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BT to offer 5G connectivity anywhere in the UK by 2028, will terminate 3G network in 2023

British wireless carrier BT announced on Wednesday that EE will offer 5G connectivity anywhere in the UK by 2028. 3G services offered by EE, BT Mobile, and Plusnet will be phased out by 2023, by which time the company will have built a new 5G core network. 3G usage has been in steady decline in […]

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Apple opens new section of its U.S. online store, offers 10 percent discount to veterans, active military members

This is pretty nifty. Apple on Monday launched a new online store for its U.S. web site centered around providing a 10 percent discount on select products for both activity military and veterans, along with members of their households. Given the discount, the iPhone XS is available starting at $899, while the iPhone XR is […]

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Apple Maps update, now includes EV charging stations, bicycle rental and dropoff points for EU, New York

It’s a quiet update, but this could be useful. Apple on Wednesday updated its Apple Maps data, including EV charging stations and bicycle rental/dropoff points, focusing most of its expanded coverage in Europe. For U.K. users, electric car drivers can now locate charging stations via data from Moovility. The public bicycle information currently covers London […]

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Amazon CEO announces plans for drone delivery fleet

I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st (seriously, I usually can’t remember what month it is), but apparently Jeff Bezos has every intention of delivering packages using autonomous helicopter drones flown straight to your doorstep, or personal heli-pad, in 30 minutes or less. He does admit that it is […]