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Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite feature could expand outside U.S., Canada user base in 2023

Apple’s spiffy new Emergency SOS via Satellite feature will hit the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models in November, but be limited that the United States and Canada at launch. Still, Apple apparently has ambitious plans to bring the feature to other countries as soon as later this year.  Per MacPrime, Apple has stated […]

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Israeli security firm Cirotta debuts smartphone cases as means of protection against hacking, data theft

You may be able to get full privacy and security for your smartphone through its case. Israel-based security firm Cirotta has put forth a new idea in which a smartphone case can act as a physical barrier between hackers and the data on your device. The firm, which has its roots in the military, said […]

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Rumor: Apple Watch could receive satellite communications feature in 2022, 2023

While rumors of satellite communication functionality for the iPhone have surfaced, the current word of mouth has it that the Apple Watch could receive this function as well. The feature could allow an Apple Watch user to call for help in emergencies, even when outside regular cellular coverage. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the feature […]

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Google rolls out additional voice, video call features to Gmail app

Google has announced that it has added the ability to join one-on-one Google Chat voice and video calls from within the Gmail app. Before now, it was possible to make calls from within the Gmail app on iOS and Android, but users had to send an invite to a Google Meet video conferencing call, which […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone emergency satellite communication features may not be functional until 2022

Following up on analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s surprising revelation that Apple’s next-gen iPhone might include satellite communication features, Bloomberg clarified the point, stating that the upcoming iPhones would include hardware capable of communicating with low-earth orbit satellites, but the software to use it may not be enabled initially. The news outlet stated that Apple is focusing […]