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Verizon to launch 5G Ultra Wideband network in additional U.S. cities this year

Verizon on Monday announced that it will begin launching its 5G Ultra Wideband network to additional U.S. cities this year. The wireless carrier has reached an agreement with satellite providers to gain early access to the C-band spectrum. The carrier purchased the spectrum through an FCC auction in 2021. While it was originally planned for […]

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Apple Maps data expands, now includes transit information for Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland

This could come in handy if you’re swinging through Europe. Apple Maps on Monday gained comprehensive transit directions for Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, in the largest single combined update to its European coverage thus far. The coverage includes train, tram, and bus routes in the capital cities of each country, including Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, […]

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Apple Maps adds public transit information for Portland, Oregon

Apple Maps has apparently added the public transit data for Portland, Oregon, right on the heels of Montreal and Austin. The expansion comes a week after Apple Maps added transit directions for Montreal, the second-largest city in Canada. And just over a month ago, Apple also debuted transit in Austin, Tex., just in time for […]

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Apple reveals data sources for iOS 9’s transit feature

iOS 9 will add transit directions to its Maps service, the new data including schedules for buses, trains, subways, and ferries and will be available in 10 cities at launch later this year. To answer the question as to where the transit data is coming from, Apple has updated its Apple Maps Acknowledgements webpage with […]

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Tech firms, other organizations setting up resources to help victims of Nepal earthquake, Baltimore riots

Between the events of the Nepal earthquake and the Baltimore riots Monday night, it’s turning into a disastrous week. If you were wondering what you can do to help, a number of tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Viber, have set up Red Cross donations, people-location services and cheap to […]