Eager to bring a taste of retro telephony into the modern era, [Marek] retrofitted this vintage Polish telephone with a GSM upgrade. The phone [Marek] salvaged had already been largely gutted ...

One needs specialized gear to tap into the satphone network, few of us can justify the expense of satellite phone service, and fewer still care to carry around a brick with a chunky antenna on it ...

A new partnership between the satellite phone firm Iridium and chip giant Qualcomm will bring satellite connectivity to premium Android smartphones later in the year. It means that in places where ...

Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why. Launched in 1969, just ...

Apple’s decision to put satellite connections in iPhones is already saving lives, and as Hurricane Milton threatens Florida, now is the time for every US iPhone user to learn how the system ...

LignoSat is a four-inch (10cm) cube packed with advanced electronics and sensors. But instead of being constructed from ...

If you own a recent iPhone or Pixel phone, you’ve got an emergency backup communication option in a crisis: satellite messaging. Introduced by Apple with the iPhone 14 and iOS 16 in 2022 (and ...

A friend recently asked if I knew where he could get a “vintage” Sony Walkman for his ... really enchanting,” Adam Fuerst says over the phone. Fuerst, along with his wife Kori, founded ...

Apple also notes that you needn’t hold your phone to the sky. Use it as you would normally. Notably, if you have robust satellite service, the satellite icon will appear with a green dot.

Please verify your email address. Modern iPhones & Android phones offer satellite connectivity for emergencies. iPhone 14 and up support satellite connection, and you can practice connecting to a ...