wraggster
August 22nd, 2011, 15:43
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/08/quakewarning.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/22/ios-5-turns-japanese-iphones-into-earthquake-alarms/)
Following the devastation wrought by the recent Japanese earthquake (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Japanearthquake/), Apple has hooked the country's early warning system into iOS 5 (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/apples-ios-5-all-the-details/). The tectonically-volatile nation has the most sophisticated alarm in the world, delivering life-saving warnings seconds or minutes before disaster strikes. iOS users already had access to this functionality via apps like Yurekuru, but iOS 5 will bring it directly into the operating system. The service can be activated in the Notification Center settings pane, accompanied by a warning that the constant connection will deplete your battery faster -- a fair exchange if it saves your life.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/22/ios-5-turns-japanese-iphones-into-earthquake-alarms/
Following the devastation wrought by the recent Japanese earthquake (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Japanearthquake/), Apple has hooked the country's early warning system into iOS 5 (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/apples-ios-5-all-the-details/). The tectonically-volatile nation has the most sophisticated alarm in the world, delivering life-saving warnings seconds or minutes before disaster strikes. iOS users already had access to this functionality via apps like Yurekuru, but iOS 5 will bring it directly into the operating system. The service can be activated in the Notification Center settings pane, accompanied by a warning that the constant connection will deplete your battery faster -- a fair exchange if it saves your life.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/22/ios-5-turns-japanese-iphones-into-earthquake-alarms/