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Verizon Home Internet Gets Big Expansion, Fancy New Router

Kellen July 12, 2021 15

Verizon announced a big expansion of its home internet service today in both the 4G LTE and 5G varieties. In addition to the larger footprint and availability, a new router will also soon be able to take advantage of all that C-Band spectrum they bought...

Verizon’s New Spam Call Filter is Your New Best Friend

Kellen July 12, 2021 17

In recent years, as the number of spam and robocalls have flooded my phone lines, I started to notice a pattern. Many of them showed up with an area code and middle 3-digits that matched my own phone number. It was obvious that this was a trick to get you...

Samsung July Updates: Galaxy S21 is Up Next

Kellen July 12, 2021 3

As we dive further into the month of July, Samsung and its carrier partners continue to push out this month's update. Following the Note 10 line, the flagship Galaxy S21 series is now seeing the newest build. In this new update, Samsung is really only sending...

AT&T Removes Unlimited Data Cap, Expands Hotspot Data and 4K for Best Plan

Kellen July 12, 2021 10

To kick off the week, AT&T is taking its top unlimited data plan and expanding its features without a price hike. The AT&T Unlimited Elite plan now comes with more data, faster speeds at all times, and higher-resolution streams more often. The first...

Google Could Let RCS Finally Come to Your Favorite Messaging App (Updated)

Kellen July 9, 2021 23

Google has finally convinced (most) carriers to adopt its Messages app and the RCS or "Chat" service they've implemented within it, basically as the default text message app for Android phones going forward. It's a huge milestone for RCS and one that should...

OnePlus 6 Gets Its First Android 11 Beta

Kellen July 9, 2021 5

The OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T are aging phones, yet OnePlus is still providing them some level of support. At 3 years old, OnePlus continues to send updates to each, even if those updates might not be coming as fast as owners may like. This week, OnePlus made...

Qualcomm Made a “Whoa!” Phone for Snapdragon Fanboys

Kellen July 8, 2021 23

We all know Qualcomm as the chipmaker that dominates the Android smartphone landscape with its modem monopoly and one that obsessively drools over 5G, a technology they claim is already "here" every couple of months dating back to 2019 or so, when it's still...

The End of Support has Come for Jelly Bean

Kellen July 8, 2021 6

Google released Android Jelly Bean 9 years ago, if you can believe that, and has apparently been supporting it through Google Play Services this entire time. I now know that because they announced today that they are discontinuing updates for Jelly Bean at the...