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Columnar, a startup founded by core Apache Arrow developers, launched today with $4 million to accelerate data connectivity using Arrow-based drivers. Bessemer Venture Partners led the company’s seed ...

Android is now “more like iPhone.” That should not be a surprise. It has been coming for some time, and Android 15 and Android 16 put security and privacy front and center. Just like iPhone. But it’s ...

The GSMA has announced the release of RCS Universal Profile 3.1. This introduces a new audio codec that allows for higher-quality voice notes and other audio clips. It also enables more reliable ...

The nature of Android software is that after Google releases it, each smartphone manufacturer has to optimize it for their hardware. This means that the Pixel phones, made by Google, are always the ...

The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies. Alex Karp, a ...

Satellite texting is all the rage now, with virtually every carrier scrambling to support it. Unlike other providers that rolled out satellite texting through beta or test programs, Verizon is ...

Some phones are being forcibly rebooted, while other users can only link to the platform using wired connections. Some phones are being forcibly rebooted, while other users can only link to the ...

Buying a car is, for most people, their second biggest expenditure after buying or renting a property. Much like house prices, average car prices have been on an upward trend for years now, and ...

Satellite connectivity on mass-market mobile devices is relatively new. Currently, very few manufacturers support the feature, at least outside of China. In fact, on Android, only the Google Pixel 9 ...

Skylo's virtual radio access network enables smartphones and other mass market devices to get connectivity outside cell tower coverage. Credit: Skylo TAMPA, Fla. — Verizon is launching ...