Verizon's 5G network goes live in three more cities

Verizon's 5G network covered 31 cities in the United States until recently but starting today, three more cities will benefit from Verizon's 5G mobility service. The carrier its 5G network is now live in three more cities: Little Rock, Kansas City, and Cincinnati.

Just like every other city on the list, these three won't feature full 5G network coverage. If you live in one of these cities, here is where you should be able to take advantage of 5G blazing-fast data speeds.

Little Rock: parts of Midtown, University District, Birchwood, Otter Creek and near landmarks such as UAMS College ...

Android Auto update adds option to disable notification sounds

Google has been trying to for years, but there's still a lot of features missing or not working as intended. The latest Android Auto app update doesn't fix anything but adds a new feature that should have been there a long time ago.

A new option added after the latest update lets Android Auto users disable notification sounds while they're driving. Spotted by a , the option to disable notification sound is not really new, as Google added and removed the feature a few times before.

This time, however, Google opted for a toggle, so it's now much easier to completely ...

Motorola celebrates 100 million Moto G sales with special offers and discounts

Motorola revealed today that its Moto G series has just reached 100 million units sold. To mark this important milestone, the US company is running a sale across all its Moto family, including the Moto G7 series, , Moto Z4, , and Motorola One Action.

The most important thing to highlight is that Motorola offers a free smartphone with the purchase of select devices. For example, customers who choose to buy the , Moto G7 Power, , Motorola One Zoom or will get a free 32GB Deep Indigo Moto G6 or Moto G6 Play.

Aside from getting a free phone, all the smartphones mentioned above are getting ...

Apple launches redesigned Maps app for users in the US

Apple has just that Maps users in the United States now have access to a redesigned app that integrates a lot of social elements, but also important under-the-hood improvements. Apple's new Maps app is faster and more accurate thanks to the many new features introduced by iOS 13 not long ago.

In an attempt to compete with , Apple's own navigation app promises to offer extensive views of roads, buildings, parks, airports, and malls. Also, Maps now includes support for popular apps like Photos, Messages, Calendar, Weather and more.

An important addition to the app is the new interactive ...

OS shocker: Android phones said to be harder to crack open than the Apple iPhone

Cellebrite is the Israeli company known for its Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) "cracking machine" that allows law enforcement to break into a locked smartphone. Apple has been involved in a battle with Cellebrite and its rival Grayshift. The latter's GrayKey machine is also used to extract data from a handset. Every time Apple blocks these machines from working, the companies come up with something new.

Plugged into an iPhone's Lightning port, these machines use technology that allows them to override the limit on the number of passcode attempts a user ...

Samsung Galaxy S20 launches on March 6, reservations now open in the US

February 11 is one of the most important days of the first half of the year for the smartphone industry. Samsung will reveal its new flagships, the , in less than two weeks, which means it's time for early adopters to reserve their phones.

As expected, the handset maker has opened Galaxy S20 reservations in the United States and even revealed the release date. Five carriers allow customers to reserve their Galaxy S20 flagships through Samsung – AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon, but you can also reserve an unlocked model.

Reservations don't cost anything and you ...

A native call recording feature for Android might be rolled out at any moment

A couple of weeks ago, we told you that some strings of code hidden in the latest version of the Google Phone app . After yesterday's update to version 44 of the Phone app, that all of the necessary functionality for this feature is now included with the app and XDA was able to get it to work.

While handling an incoming or out-going phone call, a "Record" button will appear in the UI. When you tap on this button, the current phone call will be recorded and the button will indicate that a recording is in progress. When you're done recording, you can tap on the button ...