Month: June 2019

87-Year old gets in car accident, her Apple Watch automatically calls for help

CompuScoop Staff June 27, 2019 0

Two weeks ago, Dotty White was involved in a terrible car accident — luckily, first responders and her family were notified instantly, without Dotty even having to touch her phone.

The accident happened at a busy intersection in downtown Kennebunk [Maine]… “Apparently a woman came out of a road here and ran straight into me,” [Dotty] White said. Reeling with shock, Dotty wondered how she would let her family know she had been in a car accident. Then, this happened. “My watch told me ‘we have you falling on route one in Kennebunk…help is on the way’.” White said.

Her Apple Watch detected what it thought was a ‘hard fall’ and immediately notified her family and first responders of the crash… “It’s pretty nice to just have it on your wrist,” Dotty White said. “You have the time, the weather and help.”

Samantha York for News Center Maine

T-Mobile debuts iPhone Switcher and “Third Line” Details

CompuScoop Staff June 27, 2019 0

T-Mobile is trying to bring as many customers as possible under its umbrella, and one of the best ways to do that in a short time is to come out with exceptional offers aimed at new consumers. Two new deals are now available from T-Mobile, but, luckily, they are also available to current customers, not just to new ones.

The first deal involves porting a number into a new voice line and getting a $750 discount (via monthly bill credits) on an iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus. Keep in mind that in order to benefit from the deal, you'll have to buy one of the iPhone models mentioned on EIP and then port a number from any other US carrier (including landlines) into a new T-Mobile voice line.

But if you're a new customer, you must activate at least two new voice lines, one of which being a port-in. Of course, the new iPhone's EIP must be associated with the ported-in line. You should also be aware of the fact that numbers from T-Mobile Prepaid, Metro by T-Mobile, or other MVNOs that use T-Mobile's network are not eligible for this deal.

The second deal simply offers new and existing customers a third line for free. While new customers will have to add three new voice lines on a Magenta Plus plan, those who are already T-Mobile customers should have one postpaid voice line, switch to a Magenta Plus plan (if they aren't on it already), and activate two new voice lines. The offer is not available for existing customers with more than one paid voice line.

It's also worth mentioning that some Magenta Plus plans, like Magenta Plus Unlimited 55+, T-Mobile Amplified, Magenta Plus Military plans, and T-Mobile Essentials do not qualify for this deal.

Existing and new customers who meet all these requirements and want a third line will start receiving monthly bill credits for the line with the lowest monthly recurring charge activated during the promotion. Keep in mind that you must maintain the same number of lines that are on your account when the promo starts for 1 year because if you cancel any line during that time you will lose your credit.

Via: PhoneArena

Charging Samsung Tablet overheats, Burns hole in 11-year-old’s bed as he slept inches away

CompuScoop Staff June 26, 2019 0

An 11-year-old boy had a narrow escape after his charging Samsung tablet overheated and burnt a hole in his bed while he slept a few inches away from the device. The incident took place in Staffordshire, England, on Thursday morning.

Callum Hewkin woke up to find his room filled with smoke. He woke up his parents, Amy and Stewart Hewkin, who rushed to the room and noticed the tablet stuck to the bed. The device was minutes away from catching fire and had already burnt a hole in the bed. Firefighters arrived at the scene and told them the incident could have been fatal for the entire family.

“I went into Callum’s room and there was a big burn mark right by where his head had been, and the room was full of white smoke. We have no idea how he didn’t wake up but it goes to show how serious it could have been. I was gobsmacked, I never thought it would happen to us or that something like that even could happen – you don’t expect an iPad or tablet to just start burning like that,” [Stewart] said.

Via: International Business Times