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National Weather Service alerts arriving on iPhone 5 (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Dec 18th, 2012)

Update: For more information on the Weather Alerts System, this FEMA page provides a full description of the one way alert system. Note that the ability to get notifications of AMBER alerts and Emergency Alerts can turned off via a new set of buttons found at the bottom of the Settings > ...

Daily Update for June 28, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jun 28th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

National Weather Service to send alerts to smartphones

by Steven Sande (Jun 28th, 2012)

A new Wireless Emergency Alerts system from the National Weather Service is on the way for American smartphone owners, but don't expect to get alerts about impending tornadoes or blizzards on your iPhone immediately. Starting today, the Wireless Emergency Alerts system will begin alerting ...