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MyBroadband tested the Gauteng provincial government’s e-Panic button and was impressed with its user experience and overall performance. Upon its launch alongside a physical panic button fob in May 2024, the province described it as […]
While Emergency SOS via satellite is literally life-saving, the implementation by smartphone companies is not going to be free, at least not for long. This defeats the purpose of the feature and could even be […]
“I think [satellite connectivity] is going to start coming in as a feature in the high end and then become just a default feature for flagship phones,” he said. “It’s relatively easy to take our […]
Rather than wandering off on foot in search of help, he stayed with his vehicle, which provided shelter from the elements. Conveniently, he also happened to have a drone along with him, which provided him […]
While this feature was announced back in September, it’ll officially start rolling out later today in the US and Canada before launching in France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK in December. The pitch is simple: […]
While smartwatches have always been able to relay notifications, the ability to make emergency calls was a big step forward in making them standalone devices. Generally, Emergency SOS features have two functions. The first is […]