Corning is betting that a little box can make a big difference in accelerating 5G deployments. The company rolled out its Evolv Hardened Connectivity Solutions with Pushlok Technology. The building blocks are designed to simplify fiber deployments for networks. Corning’s bet is that its Evolv boxes can make it easier ...

AT&T’s new iPhone 12 deal can take $700 off the price of the phone. Angela Lang/CNET After offering a free iPhone 12 or $800 off an iPhone 12 Pro, AT&T is updating its iPhone deals ahead of the launch of the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Max in November.  ...

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Apple’s fourth quarter sales were in line with expectations, but earnings came out ahead as Mac, iPads and Apple Watch delivered strong revenue growth. The company reported fourth quarter earnings of 73 cents a share, on revenue of $64.7 billion. Wall Street was expecting Apple to report fiscal fourth quarter ...

High-end flagships smartphones appear in advertisements and dominate review headlines, but these innovative smartphones are often priced at $1,000 or more. With smartphones being released with high-quality components, durable features, and the capability to receive software updates, phones that were flagships one or two years ago can save you hundreds ...

A reference design for Qualcomm’s next-gen Immersive Home Platform.  Qualcomm Qualcomm Technologies launched its next-generation mesh networking platform that will integrate WiFi 6 and 6E and offer an architecture that’ll better handle packets of data. The Qualcomm Immersive Home Platform is designed to deploy gigabit-speed wireless throughout the home. The ...

Patrick Holland/CNET Ports have been a fixture on mobile phones since their inception — dating all the way from the iPhone 12 back to “dumb phones” from decades before. But even when it comes to ports, Apple has done things its own way. In 2012, the company made its own ...

An NBN FttN node getting a Nokia line card installed Image: Corinne Reichert/ZDNet Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Rod Sims told Senate Estimates on Tuesday night that the consumer watchdog was determined to ensure NBN’s 12/1Mbps plans remained low, and prices at the low end would ...

One of the new features of the iPhone 12 is what Apple calls Ceramic Shield. It’s supposed to give the iPhone 12’s screen four times better drop performance. But does it work? There’s only one way to find out. Anyone want to volunteer their new iPhone 12? No.? Well, lucky ...

Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet The company responsible for running the National Broadband Network (NBN) around Australia said on Tuesday it is beefing up the number of hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) lines that are capable of getting speeds over 500Mbps. In May, the company said it would have all of its HFC customers ...