Orem, Utah, December 13, 2024 Troomi Wireless, an Orem Utah-based mobile device company focused on mental wellness launched app store last week. Troomi’s app gives parents the flexibility of a broad app store while keeping 100% control over what their kids can access. With a team of 50, Troomi places a custom OS on top…
Good morning. Tech stocks position for a strong rebound as a key chipmaker predicts a boom in demand. SpaceX wants its own city. And your favorite hot sauce may soon go from wild to mild. Listen to the day’s top stories. The AI spending frenzy looks like it still has a ways to go. Chipmaker…
The FCC is considering whether to require mobile phone carriers to unlock phones 60 days after activation It’s not on the FCC’s December agenda, but all five commissioners in July voted to move forward with the unlocking proposal MVNOs would be a big beneficiary of an easier switching environment Verizon is using GenAI tools. T-Mobile is giving…
HONOLULU (Island News) – The Department of Emergency Management reported that an outage occurred for Honolulu’s 911 system on Sunday, November 17, 2024. Officials state that the system is currently down for customers using certain cell providers, including AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. The public is advised to contact 911 by using a landline phone. For…
AST SpaceMobile Inc., which aims to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the nascent market for space-based cellular service to mobile phones, has signed contracts with Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin and at least one other unnamed provider to launch dozens of its satellites into orbit. The Midland, Texas-based company will use Blue Origin’s forthcoming New Glenn…
BOISE, Idaho – Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) signed an executive order Thursday encouraging local school districts to limit the use of cellphones. Entitled the Phone Free Learning order, the executive action incentivizes school districts to limit the use of cellular devices. “The Governor’s ‘Phone Free Learning Act’ encourages all schools to adopt a comprehensive,…
Walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon on Wednesday, killing more than a dozen people and wounding hundreds, officials said. The Times verified footage from an explosion at a funeral that sent mourners fleeing for safety. Source link
The Taiwanese company Gold Apollo Co. denied it manufactured the pagers used in attacks across Lebanon, following media reports that identified the low-profile firm as the supplier of the devices. “Those devices aren’t ours,” said a company official, asking not to be named before a formal statement. “We didn’t manufacture the pagers.” Source link