Thuraya X5-Touch is the world's first satellite Android smartphone

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Thuraya took the wraps off its first Android smartphone, the X5-Touch. Like every other product from this company, it's a sat phone. It's also a normal smartphone that looks nothing like a normal smartphone. The X5-Touch has NFC on board and it supports navigation through GPS, BeiDou, and GLONASS. The Thuraya X5-Touch will be available in 160 countries for £999.

Verizon completes first 5G data transmission on a smartphone

Providence RI – Today, Verizon – in partnership with Motorola, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated – completed the world's first 5G data transmission on a smartphone on a commercial 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) network. This successful test was completed with a moto z3 paired with a 5G moto modtm, the world's first 5G-upgradeable smartphone, in Providence, RI. This is the same 5G-upgradeable smartphone device consumers will use on Verizon's 5G mobile network when commercial service begins in 2019. This is the latest in a series of 5G milestones Verizon and its technology partners have achieved in recent months. The moto z3 with 5G moto mod is powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X50 5G modem, along with the groundbreaking QTM052 mmWave antenna modules.

On Computers: Smart tips on buying first smartphone

as mentioned in Not getting killed taking a selfie, but talking to older people who have decided they want one of those smartphone things. In one of the great marketing coups of all time, Apple has somehow made people believe that a smartphone is an iPhone. Here's how: Tap the phone icon on your phone and go to "Recents." Tap a number, then tap "Block." But what if the number you want to block isn't on the list? Then tap "Blocked Numbers," and "Add a Number." On an iPhone, go to "Settings," tap "Phone," and then "Call Blocking and Identification."Spamming has gone wild. Then click "Settings" and scroll down to where it says "Advanced" and click on it.