emergency

Apple Watch Credited With Saving Woman’s Life After PoisoningApple Watch Credited With Saving Woman’s Life After Poisoning

Apple Watch Credited With Saving Woman’s Life After Poisoning

Emergency SOS function on Apple Watch credited with saving the life of a woman and her cat after carbon monoxide…

1 year ago
Oakland Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware AttackOakland Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attack

Oakland Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attack

Californian city declares local state of emergency, after ransomware attack downed city systems earlier this month

2 years ago
Apple Launches Emergency SOS Feature In Canada, USApple Launches Emergency SOS Feature In Canada, US

Apple Launches Emergency SOS Feature In Canada, US

Emergency feature for Apple iPhone 14 handset users coming to the UK, France, Germany and Ireland in December

2 years ago
Coronavirus: Mobile Users To Receive Government AlertCoronavirus: Mobile Users To Receive Government Alert

Coronavirus: Mobile Users To Receive Government Alert

Unprecedented move sees all operators in UK sending out government message with Coronavirus shutdown details to mobile customers

5 years ago
Louisiana Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware AttacksLouisiana Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attacks

Louisiana Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attacks

Spate of ransomware attacks on school systems leads state Governor last week to declare a state of emergency

6 years ago
Motorola Solutions Acquires Airwave For £817mMotorola Solutions Acquires Airwave For £817m

Motorola Solutions Acquires Airwave For £817m

British firm's acquisition welcomed by trade union as Motorola spends close to a £1bn for Airwave

9 years ago
Twitter Signs Up 56 British Organisations To Its Emergency Alerts ProgrammeTwitter Signs Up 56 British Organisations To Its Emergency Alerts Programme

Twitter Signs Up 56 British Organisations To Its Emergency Alerts Programme

Users who want to receive emergency notifications via Twitter have to register with relevant accounts

11 years ago
FBI Warns Of DoS Attacks On Emergency TelephonesFBI Warns Of DoS Attacks On Emergency Telephones

FBI Warns Of DoS Attacks On Emergency Telephones

US authorities are warning about Telephone Denial of Service attacks against emergency telephone systems

12 years ago
FCC Announces Plan For Video And SMS 911FCC Announces Plan For Video And SMS 911

FCC Announces Plan For Video And SMS 911

People in America may in future be able to summon the emergency services via video or text

14 years ago
ITU Deploys Emergency Telecoms To JapanITU Deploys Emergency Telecoms To Japan

ITU Deploys Emergency Telecoms To Japan

The UN agency for ICT is providing emergency telecoms for victims of the Japan earthquake

14 years ago