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Google today is revamping how Google Fi works behind the scenes so that customers will now have "access to two of America’s fastest 5G networks." Phones will automatically switch to whichever network is better in a given area. In addition, "Wi-Fi Auto Connect+" will connect Google Fi phones to "high-quality Wi-Fi in millions of locations", and do so automatically, securely, a...

T-Mobile has introduced new "T-Mix" plans that are based closely on its previous plans, but tweak the pricing slightly and break certain plan features and perks out into "Picks" that customers can pick and choose from. Each plan comes with a certain number of "Picks", with pricier plans coming with more. For one or two lines, the new T-Mix plans are $5–10 cheaper. But T-Mobil...

New research by Derik Kauffman has revealed the list of thousands of words and phrases in each language that the iOS keyboard actively discourages, and it contains some entries that are sure to be controversial. These phrases will never be suggested by predictive text, even when the next word seems obvious. Swipe typing will also refuse to produce most of these phrases...

Motorola today fully announced the Signature 27 phone that it teased in September. This ultra-high-end phone attempts to redefine what a flagship phone can be, with several specs that outclass every other high-end phone available in the US today. Its 6.8-inch display has 449 ppi sharpness, Dolby Vision, and an unprecedented 12,000 nits peak brightness, protected by Gorilla Gl...

The Bluetooth standards group has unveiled Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT), a new extension of the standard that lifts the maximum bit-rate to 7.5 Mbps, 4x the previous limit. The group claims HDT also offers improved energy efficiency and enhanced reliability. HDT lays the foundation for new use cases for Bluetooth, the first of which will be standardized high-resolutio...