Amazon announces $11.6B merger with Globalstar and satellite deal with Apple. Promotional image for Amazon's Leo satellite service. Credit: Amazon Amazon today announced two satellite deals that it hopes will make its Amazon Leo network a more formidable competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink. Amazon signed a merger agreement to buy satellite operator Globalstar and said it
Daniel Oropeza Daniel Oropeza Shopping Editor Experience Daniel is Lifehacker's Shopping Editor covering tech deals and reviewing TVs, headphones, speakers, and projectors. He earned his master’s in journalism from Columbia University and has reported for the Miami Herald. He lives in Atlanta. Read Full Bio April 10, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google
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I saw a lot of weird phones at Mobile World Congress last month: robot phones, cameras disguised as phones, phones for dogs. But the one that caught me most off guard was the one my friend (and Verge alum) Sam Byford brought to dinner: an iPhone Air. “Ha!” I said. “You actually use that thing?”
Cheng Xin via Getty Images Apple has run into "more issues than expected" with its foldable iPhone that may set back its release, according to Nikkei . The engineering problems reportedly cropped up during the device's early test production phase and may delay first shipments by months, according to multiple sources briefed on the matter.
valiantsin suprunovich/Shutterstock The default Reminders app on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac started as a simple app for jotting down to-do tasks you needed to remember, but Apple has improved the application significantly in recent years, giving it more advanced features that allow users to integrate Reminders with various Apple apps, improve organization and sharing
Jake Peterson Jake Peterson Senior Technology Editor Experience Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, and subscriptions. Read Full Bio April 1, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as
This is part of our package about Apple’s 50th anniversary. Read more here. The thing about the iPhone is that everyone knew it was going to be a big deal, and then it was an even bigger deal than that. Hell, it’s still the biggest thing going. It’s hard to remember, but almost 20 years
José Adorno/BGR If you own an iPhone, you've probably seen those lines on the side of your device. Also, if you paid attention enough, you probably saw that there are similar lines on iPads and Apple Watches with cellular connectivity. The reason why these lines exist is not related to aesthetics, but because they serve
Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. iPhone and Android users might be able to make interoperable video calls through their messaging apps — eventually. Last week, the GSM Association (GSMA) announced that the finalized RCS Universal Profile 4.0
