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Emergency alert test: Millions of phone users in UK receive message and loud alarm | UK News
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Tens of millions of mobile phone users have received a message and loud alarm during the first nationwide test of the government’s new public alert system. The distinct sound and vibration was accompanied by a message telling people about the service, which is designed to warn if there is a life-threatening emergency nearby. The alert…
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Every phone in the UK will get an emergency alert next weekend – and this is what it’s going to say | UK News
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The government has released further details about next week’s UK-wide test of an emergency alert system. A message will appear alongside a loud alarm on millions of mobile phones at 3pm on 23 April. The text that will appear has now been revealed – and it will say: “This is a test of Emergency Alerts,…
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The Matrix phone to the iPhone – and that unforgettable ringtone: 50 moments in 50 years since first mobile call | Science & Tech News
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Fifty years ago today, the first-ever mobile phone call was made. Wielding a chunky handset that more closely resembles a clown shoe than a sleek modern smartphone, Motorola engineer Martin Cooper put his biceps to work and called his friend Joel Bell at rival company AT&T. It was a proof of concept that has gone…
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Phone chargers to be standardised across Europe from 2024 – forcing Apple to change to USB-C | Science & Tech News
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Get ready for the bold new future with one charging wire On an ordinary working day, I lug around a laptop, an iPhone, an Android phone, some bike lights and a pair of earbuds. As a result, I also carry six separate chargers, usually in the form of a complex knot at the bottom of…
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Snapchat launched on web – allowing users to log on without mobile phone | Science & Tech News
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Snapchat is today launching Snapchat for Web, a browser-based app for users to access the messaging platform without picking up their phones. It will allow users – at first just Snapchat+ subscribers in the UK and elsewhere – to access the social media company’s calling and messaging features online. The company said it plans to…