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Car Review: The 2021 Nissan Armada is a capable, comfortable and modern SUV 09/20/2021 04:11am • The extra-large SUV class is getting very competitive for 2021, with many models seeing big updates for the year. Nissan has retooled the Armada with a refreshed look up front. A new grill and LED light clusters make the Armada a modern, yet tough looking SUV. I had the top-of-the-line Armada in pla Pilot program expands access to telehealth services in Maryland 08/26/2021 05:56pm • Maryland is experimenting with new ways to increase access to telehealth services in the hopes of removing barriers based on income, race, ethnicity and geographic location. The Department of Health is using $1.5 million in federal funding to pay for smartphones, tablets and high-speed internet a Prince George's County launches updated 911 call center 08/23/2021 06:51pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, has completed upgrades to its emergency communications infrastructure, which are part of a nationwide effort to upgrade all 911 call centers in an ever-increasing wireless mobile society. Next Generation 911 is in the process of revamping emergency systems across New 'destructive' thunderstorm warning will trigger phone emergency alert 08/03/2021 07:17am • A new category of wireless emergency alerts should only startle you every-so-often, but the National Weather Service wants you to be aware when severe thunderstorms capable of severe damage are near your location. "These wireless alerts could be lifesaving,' said WTOP Traffic Reporter Dave Dildin Data Doctors: Is home 5G worth considering? 07/23/2021 03:58pm • Q: What can you tell me about Verizon and T-Mobile’s home 5G Internet service? A: One of the more interesting things we heard when 5G service initially launched was that, in time, a ‘fixed wireless’ service might someday become an alternative to traditional cable or phone company Internet o Hogan names final members to panel that will review sports betting bids 06/30/2021 02:14pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The panel that will determine which firms get to operate a legal sportsbook in Maryland has a full roster of members. On Wednesday, Gov. Car Review: GMC Sierra 2500 Denali mixes heavy duty workload and luxury feel 06/28/2021 04:42am • When you hear about a heavy-duty full-size pickup, you might picture a vinyl seats and bare bones work truck. Not so with the GMC Sierra 2500 Denali. Yes, it is very large and ready to do hard work. But its leather-covered powered seats show its soft side by providing comfort for a long haul. Thereâ Data Doctors: Do I need a firewall? 06/11/2021 04:45pm • Q: What does a firewall do, and is it something I need to get? A: In the early days of the internet, we often connected through a dial-up modem or some other form of direct connection. When you connected in this way, your computer was assigned a public IP address, which meant that it was direc NextNav, McLean 3D geolocation company, to go public 06/10/2021 11:32am • McLean, Virginia-based NextNav, a company with 3D geolocation technology that can map the inside of tall buildings, will go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Spartacus Acquisition Corp. The combined company will trade on the Nasdaq as NextNav Inc. under the ticker s T-Mobile works to give small businesses a boost 06/08/2021 10:57am • As the small business community slowly emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, T-Mobile has laid out a series of plans specifically designed to help business owners stay connected and reach more customers. "They are tailored to the different types of needs that small businesses have," said Ste Prince George's Co. schools to disconnect recalled hot spots over fire risk 05/18/2021 05:25pm • Prince George's County Public Schools says next month it will disconnect  mobile internet hot spots that have kept thousands of students connected to distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic after the devices were recalled as a fire risk. The school system is asking parents to return th Car Review: Kia's 2021 Sorento combines hybrid efficiency with easy-on-the-eyes design 05/17/2021 03:55am • Kia has spent the last couple of years adding and remaking models. The Kia Sorento is the latest to go under the knife. The 2021 version has a new look and it gains more space inside. It pays off for second-row riders with more legroom and the Sorento offers comfortable captain’s chairs that stand What to expect at Apple's 'Spring loaded' event 04/18/2021 08:28am • If the "Spring loaded" tagline of Apple's upcoming press event is any indication, the company is about to drop a ton of new products. Apple is hosting its first event of 2021 on Tuesday and it'll likely focus on new iPads, along with a product that's been years in the making. The invitations f Prince George’s Co. schools’ wireless hot spots subject of recall 04/12/2021 05:56pm • Virtually all the wireless hot spots that the Prince George’s County, Maryland, public schools system issued so students could carry on with distance learning are part of a nationwide recall because of a fire risk. The school system said in a statement Monday that Verizon has issued a recall fo Lockheed explores space-based 5G network with Tysons firm 03/23/2021 10:05am • Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin may explore jointly developing a space-based 5G network with Tysons, Virginia-based communications provider Omnispace LLC. The two companies have signed a strategic interest agreement to advance a satellite constellation that would serve as a global 5G net