Tag: Apple AirTag

Apple AirTag saves life! Dog swept away in a flood, rescued from storm drain
21Jan By adminNo Comments
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Apple AirTag saves life! Dog swept away in a flood, rescued from storm drain

[ad_1] An Apple AirTag has helped rescuers find a lost dog and unite it with its owner. Here is how AirTag works. Apple's AirTag is an easy way to keep track of your stuff. But now the equipment has helped rescuers find a dog lost in the California flood. According to a report by ABC7, a one year old Australian Shepherd named Seamus fell into a storm water drain during flooding. "He got away from me and he just went down into this drainage," Seamus' owner Emilie Brill said. "The water was going so fast I think all it took was one paw in that water and he was gone," the owner stated, as quoted by the report.How did rescuers help the dog? Fortunately, Seamus had an AirTag and his collar ID, with the help of which rescuers were able to pinpoint the location of the dog. Seamus was found i...
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Google has an Apple AirTag rival; This is how location tracking device will find lost items
20Jan By adminNo Comments
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Google has an Apple AirTag rival; This is how location tracking device will find lost items

[ad_1] Google may launch its Apple AirTag rival location tracking device for lost items. Here’s everything that you need to know. When it comes to a device to detect lost items, Apple AirTag comes to mind the most. But this monopoly may end soon as Google is reportedly planning to launch its own Bluetooth location tracker. This report about the AirTag alternative comes from leakster Kuba Wojciechowski, who says Google is planning to bring an object-finding tool, named Grogu, similar to Apple's AirTag. It was also suggested that the Google tracker may arrive at Google I/O 2023. "Grogu, which is alternatively known as "groguaudio" or "GR10" is currently in development by the Nest team, although that doesn't necessarily mean it's gonna launch under Nest," the leakster tweeted.It also sug...
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Google now working to develop location tags
19Jan By adminNo Comments
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Google now working to develop location tags

[ad_1] Multi-national tech conglomerate Google is finally catching up with Apple and Samsung as the company is set to launch their own location tags. Multi-national tech conglomerate Google is finally catching up with Apple and Samsung as the company is set to launch their own location tags. According to GSM Arena, a tech-news related news website, as per Kuba Wojciechowski and Mishaal Rahman's investigation of the developer's console of the Fast Pair feature it now has 'locator tag' as a listed device. The codename of the product is 'Grogu', 'Groguaudio' or 'GR10'. It is developed by the Nest team, but that does not necessarily mean it will be a Nest product. This gadget has an onboard speaker, and comes with support for UWB (ultra-wideband) and Bluetooth Low Energy - technolo...
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Just before iOS 16.2, Apple updates AirTag! This is what is new
13Dec By adminNo Comments
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Just before iOS 16.2, Apple updates AirTag! This is what is new

[ad_1] Apple releases a new firmware update for the Airtag before the release of iOS 16.2 on iPhones. iOS 16.2 is expected to be released soon and prior to that, Apple has rolled out a new firmware update for its infamous tracker, the AirTag. Reports have started coming in about a new firmware update for the AirTag tracker that is reaching several customers across the world. Apple doesn't state the improvements and changes with the latest update, and is rolling it out at a rapid pace.As with AirTags, you cannot update the firmware manually. Instead, you have to ensure that the tracker stays within the range of your iPhone. The AirTag will automatically download the update over some time and install it on its own. AirTags also got an update earlier this year that added the ability to t...
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Apple AirTag used by ex-boyfriend to stalk woman! She responds surprisingly
8Dec By adminNo Comments
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Apple AirTag used by ex-boyfriend to stalk woman! She responds surprisingly

[ad_1] Apple AirTag is being used to stalk people and a woman has even sued Apple for the same. Check details. Apple AirTag is used by people to keep a track of their belongings like wallets, bags, and more. However, what if we tell you that the device has been used to track or stalk a person too! According to a report by Reuters, Apple AirTag has been used by an ex-boyfriend to stalk girlfriend. And the woman has even filed a case against Apple Inc for the same. "Apple Inc has been sued by two women who said its AirTag devices have made it easier for their former partners and other stalkers to track down victims," the report by Reuters read. The women said in a proposed class action filed in San Francisco federal court that Apple has been unable to protect people from unwanted tra...
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Apple Sued by Women Over ‘Dangerous’ AirTag Stalking by Exes
6Dec By adminNo Comments
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Apple Sued by Women Over ‘Dangerous’ AirTag Stalking by Exes

[ad_1] Apple Inc. was sued by two women who say its AirTag devices make it easy for stalkers to track and terrorize victims. Apple Inc. was sued by two women who say its AirTag devices make it easy for stalkers to track and terrorize victims. The inexpensive devices, about the size of a half-dollar coin, are intended to be slipped into or attached to personal possessions, like backpacks or keys, to help owners locate them. But privacy advocates have warned -- and police reports have verified -- that AirTags can also be used to track people without consent. An ex-boyfriend of one of the women who filed the lawsuit planted an AirTag in the wheel well of her car and was able to find out where she had moved to avoid his harassment, according to the proposed class-action complaint fil...
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Shocking! Dangerous AirTag BANNED! Check bad news for Apple
11Oct By adminNo Comments
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Shocking! Dangerous AirTag BANNED! Check bad news for Apple

[ad_1] Apple AirTag has been banned by Lufthansa airlines from all passengers' luggage. Check details here. Apple Airtag has been banned by Germany's Lufthansa airlines from all passengers' luggage. The device has been termed dangerous and needs to be turned off by the airline. Lufthansa informed about the same by replying to a query raised by a Twitter user named David Thomas (@djthomashome). "@lufthansa Rumour is spreading that #Lufthansa has #banned #airtags from checked baggage = is this rumour correct? = are @Apple AirTags banned from your flights? = thank you," @djthomashome tweeted. Replying to which Lufthansa airlines said, "Hi David, Lufthansa is banning activated AirTags from luggage as they are classified as dangerous and need to be turned off./Mony." The airline further t...
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