Personal safety app for women that ‘shouldn’t have to exist’ sees a surge in downloads following the murder of Sarah Everard in London The app, called WalkSafe, has had 300,000 downloads within the past week This saw it go to the top spot of free apps on iOS and top ten for Android apps It … Read more
App developers have seen a boom in business due to the coronavirus pandemic, Apple has revealed. The tech giant, valued at more than two trillion dollars, says 2020 saw a 22 per cent boost in earnings compared to 2019 for developers. Apple did not give exact figures for either year. As a result, more than 330,000 … Read more
A new app called Boozr is giving locked-down Britons in need of a pint the chance to find out which pubs with beer gardens are open nearby from 12 April. Designed by developer Pete Shaw, 54, from London, the Boozr app spans 700,000 venues worldwide and is aimed at people who can’t wait to ‘do … Read more
Emilia Clarke ‘hoped to find love on celeb dating app Raya… before swiftly deleting her profile because it wasn’t what she’d hoped it would be’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 21:29 GMT, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 21:29 GMT, 10 March 2021 Emilia Clarke reportedly turned to celebrity dating app Raya to find love – before … Read more
Scientists have created an algorithm that can accurately diagnose people with Covid-19 just by the sound of their cough. DeepCough, created by experts from the University of Essex, was built using 8,380 clinically-validated audio samples of people coughing. The samples were taken from hospitals in Spain and Mexico since April last year –2,339 who tested … Read more
A Canadian woman sent a multi-question quiz to all of her dating app matches, asking them to answer a list of very specific questions about Taylor Swift songs, Cheetos, and Mario Kart. Kennedy clearly thought it would be funny to send the unique compatibility quiz to her matches — and based on her TikTok views, … Read more
Users of dating apps such as Tinder, OKCupid and Match.com swipe left or right based on attractiveness and race, a new study reveals. US researchers found attractiveness and race preferences were the top predictors of whether people would swipe left or right. On dating apps, a swipe left means you’re not interested in the person, while a … Read more
She had an on-off relationship for 20 years with Simon Cowell after first meeting in the 1980s. And Sinitta revealed she has had dating difficulties recently after she was banned from the dating app Hinge after finding 55 potential suitors. Speaking to TOWIE‘s Pete Wicks and First Dates’ Cici Coleman on Fubar Radio‘s The Dating Show, … Read more
UK competition watchdog investigates Apple over ‘unfair and anti-competitive’ terms for app developers Critics say Apple uses its market dominance to impose unfair terms Concerns raised by developers to Competition and Markets Authority Watchdog says Apple may restrict competition and make customers pay more By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 17:05 GMT, 4 March 2021 … Read more
Vaccine passports have landed in the UK as the International Air Transport Association trials an app with an airline between Singapore and London. The phone software from IATA stores evidence of a negative Covid test as well as the facility to store evidence travellers have had coronavirus vaccinations. It is being trialled over the next few … Read more