A new Apple iPhone update will activate wireless emergency alerts (WEA) and presidential updates by default on your iPhone 4S and iPhone 5. AT&T announced that all their customers will receive the update and it will be turned on by default.
Wireless Emergency Alerts
Claiming that it is mandated by law as part of the FCC's CMAS program, the emergency alerts are meant to inform and alert mobile users to potential emergency situations and get the text message across with a characteristic beep through a different technology, even bypassing congested mobile networks.
There are 3 types of alerts that they can push to your iPhone.
- Presidential Alerts – issued by the President
- Imminent Threat Alerts – informing of potential disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados etc
- AMBER Alerts– to help search for or locate abducted children.
When AT&T pushes the settings to your iPhone, which currently requires iOS 6.1 or higher, you will get a message titled “Carrier Settings Update“. They note that no data or messaging charges will apply for the update or messages in future. Note that users cannot turn off Presidential emergency updates, but can disable other Wireless emergency alerts at Settings >Notifications>Turn On/Off.
Indeed this seems a great way to push messages across millions of WEA-ready smartphones instantly, providing a faster and more efficient way to get the emergency message across. Since the update will be compulsorily pushed to all phones, and as presidential messages cannot be turned off, it ensures the government will be able to alert a large affected population much faster and will improve safety and security for users.
More information on WEA alerts
Original article: iPhone Software Update Activates Wireless Emergency Presidential Alerts
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Google Project Loon is using Balloon powered internet access to distribute internet access to remote areas of New Zealand. The amazing new Google’s project Loon is an effort to grant internet access to everyone across the globe, wherever they are – in jungles, mountains or any remote areas where you can imagine in future.
This amazing feat is achieved by floating hundreds of balloons into the sky, which will rise to heights at the edge of the space, at altitudes even much higher than at which airplanes fly. Loon Balloon internet subscribers have an antenna in their building which connects to the balloon internet network, while they continue to fly across the sky.
Google Balloon Internet
The Google balloon have already started flying…
Intelligent software predicts wind speeds and controls balloon movement. It is powered by solar panels and uses this renewable energy to charge the battery at night.
Each balloon covers a 40 km area and provides internet speeds equivalent to 3G net speeds. Google has launched 30 balloons, and started testing Project Loon with a select group of pilot testers in Christchurch and Canterbury in New Zealand.
So if you spot this balloon antenna below in your neighborhood, you can be sure they are subscribing to Google balloon internet. They are inviting New Zealanders looking to test the balloon internet and you can request an invite.
Original article: Google Project Loon Tests Balloon Internet in New Zealand
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