Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday asked wireless carriers to waive bills for people affected by Hurricane Michael. The Category 4 storm, with 155-mile-per-hour winds, made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 10. It tore down electrical wires and ripped apart fiber networks needed for delivering broadband and mobile phone service. The death toll …
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A new app for the iPhone and Apple Watch wants to improve communication between patients and surgeons before and after knee and hip surgery. The Mymobility app, launched Monday by Apple and orthopedic manufacturer Zimmer Biomet, lets patients send and receive messages for surgeons and care teams. It also allows patients to access exercise videos and reminders. Surgeons and care …
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You may soon be able to take back what you send on Facebook’s Messenger platform. The company is working on a prototype of the Unsend feature, according to TechCrunch. Facebook said in April that it would add the feature, after it was caught deleting messages from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Tipster Jane Manchun Wong tweeted screenshots Friday of what appears to …
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Owners of Apple devices will have free access to Apple-owned content through the company’s TV application, according to a CNBC report on Wednesday. “Owners of Apple devices, such as the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV will find the still-in-the-works service in the pre-installed ‘TV’ application,” according to CNBC. The service will also reportedly include subscription channels to digital video services. The …
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A new app called Snapcrap lets users take pictures of human poop on San Francisco’s sidewalks or streets and send them to the city’s Public Works Department to initiate a cleanup. Snapcrap, which launched on iOS last week and on Android on Tuesday, uses your phone’s GPS to determine the exact location of the feces. You can also track recent …
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Microsoft started rolling out its Windows 10 October 2018 Update on Tuesday, the company said. It’ll become more widely available Oct. 9, according to ZDNet. Windows 10 Insider testers and other users who want the update now can manually check for updates. Otherwise, the company will update devices when the data shows those devices are ready. “You don’t have to do anything to …
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Virtual reality medical company VRHealth said Wednesday it’s working with Oculus to deliver its new health and wellness services on the Oculus Go. Using the headset and VRHealth’s apps, people can do physical and cognitive exercises at home using VR. The company announced the collaboration at Oculus Connect in San Jose. VRHealth’s wellness apps, which can be purchased on the company’s …
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Hulu’s live TV service has surpassed 1 million subscribers. The service, called Hulu with Live TV, launched last year. It features more than 60 live channels. The 1 million subscriber milestone was reported earlier by USA Today. In January, the service had around 450,000 paying subscribers, according to CNBC. YouTube TV reportedly had around 300,000 subscribers at the time. Hulu with Live TV reached …
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California’s efforts to establish its own net neutrality rules are “illegal,” says the head of America’s top communications regulator. “California’s micromanagement poses a risk to the rest of the country,” Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said in a speech at the Maine Heritage Policy Center on Friday. “After all, broadband is an interstate service; Internet traffic doesn’t recognize state lines. It follows …
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The Razer Phone 2 is coming soon, and it looks a lot like its predecessor. The second version of the gaming-oriented Razer Phone will apparently be announced Oct. 10, according to this invite that CNET just received from the company: Enlarge Image We’ve blacked out the address, since the company probably doesn’t want everyone showing up. Razer, redacted by Sean Hollister/CNET Mind …
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