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Research from the GSMA has found that the satellite-based communications industry is now transitioning from the pilot and validation stage to initial commercial deployments, with 109 telco-satellite partnerships now covering 70% of global mobile subscribers, and commercialisation set to unfold over the next two to three years as services evolve from SMS to voice to…

I’ve been telling you to pay attention to what personal data you share with your AI chatbot of choice and make sure that data can’t be used to train future versions of that AI platform since ChatGPT went viral nearly three years ago. I keep reminding you how important it is to protect your personal…

During the weekend, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed Apple was working on a new MacBook model, most likely a replacement for the controversial 12-inch option released so many years ago. Following that report, MacRumors discovered internal references to this Mac, as Apple does appear to be working on a computer powered by the A18 Pro chip.…

Generative AI software isn’t just for creating text, photos, and videos. AI can also make audio, which requires synthesizing speech, background audio, and music for AI video services like Veo 3, or creating music that sounds like something you’d stream on Spotify or Apple Music. Fuzz AI is an example of the latter, a music…

With plans to challenge the UK’s mobile arena and expand its activities in the country’s broadband market, newly merged VodafoneThree has announced an exclusive multiyear partnership and distribution deal with business and home technology retailer Currys. Founded by Henry Curry in 1884 as a bicycle-building business, before the company diversified into selling toys, radios and…

While this year’s Glastonbury festival may have hit the headlines for the wrong reasons, detracting from a stellar line-up of global musical acts, some of whom put in what could be career-defining sets, data from mobile analyst Ookla has revealed just how much the UK’s mobile operators have improved their services to fans attending the…

Days before the second anniversary of Meta launching Threads, the social media platform has finally added DMs. On Tuesday, Meta took to its blog to announce that the long-awaited feature is available in the Threads app. Starting today, Threads users can send direct messages to one another, matching similar features on X and Bluesky. Threads…

A decade ago, Apple officially ended support for its professional photo editing app Aperture. While people familiar with the matter told BGR several times that Apple continued to work on a new version of Aperture, like it did with Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad, it seems these plans eventually turned into the…

After “rigorous” lab and field tests, Samsung and Orange France have completed a pilot test marking the first 4G and 5G calls on Orange France’s virtualised radio access network (vRAN) and Open RAN network around the Lyons region in southwestern France. The collaboration follows the two firms achieving the industry’s “first 2G vRAN call in…

With the arrival of Rich Communication Services (RCS) on iPhone last year, the experience of texting from iOS to Android improved dramatically. As Apple says on its website, RCS supports delivery receipts, read receipts, and typing indicators on messages from non-Apple devices. It’s a step in the right direction, but there is always room for…