Before mobile phone companies roll out the next generation of super-fast cellular service, the networks powering the “internet of things” built into all corners of daily lifewill have to put up thousands of small radio transmitters like the 3-foot tall Verizon cylinder perched on a streetlight across Sabin Street from the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Miniature […]
Cellphones smuggled into prisons — enabling inmates to order murders, plan escapes, deal drugs and extort money — have become a scourge in a bloc of states where corrections officers annually confiscate as many as one for every three inmates. Contraband devices snuck in by visitors or prison staff are a problem at lockups across […]
Sprint is taking cell service airborne by mounting lightweight cellular radios to drones. The wireless carrier said this week that it has successfully adapted its Magic Box signal boosting technology to fit on a drone and provide temporary cell coverage over as many as 10 square miles. The company tested the setup, which uses a lighter version […]
T-Mobile and Sprint are in active talks about a merger, according to people close to the situation. Both companies and their parents, Deutsche Telekom and Softbank, have been in frequent conversations about a stock-for-stock merger in which T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom would emerge as the majority owner. People close to the situation stress that negotiators are still weeks […]
This policy describes the information Uber collects, how it is used and shared, and user controls regarding this information. There is also Uber’s Privacy FAQs, which highlight key points about the privacy practices. Uber has provided more information about how users can control what is collected and how the location data is used, retention period, […]
