Year: 2022

CNN’s first chief news anchor dies at the age of 82

CompuScoop Staff September 8, 2022 1

Bernard Shaw, the venerable TV news anchor who helped turn CNN into a powerhouse, has died. He was 82.

Shaw died Wednesday from pneumonia not related to COVID-19, his family said.

Based in Washington D.C. when CNN launched, Shaw, known as Bernie to friends and colleagues, was the cable news channel’s lead anchor for two decades until his retirement in 2001.

During his tenure, Shaw anchored major breaking news events, like the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981, the Tiananmen Square student revolt in 1988 and every presidential election.

Via: The Hollywood Reporter

Arrival of new iPhone sparks slew of new offers from U.S. Phone Companies

Dan Uff September 8, 2022 1

Ever since Apple announced the iPhone 14, U.S. based phone companies have been flooding the market with special deals and offers to try and get you to switch over to them. If you're in the market for a new phone and provider, now is the time to do so.

Bloomberg News has done some of the work for you below:

Here are the offers:

• AT&T said new and existing customers can get a free iPhone 14 Pro. The company is also offering customers who trade in old phones as much as $1,000 toward other new iPhones. The deal requires the customer to sign on to a select unlimited plan. AT&T is also cutting in half the price for the older iPhone 12 mini.

• T-Mobile is giving away a free iPhone 14 Pro to new and existing customers with an eligible trade-in and the selection of its top tier Magenta Max unlimited plan. The company is also offering a twofer: buy one iPhone 14 and get a second one free, if the customer is adding a new line.

• Verizon, in an exclusive deal with Apple, is introducing the One Unlimited for iPhone plan. It includes the Apple One bundle (Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade video games and iCloud storage) starting at $90 a month. This offer is similar to, yet separate from, one that includes a bundle of Walt Disney Co.’s streaming TV services.

Two tech titans to use the same Satellite Service for its customers

Dan Uff September 8, 2022 0

During Wednesday's Apple Event, the company introduced a new feature for its newest iPhone models - satellite connectivity. The new phone has the capability to connect to a satellite by the use of an included iOS app when cell service isn't available.

PCMag.com has found out that the company is using aa satellite service called Globalstar to help bring the service to the iPhone. But it seems that Apple will have another company sharing access - SpaceX.

According tom PCMag:

The investment in Globalstar could also clash with SpaceX, which is working on its own mobile satellite business through Starlink. On Tuesday, the Elon Musk-led company submitted a filing to the FCC, requesting access to the 1.6GHz and 2.4GHz bands to power Starlink's mobile-satellite service, which promises to deliver internet access in cellular dead zones. The 2.4GHz band is notable because Globalstar plans on using the same spectrum for the iPhone 14’s satellite connectivity feature. In its FCC filing(Opens in a new window), SpaceX notes: “Globalstar has enjoyed exclusive access to portions of the 1.6/2.4 GHz bands, even though the Commission did not provide Globalstar with perpetual exclusive use of the bands.”

Will we have a "global fight" on our hands between two giant companies? Only time will tell.

So, when is MacOS Ventura coming out?

Dan Uff September 8, 2022 0

On Wednesday, Apple announced a slew of new hardware for the upcoming Holiday season. But many are asking, "When is macOS Ventura coming out?"

Rumor has it that Apple has one more event coming in 2022. According to Apple's own website, they are stating that Ventura will be coming out sometime in October - perhaps at the same time as a new event is scheduled? Stay tuned!