Vergecast: Microsoft to acquire Activision, Google building a headset, and the 5G battle with airlines

This week’s biggest tech headlines on this week’s podcast

By Andrew Marino

Want to preorder Samsung’s next Galaxy phone sight unseen? You can

For those with unshakable faith

By Sean Hollister

Mobile

This controller turns your Android phone into a portable Xbox

By Sam Byford January 21

Samsung confirms February Unpacked, hints at the end of the Note line

By Allison Johnson January 20

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FAA estimates 78 percent of US planes can now land at airports with 5G C-band

By Mitchell Clark January 20

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Boost Celero 5G review: budget phone with budget battery life

By Gloria Sin January 20

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13 Updates

The battle between the FAA, AT&T, Verizon, and airlines over 5G

By Verge Staff

There have been delays of all kinds

The FAA says some 777s are cleared to fly to airports with 5G C-band

By Mitchell Clark January 19

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Emirates, Air India, and others cancel flights due to AT&T and Verizon’s 5G rollout

By Mitchell Clark January 19

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Verizon’s faster C-band 5G is live and off to a promising start

5G’s benefits just got a lot more real for Verizon customers

By Chris Welch January 19

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AT&T begins 5G C-band rollout in limited number of metro areas

The company is lighting up towers in just eight locations amidst pushback from airlines

By Emma Roth January 19

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Netflix’s newest game is a Hearthstone-style card battler

By Jon Porter January 19

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AT&T and Verizon are limiting C-band 5G expansion around airports even more

By Mitchell Clark January 18

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US airlines warn of ‘catastrophic disruption’ on Wednesday due to 5G activation

By Jon Porter January 18

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Samsung announces first smartphone chip with AMD ray tracing GPU

By Sam Byford January 17

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Oppo’s next flagship leaks with OnePlus-esque Hasselblad branding

By Sam Byford January 17

AT&T, Dish, and T-Mobile spend billions on more 5G spectrum

By Emma Roth January 15

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Google’s critical Pixel 6 January update is here

By Allison Johnson January 14

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PUBG’s developer is suing Apple, Google, and the developer of lucrative PUBG lookalike Free Fire

By Jay Peters January 13

The FCC proposes new data breach rules for phone companies

By Mitchell Clark

Current rules make phone companies wait to notify customers in most cases

Google’s Android 12 update has been the rockiest in years

By Allison Johnson January 13

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Apple and T-Mobile say iOS 15.2 didn’t switch off iCloud Private Relay

By Sam Byford January 12

How to mute a word or phrase on Twitter

By Barbara Krasnoff January 12

Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile say they’re not blocking Apple’s iCloud Private Relay

By Chaim Gartenberg January 11

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T-Mobile identifies issue that prevented some iPhone users from using Private Relay

By Emma Roth January 11

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Sony Xperia 5 III now shipping in the US, almost nine months after initial announcement

By Jon Porter January 11

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Everything you need to know about 2022’s biggest chips

By Chaim Gartenberg January 11

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Honor announces the Magic V, its first foldable smartphone

By Jon Porter January 10

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FAA lists 50 airports that will have 5G buffer zones ahead of C-band expansion

By Emma Roth January 8

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Samsung is showing off the foldables of the future at CES

By Jay Peters January 7

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The OnePlus 10 Pro gets a better RAW mode and a wider ultrawide camera

By Allison Johnson January 6

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Samsung’s Galaxy S22 lineup takes shape in unofficial leaks

By Jon Porter January 6

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HBO Max is doing great, according to HBO Max

By Catie Keck

Hold the applause

HMD has five new sub-$250 Nokia phones coming to the US soon

By Jon Porter January 5

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Vivo launches ‘color-changing’ V23 Pro with dual-camera notch

By Sam Byford January 5

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The OnePlus 10 Pro’s official specs are not the least bit surprising

By Dieter Bohn January 4

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Verizon joins T-Mobile and AT&T by offering a truly unlimited mobile plan

By Allison Johnson January 4

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Why AT&T and Verizon are feuding with the US government over a last-minute delay to 5G

A long-brewing battle between wireless carriers and airlines

By Russell Brandom January 4

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China launches iPhone and Android apps for its digital currency

By Emma Roth January 4

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AT&T will offer a 5G phone with wireless charging for $220

By Allison Johnson January 4

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TCL is bringing two new budget 5G phones to US carriers

By Allison Johnson January 4