As you may have heard, FEMA and the FCC are conducting a nationwide test of the Public Alerts and Warning System today. As such, your iPhone will sound off with an emergency alert at around 2:20 p.m. ET/11:20 a.m. PT. FEMA is required to conduct these national tests of the Public Alert and Warning System […]
Natural disasters are never good for the global supply chain. Over in Japan, a 7.4 magnitude tremor shut down a good portion of the nation’s manufacturing on Thursday. Included in these closures is Murata, which produces ceramic capacitors for Apple. The earthquake claimed four lives and caused 97 injuries. Company Murata, which is located in […]
AT&T’s 3G wireless network is beginning its journey to the elephant’s grave yard at the end of this month, a move that will affect a wide range of users and devices. In a customer support document, AT&T explains that it is phasing out its 3G network in order to “make room for an even better one […]
If you have an iPhone 12 or iPhone 13, you’re going to want this. Apple on Wednesday released iOS 15.1.1. The new operating system improves call drop performance on iPhone 12 and 13 models, so users who have been experiencing dropped calls should see improvements after installing the update. The update appears to only be available for […]
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 […]