Trainline’s new app feature lets passengers flag if social distancing is possible on their train

Trainline launches new feature on its app that allows travellers to alert fellow passengers if social distancing is possible on their service The feature is called Crowd Alert and is being launched nationwide today  It will let passengers report if parts of a train are too busy for social distancing   This will alert fellow passengers … Read more

Britain plans to brand Covid-19 tracing app ‘PPE in your pocket’

The NHS is considering branding Britain’s coronavirus contact tracing app ‘PPE in your pocket’ when it eventually launches. The marketing slogan will compare the app – once considered a vital part of the Test and Trace system that is now running without it – to protective equipment such as gloves and masks. And it could … Read more

The new Mr Price? Flirty Katie gets her tape measure out for James Lock at dating app launch

The new Mr Price? Flirty Katie gets her tape measure out for James Lock at dating app launch after admitting she fancies him By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 09:32 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 11:24 BST, 29 June 2020 She has previously said she thinks TOWIE star James Lock is ‘fit.’ And Katie … Read more

Catalogue of errors led to Britain’s contact-tracing app being shelved, insiders say 

Catalogue of errors led to Britain’s £12million plans for contact-tracing app being shelved, insiders say Contact tracing app costing £12million ditched days ago after error ‘catalogue’ Testing showed it detected four per cent of iPhones it was in close contact with Decision to avoid ‘off-the-shelf’ platform means app had to be built from scratch By Stephen … Read more

Apple China App Store to remove non-government-approved games

Apple set to remove thousands of unlicensed games from its China App Store that are not approved by the government – including one based on the Communist nation’s Imperial past China requires developers submit apps and wait for a license before publishing  The policy was put in place four years ago, but has been ignored … Read more

Apple lets developers appeal App Store guidelines after public payment dispute with email app Hey

Apple will now let developers appeal App Store guidelines after public payment dispute with email app Hey Developers can now appeal alleged violations of App Store guidelines Apple says it will no longer withhold software updates as punishments The decision comes after a public dispute with email app, Hey   By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more

Trump 2020 campaign app is ‘data snoop’ and ‘propaganda tool’

Official Trump 2020 campaign app is a ‘one-way tool of propaganda’ that requests access to more than twice the amount of personal data than Biden’s Team Joe app, researchers say Researchers analyzed the data requests from the Trump 2020 campaign app They found it requested more than twice the permissions of Biden’s app The Trump … Read more

Apple iOS 14 launches with new home screen and app library

Apple unveils iOS 14 with redesigned home screen that uses widgets, an app library as well as a picture-in-picture tool that lets you keep watching videos while texting or using other apps Apple’s iOS 14 will redesign the home screen with widgets Widgets allow you to see apps without pulling them up An app library … Read more

Apple iOS 14 unveils new home screen, app library and picture-in-picture feature for watching videos

Apple unveils iOS 14 with redesigned home screen that uses widgets, an app library as well as a picture-in-picture tool that lets you keep watching videos while texting or using other apps Apple’s iOS 14 will redesign the home screen with widgets Widgets allow you to see apps without pulling them up An app library … Read more

Developers behind NHS’s failed Covid-19 app ‘tried to block’ rivals software

Developers behind NHS’s abandoned Covid-19 symptom tracker app ‘tried to block’ other firms from creating similar software amid fears they could distract from its launch NHSX, the health service technology unit attempted to block rival software  Developers of several app competitor were urged to stop work by NHSX or MoD  The app turned out to … Read more