T-Mobile and Sprint post-merger plans include building five customer experience centers

T-Mobile and Sprint have just issued a common statement on post-merger plans promising to build five customers experience centers. As soon as their proposed merger to become the New T-Mobile will close, the new carrier will build these so-called Customer Experience Centers around the United States, each creating an average of 1,000 new jobs.

Besides creating 5,000 new American jobs, these Customer Experience Centers will offer consumers T-Mobile's TEX (Team of Experts) service, a more personalized support that uses a dedicate Care team to provide customers with the best service.

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Pie is finally served to the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+

Yesterday, we told you that Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9+ users belonging to Xfinity Mobile subscribers were making history. They were the first with U.S. carrier-locked versions of the 2018 flagships to receive the Android 9 Pie update along with the new One UI interface. Today Verizon announced that it is pushing out the update to its Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ handsets. The software version for the former is PPR1.180610.011.G965USQU3CSAB, and for the latter that number is PPR1.180610.011.G965USQU3CSAB. Both include the January 1st, 2019 Android security patch.

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OxygenOS Open Beta updates for OnePlus 5/5T and 6/6T are pulled after units get bricked

OnePlus has pulled the latest OxygenOS Open Beta updates for the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T after some users reported that the update bricked their phone. According to OnePlus, users of the two models reported that the OTA update failed to install on some units while some really unlucky owners were unable to turn on their device after loading the update. To be on the safe side, the company also pulled the latest Open Beta updates for the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T.

The updates involved include Open Beta 26 for the OnePlus 5, and Open Beta 24 for the OnePlus 5T. The ...

Best Buy brings Moto G6 price down to $100 in killer new deal (with a few requirements)

When it comes to ultra-affordable mid-range phones with respectable specifications and surprisingly premium build quality, you can’t do much better than the Moto X4 and Moto G6.

While the latter, 2018-released model is technically slower than 2017’s X4, its larger, trendier 2:1 screen and generally lower price point might make the Moto G6 the overall superior deal. Especially at $99.99.

If you thought $179 was a small price to pay for an unlocked G6 or that Google Fi’s newest $149 Moto X4 listing with free $50 service credit included would be impossible to beat, Best Buy is ...

As Apple & Samsung declined, Huawei's smartphone shipments exploded in 2018

The Mate 20 Pro – Huawei was the big winner last year

Last year was a pretty tough year in the smartphone world with all but Huawei and Xiaomi experiencing struggles at some point in the year. In fact, according to data from IDC, shipments declined 4.1%, thus marking the worst year ever for smartphones.

Overall, 1.404 billion devices were shipped throughout 2018. Once again, Samsung led the industry with sales of 292.3 million for the entire year and a market share of 20.8%. These figures are certainly impressive but do represent a sharp ...

New iPhone and Android games worth playing in 2019

If you are wondering what new mobile games are worth playing, you might feel a bit lost when you open the app store and get swamped with all the new releases.

That's why we have picked the games that we enjoyed the most and cast out the ones that go overboard with the in-app purchases and other shenanigans.

In this list you'd find different genres of games, all newly released and sorted with one important criteria in mind: how fun they are to play!

So let's take a closer look at the best new games for Android and iPhone in early ...

Meizu's unique "holeless" phone is priced at $1299 on Indiegogo

Remember that port-less, button-less phone that Meizu introduced last week? Even though it was considered a concept device, the Meizu Zero is available on crowdfunding site Indiegogo (via Android Police). Meizu has priced the device at $1,299 with an April delivery expected. The manufacturer has 100 units available, and 9 have been claimed thus far. The manufacturer also sold the one unit it was offering for delivery this month at a price of $2,999.

Overall, Meizu is seeking to raise $100,000, and with 31 days left in the campaign, it has been able to meet 14% of the ...