Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 review

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AT&T is about to have more and faster 5G

AT&T has now announced that it has finalized its acquisition of $23 billion worth of spectrum licenses from EchoStar. The transaction was announced back in August of last year. AT&T paid all that money for an average of approximately 50MHz of low-band and mid-band spectrum that covers "virtually every market across the US", more than 400 in total. There's 30MHz of 3.45GHz mid-band spectrum in there as well as 20MHz of 600MHz low-band spectrum. The move will significantly boost AT&T's 5G capacity and download speeds while also helping the company "deliver an AI-ready connected...

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Google Pixel Watch 5 pops up in an official Google app ahead of expected launch

Google will unveil the Pixel 11 series smartphones on August 12, and the company is expected to introduce the Pixel Watch 5 alongside them. We haven't heard anything about the Pixel Watch 5 from Google yet, but the smartwatch has popped up in an official Google app, which should serve as another indicator that Google will unveil it on August 12. The Pixel Watch 5 has appeared in the Google Health app as one of the wearables a user can connect the device to. It's right at the top of the list, and selecting it opens a dedicated setup page, followed by a screen that asks whether users want to...

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Apple Home Hub smart speaker with a display is coming this year, here are its features

According to a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to release the Home Hub as early as October, and as late as early next year. Unsurprisingly, the new Siri AI will be its main selling point. This device is basically a HomePod-like smart speaker with a 7-inch display. It will allegedly run an entirely new operating system based on Apple's tvOS, with the interface being a blend of tvOS, watchOS, and iOS. It will contain a grid of icons, widgets, and apps, and it will also have customizable clock faces. Apple fully expects people to buy more than one, and have...

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New leak claims the Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro may actually be cheaper than their predecessors

A few days ago a Google exec confirmed that price hikes are coming to the entire Pixel lineup, including the Pixel 11 family which is due to be unveiled on August 12. Today, a usually reliable source has revealed the purported pricing for three of the Pixel 11 models for the UK market, and it's not all bad news. In fact, both the Pixel 11 and the Pixel 11 Pro will actually be cheaper than their predecessors - with a slight catch. The Pixel 11 will start at £879 with 256GB of storage. That's £20 less than the Pixel 10 with the same storage amount launched at, but is of course more expensive...

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WhatsApp Web finally gets support for audio and video calls

Today WhatsApp is rectifying one of the major shortcomings of its web client, as it now finally supports audio and video calls. Obviously, this requires no download or installation, as it is part of WhatsApp Web, which has also gained support for screen sharing, reactions, and a dedicated Calls tab with your full call history and favorites. Like everywhere else on WhatsApp, the calls you make on WhatsApp Web are end-to-end encrypted, and have no time limits or costs. You can now also move a call from one device to another without having to hang up and start a new one. This works from the...

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