Samsung's latest Galaxy smartphones usher in a new era of faster WiFi known as WiFi 6. Here's what that means

according to And Samsung's newest flagship phones support it, Samsung announced at its Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday. If not, WiFi 6 can't come to Apple phones until it uses a wireless chip that supports it. WiFi 5 supports speeds of up to 3.46 gigabits per second (Gbps), as Network World's Keith Shaw describes it. In comparison, WiFi 6 supports speeds of up to 9.6 Gbps. It's even supposed to help improve speeds when WiFi 6 devices are using older WiFi networks.

Nintendo is launching a new Dr. Mario game for smartphones later this year

Nintendo has announced a new entry its mobile game lineup slated for early summer of 2019: Dr. Mario World. The app will be a free-to-download puzzle game, co-developed and jointly operated with Japanese messaging app LINE and developer NHN Entertainment. Since then, there have been some hits and some misses as the company has tried bucking traditional mobile game trends in some cases and fallen back the tried-and-true methods of Asian game development in others. Mario puts on the white coat once again in the mobile game Dr. Mario World, targeting an early summer 2019 global release. #DrMario https://t.co/DTRBympHj0 pic.twitter.com/RfMZbbs3Mp — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 31, 2019Although there are scant details, it seems that Dr. Mario World falls under the "what works" formula for mobile games: free-to-play and supported by in-app purchases.

Verizon asks the FCC to let it lock new smartphones for 60 days

according to Verizon is asking the Federal Communications Commission to let it keep new smartphones locked to its network for 60 days, as part of an initiative to prevent identity theft and fraud. "We believe this temporary lock on new phones will protect our customers by limiting the incentive for identity theft. "Almost none of our customers switch to another carrier within the first 60 days. Even with this limited fraud safety check, Verizon will still have the most consumer-friendly unlocking policy in the industry. T-Mobile requires you wait 40 days, and also limits users to two unlocks per year per line.

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