The FCC’s groundbreaking decision mandates that all mobile phones in the US must be hearing aid compatible, significantly enhancing accessibility for 48 million Americans with hearing loss. Key changes include stricter audio quality controls, improvements to Bluetooth standards, and transparency in labeling compliant devices.
Snom has launched the M56 mobile phone, designed for tough work environments. With its dustproof, waterproof casing, antibacterial surface, and large keypad, it’s ideal for use with gloves. The M56 offers 12 hours of HD call time, Bluetooth support, and advanced safety features like an alarm button and torch, making it perfect for lone workers.
Vodafone UK launches an industry-first initiative offering customers battery replacements for three years and continued coverage for manufacturing defects. This ‘lifetime service promise’ extends to both new and refurbished handsets, provided an active Vodafone Pay Monthly Airtime Plan is in place. Innovatively eliminating inconvenience, a battery diagnostic tool within the Vodafone app allows customers to easily confirm if their device requires a battery replacement.
![2016-12-26] "Googleplex", Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Google logo on the office building is in this photo. Google releases Pixel Fold.](https://voip.review/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Shutterstock_552493594.jpg "Google Pixel Fold: Revolutionizing Foldable Smartphones and Camera Capabilities")
Google Pixel Fold, featuring a durable hinge and Tensor 2 processor, aims to revolutionize foldable phones with enhanced camera capabilities and optimized Google apps. Exciting updates include dual-screen interpreter mode and tabletop functionality, paving the way for smartphone innovation.
To improve emergency services and to better locate callers, The European Commission has approved a regulation that will require new smartphones to include satellite and Wi-Fi location. The integrated chipset with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) must deliver access to the EU’s satellite system Galileo, which provides accurate positioning and timing information. Currently, most emergency services are faced with the challenge of only being able to locate troubled mobile callers within an area of several kilometers. However, the proposed use of satellite and Wi-Fi systems will enable 112 emergency number callers to be located within a range of less than 100 meters. Galileo-enabled devices receive signals for positioning, navigation and timing. This satellite system has been servicing around 400 million users, and this summer the system was supplemented by four more satellites, which were successfully launched from the European spaceport. Every additional satellite steadily improves Galileo’s performance, and,…
