Weekly output: Android updates, disposable tech, Starlink Mobile, AST SpaceMobile

I got back from MWC Barcelona Thursday, and this coming Friday I’m off to Austin for SXSW. I’m returning to that talkfest after a year off because for the first time since 2019, I’ll be contributing to the banter on the program–I’m moderating a panel about, of all things, video-game culture.

3/3/2026: Android Gets Location-Tracking Features That iOS Users Have Had for Ages, PCMag

This was the only post I had a client publish this week that I easily could have written from home. Instead, I filed it from the press room at MWC Barcelona–and then a late clarification from a Google publicist required me to send a revised paragraph to my editor in a Slack message I sent from the Barcelona metro.

3/4/2026: Slow Tech Uprising, Back Market

I moderated this panel about disposable tech at an event hosted by Back Market that also featured a screening of Dandora: A Fast Tech Story, a short film produced by that refurbished-gadgets marketplace. With four other people on stage–Joy Howard, Back Market’s chief marketing officer; Alexander Kuscher, a senior director for ChromeOS at Google; Carolina Milanesi, president and principal analyst at Creative Strategies; and Gaia Vince, a science writer–the 40 minutes allotted for our conversation before taking audience questions went by fast.

3/4/2026: At MWC, SpaceX execs tout Starlink V2 – and a key carrier partner for it, Light Reading

My telecom trade-pub client asked me to cover SpaceX’s portion of this keynote Monday. The rest of my schedule that day, combined with jet lag leaving me in a sleep-deprived haze, meant I had to finish writing it Tuesday, but that extra time also allowed me to get a quick demo of Starlink’s wireless emergency alert system from a few SpaceX executives at the company’s MWC exhibit.

3/4/2026: AST SpaceMobile Has Big Cellular Satellite Plans for 2026. Can It Deliver?, PCMag

My last appointment on the show floor Tuesday was with AST president and chief strategy officer Scott Wisniewski, who talked about that satellite startup’s plans to bring a direct-to-cell service to market this year for carriers including AT&T and Verizon. For that to happen, both AST and its launch providers will need to step up their pace dramatically.

Google Messages: Live-Standort endlich direkt im Chat teilen

https://techupdate.io/google/google-messages-live-standort-endlich-direkt-im-chat-teilen/51041/

#technews #messenger #android #techupdate #googlemessages #findhub

Punto Informatico: Android condivide la posizione dei bagagli con le compagnie aeree

Android permette ora di condividere la posizione dei tracker nei bagagli con le compagnie aeree tramite Find Hub. Anche Lufthansa supporta la feature.
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Android shares luggage location with airlines.

Android now allows you to share the location of trackers in luggage with airlines via Find Hub. Lufthansa also supports the feature.

#Android #FindHub #Lufthansa

https://www.punto-informatico.it/android-condivide-posizione-bagagli-compagnie-aeree/

Xiaomi’s new Tag adds a built‑in loop, NFC and a coin‑cell battery, letting it sync with Apple Find My and Google Find Hub. A cross‑platform Bluetooth tracker that could become the go‑to open‑source‑friendly alternative for anyone tired of proprietary dongles. #XiaomiTag #BluetoothTracker #FindMy #FindHub

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/xiaomi-tag-includes-builtin-loop-works-apple-find-my-google-find-hub

The Galaxy S26 series may already be behind Pixel phones in one big way

Another year with no support for finding the phone when powered off through Find Hub

✅ Details - https://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s26-find-offline-3643363/

#Samsung #Findhub #Android

Xiaomi Tag: il tracker Bluetooth economico a 18 euro
#Accessori #Android #Dovè #FindHub #GadgetTech #iOS #Localizzatore #Novità #SmartDevice #SmartTag #TechNews #Tecnologia #Tracker #Xiaomi #XiaomiTag

https://www.ceotech.it/xiaomi-tag-il-tracker-bluetooth-economico-a-18-euro/