Apple to crack down on tracking iPhone users in early spring
Apple has been holding off to give Facebook and other app makers more time to adjust to a feature that will require iPhone users to give their explicit consent to being tracked.
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Residents seek clout in 5G pole placements
Telecom companies are putting 5G antennas by the hundreds in neighborhoods across Indianapolis, escalating tensions with residents who complain they have little say over where they’re built.
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IBJ Podcast: Deciphering 5G and the new Indiana 5G Zone
Host Mason King talks with Bill Soards, president of AT&T Indiana, and Sean Hendrix, who is the director of emerging technologies and partnerships for Purdue Research Foundation, about why 5G matters and how it could be used in the manufacturing, agricultural and other sectors.
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Carmel Council urges lawmakers, FCC to limit 5G technology deployment
The resolution follows several weeks of discussion among Carmel officials and residents, who have expressed concerns about the health and safety implications of 5G technology.
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Apple to cut App Store fees in half for most developers
Apple has faced ongoing scrutiny from government regulators and criticism from developers about the percentage of revenue it takes for App Store purchases.
Apple unveils new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks
Finding those higher speeds can be a challenge. While telecom operators have been rolling out 5G networks, significant boosts in speed are still uncommon in much of the world, including the United States.
Apple’s smaller rivals unite to fight iPhone app store rules
Spotify and the makers of Fortnite and Tinder are taking on Apple and Google as part of a newly formed coalition calling for “fair treatment” in the way the tech giants run their app stores.
Apple delays debut of anti-tracking tool in iPhone software
The decision outlined Thursday affects iOS 14, which is expected to be released as a free software upgrade to roughly a billion iPhone users later this month.
High court upholds cellphone robocall ban
Political consultants and pollsters were among those asking the Supreme Court to strike down the 1991 law that bars them from making robocalls to cellphones as a violation of their free speech rights under the Constitution.
Apple previews new iPhone software, changes to Mac chips
Apple is expected to roll out as many as four different iPhone 12 models this year, including its first version that will be able to work on the next generation of ultrafast wireless networks known as 5G.
Apple rolls out cheaper iPhone as pandemic curbs spending
Apple maps out its products many months in advance and the new, far-less-expensive iPhone isn’t a direct response to the economic meltdown hatched by the pandemic.
Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking
The technology works by harnessing short-range Bluetooth signals. Using the Apple-Google technology, contact-tracing apps would gather a record of other phones with which they came into close proximity.
Public-private partnership launching venue to test, develop 5G technologies
Indiana is positioning itself to be the epicenter for the latest generation of wireless technology, which experts say will be revolutionary.
Wave of peculiar texts hit Americans, and no one can say why
If you woke up Thursday to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren’t alone.
Doctors’ pagers finally headed to gadget graveyard
Since the first pager was patented in 1949 and used in New York’s Jewish Hospital, millions of doctors have done their daily rounds in hospitals with the gadget clipped to their waistband, always ready to hear the beep that might signal a medical crisis on the other end. But hospitals are now phasing them out.
Apple unveils new devices, streaming services with lower-than-expected prices
Apple’s pricing was perhaps the most significant news of the day because it was a stark reminder of how the company is evolving from a high-end hardware-maker into a mass market digital services provider.
With little change, iPhones could get upstaged by Apple’s streaming service
Apple will show off its latest iPhones on Tuesday at a products showcase in Cupertino, California. But the buzz surrounding its best-selling products has waned, as have sales, in the absence of compelling new features.
Apple opens door for more vendors to offer iPhone repairs
Under the new policy announced Thursday, Apple will begin selling its tools and parts to more independent phone-repair shops in the United States.
Verizon rolls out 5G mobile service in parts of Indianapolis
Verizon, which rolled out 5G home internet service in parts of Indianapolis in October, is now offering 5G mobile service in the market.
Meijer rolls out mobile checkout app at Indianapolis stores
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer said the app has been downloaded more than 1.1 million times since it started testing it in Michigan last year.
Ten states sue to stop $26.5 billion Sprint-T-Mobile deal
The attorneys general, all Democrats, said eliminating a major wireless company will immediately harm consumers by reducing competition and driving up prices for cellphone service.
Reports: States plan suits to stop $26.5B Sprint-T-Mobile deal
Published reports say a group of at least 10 state attorneys general are planning a lawsuit to block a merger of wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint.
FCC chairman backs T-Mobile-Sprint deal in key endorsement
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said Monday he supported the $26.5 billion deal because the two companies promised to expand mobile internet access in rural areas and roll out 5G, the next generation of mobile networks.