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<p>The LG Exalt LTE is Verizon's first flip phone that only uses the carrier's 4G LTE network.</p>

Verizon's first LTE-only flip phone wants to make voice calls better

When all you want is to make voice calls, this phone can provide HD Voice between compatible phones and Wi-Fi calling when cellular signal is spotty. It also claims 10 days worth of battery life in standby mode.

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<p>An employee of Bharti Airtel Limited adjusts the internet connection of a laptop in front of a promotional billboard during the launch of Airtel's 4G services in Kolkata on April 10, 2012. This is the first 4G service launched in the country and within a span of a month Airtel will launch its 4G service to the next three circles in the country which include Bangalore, Pune and Chandigarh. The company claims that the 4G services will deliver High Definition (HD) video streaming, instant photo and video downloads and high speed on wireless broadband. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)</p>

4G is more widely available in India, but not better

A new report shows that 4G is now available to more people in the country, but it comes at the expense of download speeds.

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<p>There's nothing stopping a particularly clever teen from just pulling the dongle out of the OBDII port, but that'll create a whole new issue with the 'rents.</p>

T-Mobile SyncUp Drive users can now manage a whole fleet of cars

This is good for large families, because the parents can keep track of every kid with a driver's license. Big Brother is always watching!

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Smartphone makers try a lot of things to get people interested in their phones more than anyone else's. Over time, though, we've seen that risks of the wilder sort often result in spectacular failure, as all but the most niche or misled buyers hew to what they know and ultimately prefer: predictable, and sometimes pedestrian, hardware features and software services.</p> <p>Take, for instance, Microsoft's embarrassingly short-lived <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/kin-one-verizon-wireless/4505-6454_7-34057898.html">Kin One</a>. Discontinued after <A href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20009336-56.html">just eight weeks</a>, this overpriced pod of a smartphone committed two of the sins listed within.</p>

Bombs away! 8 smartphone trends that crashed and burned

It's easy to see why most of these ideas never truly caught on.

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Gigabit LTE: Crazy-fast wireless speeds, explained

Ludicrous wireless speeds are coming -- way before 5G.

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Feature phones may be 'dumb' but they're getting 4G LTE

Qualcomm's latest 205 chipset allows the simplest phones to enjoy fast data speeds.

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LG Watch Sport isn't the superhero watch Android Wear 2.0 needs

Sure, it's GPS, phone and watch in one massive package, but LG's do-it-all watch involves compromises.

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<p>What accounts for the big jump entering Q3 2016? Is that when owners finally figured out how to get their Wi-Fi hotspots working?</p>

Chevrolet owners are positively plowing through 4G LTE data

Owners went through 4 petabytes (yes, petabytes) in 2016.

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Canary flexes its smart-home muscle with new camera

Canary's $199/£159 Flex security camera has high-definition resolution, live streaming and a whole lot more.

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5G connected cars are coming, thanks to Ericsson and PSA Group

Don't expect them to arrive within this decade, though.

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<p>This is what the internet feels like for millions of Americans.</p>

Millions in US still lagging along with slow internet speed

An FCC report shows that nearly half of Americans are still stuck with below-broadband data connections.

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<p>Using 2G in 2016 is an exercise in frustration, yet it seemed world-changing a decade ago.</p>

Your BMW's access to SOS services will probably disappear

If your Bimmer uses a 2G mobile connection -- and that's most of them -- you have until the end of the year to keep using it or switch to something newer.

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