Verizon completes first 5G data transmission on a smartphone

as declared in 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.

HTC U11 Life is HTC's first smartphone to get the Android Pie update

HTC U11 Life is HTC's first smartphone to get the Android Pie updateGoogle released the first stable version of Android Pie back in the first week of August. HTC U11 Life ForumIt's quite interesting that the U11 Life is the first HTC smartphone to receive an update to Android Pie. The HTC U11 Life is an Android One device so it actually makes sense that it's the first in the U11 series to receive an update to Android Pie. We learned about HTC's plans to update the HTC U11, HTC U11+, HTC U11 Life and the HTC U12+ to Android 9 Pie just a few months ago. Since the HTC U11 Life is an Android One device it was quicker to complete and that has led us to today.

On Computers: Smart tips on buying first smartphone

referring to 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.

Oppo R19 to be the first smartphone using MediaTek's upcoming Helio P80 chipset

When it's out, this will be called Helio P80, and it will be a beast in AI performance, as revealed by a benchmark last week. So if you were wondering which phone will be the first to come with the Helio P80, a new report today claims to have the answer: Oppo's R19. Oppo isn't a stranger to using MediaTek wares, however - the R15 was powered by the Helio P60. However, in the R17 family, the Chinese company decided against using a MediaTek part because of unsatisfactory performance. The P80 will be MediaTek's premier product for the first half of 2019, so it should make an appearance in other devices as well, following the Oppo R19.

Sony Xperia XZ4 may be Sony's first smartphone with triple rear cameras