South Korea is the global leader in terms of 5G deployment but until now the country only had access to sub-6Ghz variety of the new-gen network. LG Uplus and Qualcomm have now launched the first-millimeter wavelength (mmWave) 5G network in the country though it’s limited to the Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT) located in the city of Gumi, North Gyeongsang province. The newly…

According to a statement released by LG on Monday, the Korean tech giant plans to further outsource its low to midrange smartphones. The move is done in a bid to further cut costs after its disappointing earnings reports which saw the mobile division operating at a loss for 22nd straight quarter. LG plans to contract original design manufacturers (ODMs) to produce its budget phones and has…

The Nest brand has built up a considerable collection of smart home hardware, and starting next year, that hardware is getting a new feature. All Google Nest devices will soon be supported in the Samsung SmartThings app. Starting in January 2021, you’ll be able to link Nest devices to the Samsung SmartThings app with each device being WWST (“Works with SmartThings”) certified. With this…

Google Photos has drifted past the 5 billion download milestone on the Play Store, that’s despite the news that free photo and video backups are set to end very soon. When Google Photos launched, there simply was nothing else like it in the mobile landscape. A replacement gallery app that would effectively backup all of your precious memories for free in the cloud, making them instantly…