YouTube launches new ‘bedtime’ feature that lets you set reminders to go to sleep

YouTube launches new ‘bedtime’ feature that lets you set reminders to stop watching videos and go to sleep YouTube has made the bedtime feature available on Android and iPhone Users can set the reminder to go off at a specific time every night in order to rest Social media company will make feature available to … Read more

Twitter users rage against Apple’s ‘triggering’ iPhone commercial

Twitter users rage against ‘cruel’ Apple commercial that begins with the sound of an iPhone alarm – saying it triggers ‘PTSD’ and there’s a ‘special spot in hell’ for whoever made it An TV ad for the iPhone 11 begins with the sound of an iPhone alarm The commercial debuted globally in September but has … Read more

Coronavirus: Apple and Google launch contact-tracing software

Apple and Google have today announced the launch of their coronavirus contact-tracing app software.  The API — a software blueprint — will be used by a nation’s health authority to build their own apps and has so far been given to 22 countries who requested access to the technology.    Apple and Google did not reveal … Read more

Coronavirus Australia: Face masks and customer limits in shops

Britons could soon face a range of changes to the way they shop for clothes as the government begins to ease lockdown restrictions. Following weeks of strict lockdown measures, the government has issued new advice about which stores will be able to open their doors to customers once again as the social distancing measures are … Read more

Apple and Google launch their coronavirus contact-tracing software

Apple and Google have today announced the launch of their coronavirus contact-tracing app software.  The API — a software blueprint — will be used by a nation’s health authority to build their own apps and has so far been given to 22 countries who requested access to the technology.    Apple and Google did not reveal … Read more

Leaks suggest Apple’s mysterious augmented reality glasses ,’Apple Glass’ will retail at $499

Leaks suggest Apple’s mysterious augmented reality glasses, ‘Apple Glass’ will retail starting at $499 Apple’s AR glasses will reportedly retail starting at $499 The glasses will come with plastic frames instead of metal They will also work in tandem with a user’s iPhone Processing will happen on the phone instead of the glasses  By James Pero … Read more

Apple to require masks and temperature checks as part of store reopening plans

Apple reopens nearly 100 of its stores worldwide but customers are required to wear facemasks and submit to temperature checks and health questionnaires at the door Apple will implement deep cleaning throughout the day and allow more space The company says it plans to reopen 25 stores in seven US states next week They are … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: App gives voice to Covid patients on ventilators 

HEALTH NOTES: App gives voice to Covid patients on ventilators By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 16 May 2020 Covid-19 patients struggling to communicate in intensive care have been given a voice thanks to a groundbreaking new app. The program, which can be downloaded free on … Read more

Apple buys VR company NextVR, which builds software to let people attend live concerts virtually 

The company’s journey to the summit of the technology industry has been a rocky one, having seen Jobs (pictured right in 1976) leave the firm in the mid-1980s after his pet project, the first Macintosh computer, struggled and he attempted to oust then chief executive John Sculley. Wozniak is pictured left   1976: Founders Steve Jobs, … Read more

Samsung Pay expands to take on rival Apple with launch of branded debit card this summer 

Samsung Pay expands to take on rival Apple with launch of branded debit card this summer Samsung Pay launched in 2015, but was a digital service on the smartphone Now, the firm is rolling out a branded debit card to users this summer The card will also  support a cash management account with SoFi The move … Read more