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Early Earthquake Warning System In iOS 5

Posted by samzenpus on from the escape-the-quake dept.

tekgoblin writes "A very important and functional feature has been added to Apple's iOS 5 for Japanese users: an earthquake warning system. This new feature may allow the people of Japan to be warned early enough to get out of harm's way and ultimately save lives. Most phones sold in Japan have some way to warn the user of Earthquakes."

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  1. Re:Feature of OS? Or just another app? by Sockatume · · Score: 4, Informative

    They're providing support for an SMS emergency alert standard that all 3G phones in Japan are expected to have. It's built into the OS at a low level. It's not a user-facing app.

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    No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
  2. Re:Obligatory XKCD by Blackeagle_Falcon · · Score: 2, Informative

    You forgot the other obligatory XKCD reference for this topic.