Tech companies rushed to help out as Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. Apple is sending $1 million to the Red Cross to help in its emergency assistance and disaster relief efforts, CEO Tim Cook said in a tweet Friday morning. “The Carolinas are in our hearts. To our employees there, first responders and …
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Emergency operators in the US will soon be able to get more-accurate information about the location of Android phones used to dial 911. Google said Wednesday that it’s partnered with T-Mobile and emergency technology providers RapidSOS and West to send emergency call centers information from its Emergency Location Service (ELS), an enhanced location service that runs on 99 percent of …
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Free Pandora is awesome, but so… many… commercials. You can go ad-free by subscribing to Pandora Premium, but is it worth $10 per month? Take 90 days to decide. For a limited time, Groupon is offering a 3-month Pandora Premium subscription for free. That’s a $30 value. (For what it’s worth, Pandora proper already offers a 2-month free trial.) See …
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Ten years is a long time. Nearly long enough to forget that Google — and for that matter, Apple — have the ability to control some parts of your phone over the internet. And maybe quietly change things without your permission. But Google made a very public mistake last week, and it’s raising the specter of doubt once again. Last …
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The new iPhone XS and XS Max start at $1,000 and rise sharply from there. Ouch. The iPhone XR is more affordable at $749, but it’s not available for preorder for about another month. Thankfully, there are deals to be had on Apple’s new flagships. Four of them come from the Big Four carriers, while the fifth (and arguably best) …
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Virtually all of the major players in the wireless industry are scrambling to tie their fortunes to 5G. Verizon will launch its 5G Home wireless broadband service next month. Sprint and LG want to bring out the first smartphone using the next-generation technology. One company is unmoved by the hype: Apple. It’s a good bet that the consumer electronics titan, …
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Apple’s new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR all come with large screens and glass backs. So if you’re planning on picking up a new iPhone, a protection plan may help you sleep easy. On Friday, Sprint announced a new protection plan called Sprint Complete. It includes $29 screen repair (the same price as AppleCare), unlimited cloud storage, …
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Many of us are already conditioned to ignore phone calls from unknown numbers. A new study seems to validate that M.O. By next year, nearly half of the mobile phone calls we get will be scams, according to a new report from First Orion, a company that provides calls management and protection for T-Mobile, MetroPCs, Virgin Mobile and others. The percentage of scam calls …
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Sprint and Walgreens are expanding their store-within-a-store collaboration. The companies said Thursday they’re opening 80 more Sprint Express locations throughout the Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth areas. The additions are expected to open by the end of this year. Sprint Express stores offer wireless services and expertise at Walgreens, including advice on mobile services and products, and wireless services via …
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With the largest hurricane of the season barreling toward the southeastern US, the nation’s major wireless providers say their networks are ready. Florence, downgraded on Thursday from a category 4 to category 2 storm, is already producing tropical strength winds and heavy rains along the North Carolina and South Carolina coasts. Officials from the National Hurricane Center say the strong …
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