On Verizon? Owners of newer Androids can now send satellite messages to anyone. Plus, the retro handheld console giving Nintendo DS vibes, and more Gear news this week.

The latest Galaxy and Pixel flagships have started getting satellite text messaging, with two relatively small but well-know carriers leading the way ...

In early March, Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Thales Alenia Space reached a key milestone in satellite connectivity. Indeed, the three companies have been collaborating on Non-Terrestrial ...

As Skylo CEO Parthsarthi Trivedi explains at MWC, the satellite-messaging service has started small with emergency messaging on Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 phones.

The integration of traditional mobile networks with satellite mobile networks – and the potential for truly global connectivity across oceans and continents – has advanced with a major technology ...

Google’s upcoming Pixel 9a might come with a big upgrade—satellite connectivity. If true, this would make it the first mid-range Android phone to have this feature, something Apple introduced ...

In recent years, software support within the Android ecosystem has seen significant improvements, primarily driven by industry leaders Google and Samsung. House Unveils Trump-Backed Bill to Avert ...

The filing tells us that the phone will support all the usual wireless connectivity standards, but will also have built-in emergency satellite communications capabilities – something that Google ...

In addition to 5G and mmWave connectivity, the X85 also supports satellite connections ... the X85 modem providing its phones with higher performance, lower latency, greater signal coverage, and more ...

Both devices are powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile ... brand that can build a car can also continue doing very good phones." A recent recovery in the smartphone business, combined ...