Thank goodness the Trump administration and technology-savvy congressional leaders (in both parties) agree on one very key ...

Then, in 1957, the Soviet Union shocked everyone by launching Sputnik 1. This little metal sphere, beeping away as it circled ...

On Dec. 6, 1957, the Naval Research Laboratory attempted to launch Vanguard Test Vehicle 3, an answer to Sputnik and part of ...

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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 ...

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If you have an iPhone 14 or later model, you might have noticed the phrase "Connected via Satellite" pop up on your screen. There were plenty of iOS 18 features we hated presented at the 2024 ...

In late July, T-Mobile launched T-Satellite, its Starlink-powered satellite communication service. T-Satellite roughly matches Apple’s Emergency SOS, Find My, and Messages via satellite services with ...

To test it out, though, I had to find a cellular dead zone. T-Mobile estimates there are 500,000 square miles in the US with no cell coverage, so I left my home in Seattle to find one. After three ...