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Starlink might be less of a threat to mobile operators than Elon Musk claims

Musk has recently been bullish about Starlink's potential as a rival to T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T
However, T-Mobile's CEO sees satellite connectivity as complementary to conventional coverage
As such, they think that Starlink's threat to mobile operators has been exaggerated

If you believe Elon Musk, then Starlink could soon pose a major threat to the US’s mobile operators, but the CEO of T-Mobile disagrees.

According to Musk in a recent earnings call, Starlink’s terrestrial cellular network will “probably” offer better connectivity and higher bandwidth than cellular providers like T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T. In fact, Musk even went so far as to say that he envisions Starlink will ultimately "deliver a majority of the world's internet."

As a result, Gwynne Shotwell, the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX (which owns Starlink), added that she expects the company to “acquire quite a few” customers from those mobile networks.

But in an...

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In this case, bigger really is better. The film world is in the thick of IMAX fever. With Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey selling out the company's exclusive screens months in advance, debates around aspect ratios, film gauges and frame rates have thrust themselves to the forefront

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5 biggest iPhone 18 rumors rated — what to really expect at next week's Apple event

We’ve been hearing about the iPhone 18 series since even before the iPhone 17 landed, and if you include the foldable iPhone Ultra — which is said to finally be launching this year — then leaks and rumors have been circulating for literally years. So, there’s a lot to sift

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Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster

I was yelled at by a rooster this morning. And no, I don’t live on a farm. The culprit was a newly launched iPhone app I downloaded. Meet Clucky, a new alarm app for habitual snoozers that gives you the option of being woken up by a rooster and

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