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The iPhone 14, 14 Pro to New matchmaking app

feature satellite SOS for off-grid ‘Rainbowluv’ launched for

emergencies India’s LGBTQIA+ community

pple is incorporating a limit- and receive signals from the surface,
ed type of satellite commu- while Apple is apparently collaborat- fter experiencing a slump in With Rainbowluv’s launch,
Anication into new iPhones, ing with Globalstar, a typical satellite registrations during the pan- Matrimony.com, which competes
allowing users to send an SOS even communication service that works in Ademic, the matrimonial apps with Shaadi.com, will now also be
when they are disconnected from bands that normally require a special industry is now on a lookout for taking on apps like Grindr and As
the internet, with no dish necessary. antenna. newer communities and groups to You Are.
While it does not allow normal data, As a result, users will need to get more users on board. A colonial-era ban on gay sex
phone, or text communication, it will point their phone at the satellite, In a bid to expand their horizons was lifted by the Indian Supreme
notify emergency agencies of your which is obviously too small to see to cover a bigger section of society, Court on September 6, 2018, to im-
situation and position. -- so Apple created a little guidance Indian matchmaking site Matrimo- prove the rights of the LGBTQIA
As per Tech Crunch, in the event software that assists them in point- ny.com Ltd has launched a new app, community in the country, however,
of a backcountry injury or other ing it in the appropriate direction. named Rainbowluv, which caters to same-sex marriage does not have le-
emergency, users using an iPhone 14 However, bandwidth is extremely re- members of the LGBTQIA+ com- gal sanction.
or 14 Pro with an updated wireless stricted, so once they are connected, munity, the company announced on The month of June is annual-
chipset can use the emergency SOS they can select from a few pre-pro- Tuesday. ly observed as Pride Month where
capability. grammed messages such as what’s The company tweeted, “Mat- participants having various sexual
This feature from Apple is the situation, is anyone harmed? rimony.com launches #Rain- orientations participate in parades,
different from the likes of satel- And so on. bowLuv matchmaking and re- to express pride in their sexual
lite-based data and text connectivity These reduce the amount of lationship app for LGBTQIA+ identity.
incoming features from Lynk, T-Mo- data involved and hence take less community. Made by & for the It was first celebrated in the US
bile and Starlink. time to send; your battery level, po- community. 45+ gender identi- in 2000 when then US President Bill
These are effectively orbiting sition, and medical information will ties, 122+ orientation tags, and Clinton issued a presidential procla-
cell towers powerful enough to reach be automatically sent as well. 48+ pronouns.” mation designating the month.

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