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T-Mobile Shares Tons of Details on Its Home Internet Service, Including Free Router

Kellen March 7, 2019

T-Mobile is still trying to convince the US government that it should be allowed to merge with Sprint, leaving our country with three major wireless carriers. Their progress on approval seems to have stalled or slowed some at the moment, so to help pitch the...

Lenovo’s Cute Little $79 Smart Clock is a Step Closer to Release

Kellen February 27, 2019

Lenovo's Smart Clock, the I-need-one-right-now Google Assistant-powered smart display that was announced at CES, is a step closer to release today. The Smart Clock stopped by the FCC for approval as we prepare for it to hit stores in the "spring." At $79, this...

Three Google Phones Stop Off at the FCC, Probably Pixel 3 Light Line (Updated)

Kellen February 25, 2019

The Pixel 3 Lite line that leaked back in November of last year, months before Google was ready to acknowledge its existence, stopped off at the FCC today, just as MWC was kicking off. There are three devices in total, all of which are smartphones, but one has...

Motorola’s 5G Moto Mod Stops by the FCC

Kellen February 16, 2019

The Motorola Moto Z3 was announced back in August as one of the world's first 5G phones. The phone didn't have 5G built-in, but would be able to connect to Verizon's future 5G network using a 5G-equipped Moto Mod. When the phone arrived shortly after being...

LG G8 ThinQ Probably Just Cruised Through the FCC

Kellen February 15, 2019

The LG G8 ThinQ made its way through the FCC this morning as LG prepares to announce it at MWC in a couple of weeks. How do we know that the LM-820 is the G8? Well, the documents here don't say "THIS IS THE LG G8, KELLEN," but the LG G7 ThinQ was the LM-G710....

Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ Stop by the FCC

Kellen February 2, 2019

The Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ made their way through the FCC this week as we get closer to a February 20 unveiling. I'm not sure that the news is all that exciting, since we know so much about these phones and have seen them plenty, but here they are....

Pixel 3 is Getting a Sweet New LTE Band

Kellen January 3, 2019

In the future, Google is going to issue a software update to the Pixel 3 that will enable LTE band 48. That's potentially amazing news that was revealed today by an FCC document. What's important about LTE band 48? LTE band 48 is also known as Citizens...

Tivo Creek Android Voice Remote Pops Up With Google Assistant Button

Kellen December 18, 2018

A new Tivo product stopped by the FCC this week, looking like it might have some Android tricks up its sleeves. The remote is labeled as the "Tivo Creek Android Voice Remote" and it features a Google Assistant button. What's this tell us about the future of...