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iPhones will soon be able to stream live video on 911 calls

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iPhones will soon be able to stream live video on 911 calls Image: Apple / RapidSOSFirst responder networks are lining up to support a major new emergency feature in iOS 18: Live Video support. Now, 911 support platforms, including RapidSOS Unite and Prepared, are integrating with Apple’s Emergency SOS Live Video, which was announced at WWDC in June. The new feature lets you video chat with 911 dispatche…

The Verge 464 2024-07-25

Porsche 911 Cuarenta Edition Celebrates 40 Years In Spain And Portugal With Amazing Tartan Seats

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Porsche 911 Cuarenta Edition Celebrates 40 Years In Spain And Portugal With Amazing Tartan Seats After years of being represented by an importer in Spain and Portugal, Porsche officially launched its Porsche España subsidiary in 1984, now called Porsche Ibérica. To celebrate the division’s 40th anniversary, Porsche has launched the new 911 Carrera GTS Cuarenta Edition, which has a super special look inspired by… Read more…

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2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid Is So Good It Makes The Haters Look Real Dumb

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2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid Is So Good It Makes The Haters Look Real Dumb The evening our band of merry automotive journalists arrived in Málaga, Spain, model line director Frank Moser started off the presentation for the 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS by showing us a bunch of hate comments Porsche received on social media when the facelifted 992-generation model was unveiled a few months… Read more…

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Google Adds RCS Feature for Texting 911

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Google Adds RCS Feature for Texting 911 Google today announced that it is partnering with emergency technology company RapidSOS to allow U.S. Android users to text 911 in emergencies using its Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol. When it is not possible to call 911, Android users will be able to send a text instead to get emergency help. The texting feature will provide precis…

Mac Rumors 516 2024-06-09

Texting 911 via RCS is coming to Google Messages

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Texting 911 via RCS is coming to Google Messages Enhanced messaging with emergency services is coming to Android phones. | Image: GoogleTexting with emergency services is about to get an upgrade. Starting this winter, Google Messages will support texting 911 through RCS. Using SMS to contact 911 is available at just over half of all emergency dispatch centers in the US, but in those areas, pe…

The Verge 709 2024-06-07

The ‘S’ In Porsche 911 Turbo S Can Stand For Safari If You Want It To

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The ‘S’ In Porsche 911 Turbo S Can Stand For Safari If You Want It To When a customer in Las Vegas gives you carte blanche to build an off-roading 991-generation Porsche 911, you pull out all the stops. At least you do if you’re Joey Seely, owner of E-Motion Engineering. There is something of an off-roader craze going on in sports car land right now, in case you hadn’t noticed, and this… Read more…

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Porsche’s first hybrid 911 ‘deeply’ integrates CarPlay, but not the next-gen kind

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Porsche’s first hybrid 911 ‘deeply’ integrates CarPlay, but not the next-gen kind Image: PorschePorsche has announced the 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, its first hybrid electric model, a car that it says can go from zero to 60mph in 2.9 seconds and tops out at 194mph. There’s also some new tech in the dash, including an all-digital instrument cluster on a 12.6-inched curved display that now shows information from CarPlay, wh…

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2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Debuts Awesome T-Hybrid With New Single-Turbo 3.6-Liter Engine

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2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Debuts Awesome T-Hybrid With New Single-Turbo 3.6-Liter Engine After years of racing, testing and teasing — and having sold hundreds of thousands of hybrid and electric versions of other models — Porsche’s first production 911 hybrid is here. Introduced as part of the 992 generation’s facelift for 2025, the updated Porsche 911 Carrera GTS is only available with a new T-Hybrid… Read more…

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911 caller was involved in fight with Jewish pro-Israel demonstrator who died, sheriff says

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911 caller was involved in fight with Jewish pro-Israel demonstrator who died, sheriff says THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Paul Kessler was among a group of pro-Israel demonstrators who showed up at the event that was advertised as a peaceful gathering to support Palestinians. The post 911 caller was involved in fight with Jewish pro-Israel demonstrator who died, sheriff says appeared first on Religion News Service.

Religion News Service 1.4k 2024-02-21

Porsche’s 993 vs. 996 911 From a Guy Who Actually Owns Both

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Porsche’s 993 vs. 996 911 From a Guy Who Actually Owns Both Obviously, I’m biased because I own a 996, but damn, it feels good to see people doing an about-face on this once very unloved and much-maligned generation of Porsche 911. Of course, the 996 is unlikely ever to be revered like its predecessor, the 993 generation, aka the last of the air-cooled 911s, but is that… Read more…

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To Hell With The 911 Dakar, Nissan Built A Rally Z

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To Hell With The 911 Dakar, Nissan Built A Rally Z All the sports car top dogs are being made into rally cars. Lamborghini has the Huracan Sterrato, Porsche has the 911 Dakar — all the cool kids are doing it. So why shouldn’t Nissan, with its rally heritage and shiny new sports car, do the same? Read more…

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Porsche 911 GT3, Unimog, Pontiac Solstice Coupe: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online

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Porsche 911 GT3, Unimog, Pontiac Solstice Coupe: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online I’m no longer a morning drive time radio DJ, but sometimes you just need to flex those saying-a-phrase-no-human-being-would-ever-say muscles. This is one of those times. Welcome back to another Friday here at Jello Picnic HQ, where the weather is getting colder but the cars stay hot. Read more…

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The Corvette E-Ray Is The Half-Price American Answer To Porsche’s 911 Turbo S

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The Corvette E-Ray Is The Half-Price American Answer To Porsche’s 911 Turbo S I’ve never driven anything that got me as excited for the future of performance as the Corvette E-Ray. This car delivers a level of performance once reserved for multi-million dollar machines, only approachable by those in the highest of ivory towers. Just as the Corvette has always done, this electrified version… Read more…

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Porsche Plans To Lease the 911 S/T To Owners For The First Year So They Can’t Flip It

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Porsche Plans To Lease the 911 S/T To Owners For The First Year So They Can’t Flip It The 2024 Porsche 911 S/T is arguably the best 911 you can buy right now. Weighing in at only 3,056 pounds, it makes 518 horsepower and can hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. And while the GT3 RS is still the champ on the track, the 911 S/T was tuned with road driving in mind. But despite its $291,650 starting price, since… Read more…

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