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iPhone falls more than 16,000 feet following Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident, survives

This is pretty much the ultimate iPhone drop test. While searching for the missing door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Oregon resident Sean Bates discovered an intact iPhone on the side of the road. The discovery follows the Friday, January 6 incident in which a door plug used for emergency exiting unexpectedly blew out […]

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AT&T, Verizon begin rolling out C-Band 5G spectrum, still in talks with FAA over potential altimeter conflicts

Following weeks of delays and kerfuffle from conflicts with the aviation industry, wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon on Wednesday began deploying C-Band 5G spectrum to improve the availability of 5G connectivity for users across the United States. AT&T’s C-Band spectrum is live in limited parts of eight metro areas that include Austin, Chicago, Dallas Ft. Worth, Detroit, […]

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MacBook Pro flight restrictions spread to additional airlines, some batteries still a concern

The number of flight restrictions imposed on a certain number of 15-inch MacBook notebooks with faulty batteries has spread to an increasing number of airlines. As of now MacBook owners need to start checking with an airline if they intend to take their laptop on a flight because the restrictions imposed vary. The worst case […]

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FAA bans some MacBook Pro notebooks with recalled batteries from flights

When your notebook’s battery is in questionable shape, the FAA tends to take notice. U.S. airline safety regulators banned select MacBook Pro notebooks on flights after Apple recently stated that some units posed a fire risk. In a statement, the FAA said that it was “aware of the recalled batteries that are used in some […]

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Apple Maps data updated, now includes navigation for airport interiors

This could come in handy. Right now indoors maps are available for many U.S. airports, along with a few other cities such as London, Berlin, Hong Kong, and Toronto.