A bipartisan piece of legislation may be in the works that would make the right to repair a nationwidefederal mandate. For year, Apple has done what it could to prevent users and independent repair shops from fixing iPhones. The tech giant has incorporated special screws, difficult-to-replace adhesive, and even software lockouts to keep a grip […]
You can’t say no to additional GPS data. As of last week, U.S.-based iOS devices, as well as other devices, will be able to receive European Galileo satellite navigation data for the first time, thanks to an order from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Smartphone makers have, until now, been legally required to block US […]
A lot of attention has gone into the upcoming Apple Watch’s biometric and health-centric sensors, but the device could also be great for weather forecasting. Last fall, after the announcement of the iPhone 6 and its barometer, meteorologist Cliff Mass wrote a giddy blog post about the promise of smartphone barometers. He said experimental results […]