/128GB and 12GB/256GB variants of the device, buyers in North America only got the entry-level 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. Shortly after the international launch, OnePlus confirmed that it had plans to bring the higher-end 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant of the OnePlus 10 Pro to the US and Canada. Now it's finally putting those plans to action.
New York's Right to Repair bill is a great start, but it doesn't cover all electronic devices
New York has become the first state to pass a bill for a Right to Repair law. However, it doesn't cover all electronic devices.
Having the power to repair your own electronic devices has been a hot topic for debate over the past couple of years. Now, the city of New York has passed legislature on an electronics Right to Repair bill. If the governor signs the bill, it will require manufacturers that sell electronic products in the city of New York to offer parts, tools, repair manuals, and necessary software directly to consumers and independent repair shops.
Dish Network launches $30 5G cellular service in Las Vegas
Today, Dish Network launched its 5G cellular network. The service will cost $30 and will first offer coverage in Las Vegas, Nevada.
According to a new report, Dish Network will finally debut its 5G network, Project Genesis, giving consumers a new option for cellular service. While there are expansion plans, the service will be first made available in Las Vegas, Nevada.
T-Mobile Un-carrier event set for May 4
T-Mobile has announced plans for an event on May 4. The event will carry the Un-carrier branding, which could usher in some welcome changes.
After posting strong first-quarter numbers for 2022, it looks like T-Mobile isn't going to rest on its laurels. The U.S. carrier has announced a new event set for May 4. The teaser image has it pegged as an Un-carrier event, so things could become quite interesting.
OnePlus doubles down on the affordable 5G smartphone segment with the new Nord N20 5G
OnePlus is betting big on the affordable 5G smartphone segment with the new OnePlus Nord N20 5G. Read on to learn more about the device.
Last November, we got our first look at an upcoming affordable 5G smartphone from OnePlus called the Nord N20 5G. OnePlus officially confirmed the device's existence earlier this month and announced that it would soon make its way to North American markets. As promised, the company has now launched the OnePlus Nord N20 5G in the US, and here's everything you need to know about it.
Motorola reportedly more than doubled smartphone sales in United States during 2021
Motorola reportedly became the third-place smartphone brand in the United States last year, thanks to LG leaving the market.
Motorola is immensely popular in Latin America and some other regions, but the company has struggled to maintain a decent marketshare in the United States, where competitors like Samsung and Apple dominate smartphone sales. However, if a new report is accurate, Motorola might have sold enough smartphones last year to reach third place in 'Murica.
The conversation around app store monopolies has ramped up over the past few years, especially throughout Epic Games' lawsuit against Apple and Google over monetization and policies. Slowly but surely, legislators are working on their own solutions, and now one proposed law in the United States has reached a significant milestone: passing the Senate Judiciary Committee.
US Senate Committee passes antitrust bill that would regulate Big Tech's self-preferencing
The US Senate Judiciary Committee has passed the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, marking a big step in reigning in Big Tech.
After prolonged discussion and debate, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday passed the "American Innovation and Choice Online Act" (S.2992) antitrust bill. This bill aims to regulate Big Tech and other large companies from leveraging their dominant positions in one sector to self-preference their other products and services from other sectors.
As antitrust legislation inches forward in the US, Apple and Google aren't happy
Apple and Google have expressed concerns regarding tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Committee debate related to two antitrust bills.
We're staring at a rather defining moment in smartphone history. The smartphone landscape, as it stands right now, is split between Apple and Google. Both adopt different approaches in how they handle their ecosystems, and through these starkly different approaches, both have undeniably grown to their biggest sizes in their own history. The past year has seen several antitrust investigations being initiated in several key markets, and lawsuits also have followed against these Big Tech companies. All of these policy and judicial movements are slowly inching their way towards a result, and both Apple and Google aren't happy about it.
Here’s how to get a free Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 from T-Mobile
You can grab a Galaxy Z Flip3 for free or a Galaxy Z Fold3 for $1000 off if you have one of T-Mobile's premium plans. Check it out!
