Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • MacLife

    Ultra–wideband technology

    Feb 04, 2020 3 minutes

    YOUR iPHONE CAN tell altitude, distance and now direction thanks to the inclusion of a brand new chip in the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. The new U1 chip was mentioned during Apple’s By Innovation Only event in September 2019, with the company promising it would deliver “amazing new capabilities” in future.

    The U1 chip enables Ultra–wideband (UWB) capabilities on iPhone. UWB is a wireless communication technology that has two major advantages over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: it’s less power–hungry and more secure. While the tech has actually been

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from MacLife

    MacLife1 min read
    Apple Announces Layoffs
    APPLE HAS REVEALED that it is laying off 614 workers in California. In a recent regulatory filing, the company disclosed it had about 161,000 staff (full–time–equivalent direct employees) worldwide in its fiscal year 2023 (down slightly from a peak o
    MacLife2 min read
    Create Your Dream Smart Home
    WHEN WE ARRIVE home, we just need to say the word and the lights activate, the heating turns on, and Pink Floyd starts playing on our HomePods. If you didn’t know about smart home tech and Apple’s version of it, HomeKit, you might think that our hous
    MacLife3 min readSecurity
    Make Your IPhone More Secure
    REQUIRES iOS 17.3 or later YOU WILL LEARN How to activate security features including Stolen Device Protection IT WILL TAKE 10 minutes YOUR iPHONE CONTAINS loads of data — financial as well as personal. Yet, without effective protection, a thief only

    Related Books & Audiobooks