Best Verizon phone deals right now

Verizon is the largest mobile carrier in the US and as such, plenty of people are interested in either renewing their contract and getting a new phone or just switching from another carrier. Verizon, as well as all other carriers, constantly have temporary promotions and discounts on certain phones. But keeping track of all that is not easy.

Deals change almost weekly and whenever a new phone comes out, there's usually some special offer that involves it as well. The best deals usually involve opening a new line with the carrier, so whenever you're planning to do that, it's always ...

Best true wireless earbuds

True wireless earbuds are exploding in popularity over the past few years. The segment was given a major boost by Apple and its AirPods but since then all the major (and countless smaller) players in the personal audio industry have joined in.

As a result, the choice of great true wireless earbuds is so vast, picking the right pair for yourself can be a hassle. Luckily, we're here to answer the question: What are the best true wireless earbuds? There's more than one answer, however. 

To make things easier, we’ve narrowed it down to the 10 best true wireless ...

If your phone won't work on T-Mobile next month, you can choose a free replacement

Next month, . These models can no longer receive a special update required for them to continue to work over T-Mobile's network. As a result, starting on January 29th, the following handsets won't run on T-Mobile:

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (AT&T model)Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Verizon model)Samsung Galaxy Note EdgeHTC Desire 10 LifestyleHTC Desire 650Google Nexus 9Huawei Mate 8Huawei P9Mikrotikls SIA_R11e-LTE6Netgear Arlo Security Camera SystemOnePlus 1Quanta Dragon IR7Samsung Galaxy S5 DuosSony Xperia Z3 CompactSony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3 OrionSony D6616 Xperia Z3 OrionSoyea ...

U.S. lawmakers want tougher punishment against China's SMIC foundry

Huawei's in-house HiSilicon unit designed the powerful 5nm Kirin 9000 chipset that powers the company's top flagship phone (the Mate 40 series) and the 5G base station used for its 5G networking gear. Unfortunately, the U.S. Commerce Department changed an export rule that blocks any foundry from shipping to any chip made using U.S. sourced technology. As a result, Huawei hasn't been able to obtain enough cutting-edge components. For example, it had ordered 15 million units of its 5nm Kirin 9000 SoCs, but only 8.8 million of them were delivered to Huawei.

U.S. Lawmakers want to tighten ...

Google might be working on a Pixel phone with an under-display camera

filed by Google suggest future Pixel smartphones will feature an under-display front camera, reports (via ).

Although the documents do not explicitly mention an under-screen camera, the accompanying images show a phone that's all screen on the front. This implies that Google is experimenting with the idea. 

ZTE has already released a smartphone with an under-display front shooter and Xiaomi and OPPO have demoed their prototypes. The , which will likely arrive in the second half of 2021, is also expected to feature the tech. Huawei has ...

Samsung is now pretending it never made fun of Apple for selling new iPhones without charger

Samsung, which was quick to at Apple for removing chargers from the iPhone box, is now reportedly planning to do the same. Starting with the , the South Korean giant is also expected to sell its flagship phones without power adapters. In preparation for that, the company is now removing social media posts that mocked Apple for selling smartphones without charging bricks.

reports that the Facebook post in which Samsung bragged that its phones still come with 'the most basic' accessories is nowhere to be found now. Samsung had previously made fun of Apple for eliminating the 3.5mm headphone ...

Anti-tracking feature shows up in iOS 14.4 beta

The feature coming to iOS that is beginning to surface in the iOS 14.4 beta. Once the stable version of the update has been disseminated, iOS users will receive prompts from certain apps asking them for permission to track their visits to other sites and apps. This data is collected by apps like Facebook and used to send customized advertisements to iOS users. These ads bring in more revenue to firms like Facebook since they are targeted and perhaps more likely to result in a sale for the advertiser.

Last week, with its new feature. , iPhone users who have updated ...