T-Mobile is once again offering its coveted premium plan users a great deal, and this time it’s an entirely free Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 or $1000 off a Galaxy Z Fold 3. You just need to add a line to get it. According to our sources, T-Mobile has now begun a new promotion for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3 as of October 29th. The plan that you have determines how good of a deal it is. The offer is limited to a maximum of 4 redemptions per account.
Metro by T-Mobile is now at Walmart, and you can get $60 off at checkout
T-Mobile has expanded its Metro by T-Mobile presence to over 2,300 Walmart stores, and you can save $60 at checkout.
T-Mobile has announced that its prepaid brand, Metro by T-Mobile, is now available at over 2,300 Walmart stores starting today. Plus, customers can get $60 off instantly at checkout when they buy a new Metro by T-Mobile phone and service plan.
AT&T announces deployment of C-Band 5G+ spectrum
AT&T has shared details of how they plan to deploy their new C-Band 5G spectrum that they acquired from the FCC back in February.
AT&T has shared their plans to deploy the C-Band spectrum it acquired back in February for 5G+. The carrier spent $23 billion back in February in an FCC auction to win 80 MHz of C-Band spectrum. That frequency, between 3.7 and 4 GHz, sits between their existing low band 5G and their super fast millimeter-wave 5G. AT&T says that they are now prepared to begin deploying that new spectrum for launch in December.
OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are now available for cheaper in the US
Following the Pixel 6 series launch, OnePlus has slashed the prices of the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro in the US. Read on to learn more.
Google's latest Pixel devices -- the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro -- come with some significant improvements over the Pixel 5. Unlike the previous model, the latest Pixel devices pack flagship hardware, including the more powerful Tensor SoC, impressive high refresh-rate displays, and better cameras. But even with the premium hardware, Google has priced the Pixel 6 series quite aggressively. The regular Pixel 6 starts at just $599 and the Pixel 6 Pro starts at $899. At this price, the Pixel 6 series offers better value for your money than most other flagships launched this year, including the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro. To keep buyers interested in its latest flagships, OnePlus has now slashed the prices for the OnePlus 9 series in the US.
Continuous scrolling comes to mobile for Google searches in the U.S.
Continuous scrolling is coming to Google searches in the U.S., though it's a gradual rollout. It may also allow Google to show more ads.
Scrolling through your Google searches is about to get easier on your smartphone. In the U.S., Google is rolling out a change to search results on mobile that removes the "see more" button and instead allows you to endlessly scroll through results. The page will just load more results, and it will roll out on both Android and iOS. Not everyone will get the change straight away either, as it's being distributed via a staggered rollout. Google Search got a pretty big redesign on mobile at the start of the year focusing on simplicity, which Google says it's expanding upon further.
AT&T is giving customers affected by the 3G shutdown a free phone
AT&T will shut down its 3G network by February 2022 and is offering customers a free phone if their older one won't work after the shutdown.
AT&T will shut down its 3G network by February next year. If you happen to have a device that won't work on the network after the shutdown, you can now get your hands on a free replacement phone from the company.
New bipartisan senate bill aims to crack down on Apple and Google's app distribution monopolies
A new bipartisan senate bill aims to crack down on Google and Apple's app distribution monopolies and promote competition.
In July this year, the U.S. states of Utah, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee filed a lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit, which was signed by 32 other U.S. states, alleged that Google engaged in monopolistic practices to maintain dominance in Android app distribution and payment processing for digital content purchased through the Google Play Store. Senators Richard Blumenthal and March Blackburn have now introduced a bipartisan bill to crack down on Apple and Google's app distribution monopoly while promoting competition and consumer protections.
The "Freedom Phone" is an overpriced smartphone that doesn't free you from anything
The recently announced Freedom Phone is nothing more than an overpriced Chinese smartphone that doesn't free you from anything.
It's not every day that a new smartphone company pops up, claiming to offer a device that protects your "freedom of speech" from Big Tech. So, when Erik Finman, a self-proclaimed "Bitcoin millionaire," announced the Freedom Phone yesterday, it piqued our interest. Finman claims that the Freedom Phone is "the first major pushback on Big Tech companies that attacked us [American conservatives]," and it features an "uncensorable app store" that will offer all the apps that have been banned on mainstream app stores. But is the phone actually all that Finman claims it to be? Let's find out.