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Motorola’s Edge+ launch was spoiled a day early
You won’t have to wait until Motorola’s April 22nd event to find out what the Edge+ can do. Droid Life reports that a premature blog post confirmed many of the flagship Android phone’s specifications for the US version exclusive to Verizon (Engadget’… Source
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Fandango is buying Vudu’s video service from Walmart
Fandango has agreed to buy Vudu from Walmart for an undisclosed sum. Although Fandango has its own streaming platform, FandangoNow, it's not planning to shut down Vudu and roll it into that service. The Vudu app will remain available, and you'll stil… Source
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Verizon’s BlueJeans acquisition is about more than the work-from-home trend
It would be easy to assume that Verizon’s purchase last week of video-conferencing tool BlueJeans was an opportunistic move to capitalize on the sudden shift to remote work, but the ball began rolling last June and has implications far beyond current work-from-home requirements. The video-chat darling of the moment is…
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You can now set up Google Fi on your iPhone using an eSIM
It should now be considerably easier to give Google Fi a whirl if you’re an iPhone user. As spotted at 9to5Google, you can now activate Google Fi on recent iPhones (XR, XS and newer) using an eSIM. So long as you’re a new customer, you only need the… Source
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Verizon buys video conferencing app BlueJeans
In a classic example of trying to strike while the iron is hot, the business unit of Verizon (Engadget's parent company) is acquiring BlueJeans. If you're not familiar, BlueJeans is a video conferencing app like Zoom. Verizon didn't disclose the fina… Source
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Watch the OnePlus 8 Pro event in under 10 minutes
Like a lot of other phone manufacturers, OnePlus detailed its latest devices without a live audience taking part due to the coronavirus pandemic. Still, the company put on an interesting — if somewhat subdued and austere — show. As expected, it annou… Source
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