Volunteer firefighters now get access to FirstNet prioritized data service [Video]
If you’ve ever been unfortunate enough to be close to the scene of a major emergency, you’ll know that mobile networks quickly get congested …
Smartphone use while driving may explain end to 40-year decline in road deaths
Smartphone use while driving may explain last year’s reversal to a 40-year decline in U.S. road deaths, it has been suggested.
PSA: Project Fi, Google Hangouts offering free calls to France in wake of recent attack
After a tragic attack in Nice, France, Google has announced tonight that it will be offering free voice calls to the country. These free calls will be available through Google Hangouts (Google Voice) as well as Project Fi. For those in the area, Google will also be pushing Google Now cards with critical updates on the situation.
PSA: Google offering free Hangouts calls to Turkey in the wake of airport bombing
As is often the case with tragic events such as these, Google is now providing free calls via Hangouts, Hangouts Dialer, and Google Voice to Turkey. The company has also begun pushing out Google Now cards for people in Turkey with links to emergency resources, and is also providing emergency information in search for those in Istanbul.
Google Glass live video broadcasts are coming to ProTransport-1 ambulances via CrowdOptic software
Google Glass has seen its fair share of emergency and medical use cases, but today it was announced (via MarketWatch) that CrowdOptic, a provider of broadcasting software for Glass, has partnered with ProTransport-1 to bring said software to the company’s ambulances and “mobile medicine” units.