Amazon on Tuesday announced that it has acquired Globalstar, a telecom satellite service provider. That means that the satellite coverage that Globalstar provided to iPhones and Apple Watches will now fall under Amazon Leo, Amazon’s…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s satellite internet service Leo (formerly known as Project Kuiper) is expected to launch sometime in mid-2026, reports Engadget. The service is set to deliver download speeds of up…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that future iPhones may gain full satellite internet connectivity beyond the current emergency SOS feature. The iPhone 18 Pro could support NR-NTN technology through Apple’s…
Starlink offers some big benefits over regular home internet, but what we really need are competitors in that space. Amazon wants to be one of those competitors with Project Kuiper, a satellite internet service that’s…
Ever since it was introduced on the iPhone 14 in 2022, satellite connectivity has been available, but with limitations. That could change next year, according to The Information, which reports that Apple has plans to…
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet continues to grow, but as it does, it’s been bringing lots of unexpected side effects with it. According to astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, one to two…
Back when the iPhone 14 launched in 2022, it included a new feature that let you tap into Globalstar satellite networks to get service when stranded outside of cellular coverage. At the time, the service…
The next Apple Watch Ultra will offer a new feature for Apple’s wearable: the ability to send and receive texts through a satellite connection, according to a report by Bloomberg. The new features follow Apple’s…
Expanding its use of low-flying satellites for models of iPhone starting with the iPhone 14, Apple added Messages to the set of available features with the release of iOS 18. But there are a lot…
Apple’s iPhone safety feature, Emergency SOS via satellite, is available worldwide and has already been credited for saving lives. Here’s everything you need to know about the feature. Updated July 30, 2024: Emergency SOS via…