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AT&T is pretending like 5G is already here – and misleading users

Jan08
by on January 8, 2019 at 5:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Last week, owners of select LG and Samsung phones using AT&T network got a software update that changed the “4G” icon in their status bar to “5GE” (E stands for Evolution). In reality, AT&T hasn’t really deployed a 5G network yet – it’s just renaming LTE Advanced and LTE Advanced Pro to 5GE. That’s as misleading as it gets. AT&T issued the update to the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, the LG V30, and the V40, and the changelog noted just a single item: “5G Evolution indicator support added.” The carrier said it’ll brand the real 5G with mmWare technology as…

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AT&T is pretending like 5G is already here – and misleading users

Jan08
by on January 8, 2019 at 5:07 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Last week, owners of select LG and Samsung phones using AT&T network got a software update that changed the “4G” icon in their status bar to “5GE” (E stands for Evolution). In reality, AT&T hasn’t really deployed a 5G network yet – it’s just renaming LTE Advanced and LTE Advanced Pro to 5GE. That’s as misleading as it gets. AT&T issued the update to the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, the LG V30, and the V40, and the changelog noted just a single item: “5G Evolution indicator support added.” The carrier said it’ll brand the real 5G with mmWare technology as…

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LG’s crazy rollable TV is coming this spring

Jan08
by on January 8, 2019 at 2:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


A year ago, LG gave us a peek at its 65-inch rollable TV prototype at CES. Now, it’s bringing the creation to market as its flagship device in the 4k OLED TV market for 2019. The prototype was awe-inspiring, showing a flat — almost literally — screen TV that rolled away inside a base. It was a TV when you needed one, and stayed tucked out of the way when you didn’t — perfect for small spaces looking for a large screen. All told, it takes around 10 seconds to go from deployed to hidden, and vice versa. And surprisingly,…

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Someone embedded an Android tablet in a mirror, because 2019

Jan08
by on January 8, 2019 at 1:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


It’s okay to talk to your mirror. Plenty of people start the day by recanting affirmations in-front of their own reflection. Things only become a bit troublesome when the mirror talks back. You could be living in some sort of Jacob Grimm fairytale land. It’s also plausible that you may be suffering from some form of undiagnosed mental illness. And – because it’s 2019 – there’s the chance that you’ve got your hands on the latest connected mirror (it’s a thing) from Capstone Connected Home. Capstone’s Smart Mirror, which was launched today at CES, essentially embeds an Android tablet into…

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