Massive US cellular outage – what happened and what we know

Don't dry out a wet iPhone in rice says Apple, the Galaxy Fit 3 has landed, and more
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February 22, 2024
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Networks
A huge cellular outage hits the US – here's the latest
Have you been experiencing network issues? (AT&T / Verizon / T-Mobile)
If you're struggling to get connected to a cell phone tower in the US today, you're definitely not alone: a huge outage has been hitting multiple networks, with AT&T seemingly the worst affected, and no one seems to have any idea what caused it.
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Phones
Don't put your iPhone in rice to dry it out, Apple says
Apple has some tips for drying out a wet iPhone - and tips for what not to do (Apple)
Using a bag of rice to dry out a wet phone is one of those troubleshooting tricks that gets mentioned a lot, but without much reasoning behind it. Now Apple has gone on the record to bust the rice myth – and it has some advice about what to do instead.
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Tablets
The next iPads might be larger and slimmer
The current iPad Air (Apple)
When it's not giving out advice about rice, Apple makes tablets too, and as it didn't launch a single new iPad in 2023 we're looking forward to the 2024 refresh – and a new leak suggests what we can expect from the upcoming iPad Air and iPad Pro models.
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Wearables
The Samsung Galaxy Fit 3 fitness tracker is official
The new Galaxy Fit 3 (Samsung)
It's been extensively rumored, and now the Galaxy Fit 3 fitness tracker from Samsung is official. It brings with it a 1.6-inch screen that's much larger than the one on its predecessor, while also promising up to 13 days of battery life between charges.
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Computing
Microsoft Paint is getting some handy new tools
Paint is getting even better (Microsoft / Unsplash)
It wasn't too long ago that it looked like Microsoft had forgotten all about the Windows Paint tool, but it's now getting upgrades on a regular basis – including some new features for brushes and layers that have popped up in an early testing version.
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