#SpaceX, T-Mobile join forces to bring cellphone service to remote areas

#SpaceX, T-Mobile join forces to bring cellphone service to remote areas

“SpaceX, T-Mobile join forces to bring cellphone service to remote areas” U.S wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) will use Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, the companies announced on Thursday, outlining plans to connect users’ mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit. The new…

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#MTA wants phone service on the subway? cell no!

#MTA wants phone service on the subway? cell no!

“MTA wants phone service on the subway? cell no!” Hang up on this MTA boondoggle right now. The agency wants to give us cellphone and Wi-Fi service throughout the subway’s 660-plus route miles. Not only on elevated lines and in stations (where spotty service already exists), but in the long, dark tunnels between them. “People…

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#Apple, Google face UK probe over browser dominance

#Apple, Google face UK probe over browser dominance

“Apple, Google face UK probe over browser dominance” Britain’s competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple and Google’s mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker’s restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet’s Google over its…

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#Apple forced to redesign iPhone under new EU charger rule

#Apple forced to redesign iPhone under new EU charger rule

“Apple forced to redesign iPhone under new EU charger rule” Apple must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras in a world first. The political intervention, which the European Commission said would make life easier for consumers and…

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#NYC last-standing public payphone from street

#NYC last-standing public payphone from street

“NYC last-standing public payphone from street” The last standing public payphone in the city was removed from a Times Square street on Monday. City officials bid farewell to the iconic, coin-operated phone booth as a crane ripped it from the sidewalk at Seventh Avenue and West 50th Street Monday morning. The phone’s removal marks the…

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#How creeps steal nudes off phones

#How creeps steal nudes off phones

“How creeps steal nudes off phones” A creepy T-Mobile employee stole nude photos of a young Queens woman when she went to the store to trade-in her phone last September, a shocking new lawsuit alleges — as legal experts and advocates fear a rise in what’s been dubbed the modern-day “Peeping Tom.” Karen Mun, now…

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#How to watch Instagram Stories anonymously

#How to watch Instagram Stories anonymously

“How to watch Instagram Stories anonymously” Whether it’s a secret crush you want to check out or you simply like your privacy, Instagram Stories annoyingly expose you. Whenever you open a person’s story, it shows the account owner, even if they’re not friends. But thankfully there are several ways you can take a peek without…

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