Will tracing app FINALLY help to stop coronavirus? Four months later than planned, the mobile phone tracing tool will be launched across the country today… as health officials cling to hope it will play crucial role in containing Covid-19 The app uses Bluetooth technology to alert users if they have come into contact with someone … Read more
Tesla goes down (and not just the share price!) Electric car maker is hit with complete network outage, leaving drivers unable to connect to their cars using mobile app and staff blocked from processing orders Tesla has been hit by complete network outage starting around 11am ET Internal systems are down, making it impossible for … Read more
Facebook is accused of spying on Instagram users by secretly accessing their smartphone CAMERAS for ‘market research’ Facebook has been accused of secretly accessing Instagram users’ cameras Lawsuit filed in San Francisco on Thursday claims the company collected ‘valuable data’ for market research It comes after Instagram users in July noted the app was activating … Read more
Thousands of Barclays and Barclaycard customers are unable to access their money on mobile apps after they go down Barclays and Barclaycard apps have crashed causing floods of complaints The bank confirmed it was experiencing issues on its service update page Downdetector saw complaints beginning at around midday and continuing By Kate Dennett For Mailonline … Read more
A third of us ‘are overpaying for mobile phones’ via a loyalty penalty that can cost more than £400 a year, consumer watchdog warns Third of mobile phone owners are being hit by penalty which could cost £400 Which? said millions pay same monthly charge long after initial contract ends Phone companies make £182million per … Read more
‘Officers feel under siege’: Police are now filming incidents on their mobile phones so they can refute claims of racism made online Police officers feel mounting anger at being erroneously ‘named and shamed’ Met Police Federation chair Ken Marsh says PCs feel its for their own protection Comments come after high profile accusations of racial … Read more
With the successful launch and return of SpaceX‘s Crew Dragon in May, space travel is getting closer to becoming a reality for the average person. But spending extended periods outside Earth’s gravity can have serious health consequences, including bone decalcification, muscle atrophy, and decreased oxygen to the brain. Astronauts in microgravity are also susceptible to … Read more
Chinese firm Huawei becomes top mobile firm with 56m sales Huawei shipped 55.8m phones in the second quarter of this year Samsung’s 53.7m smartphone shipments were a 30% fall on last year By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 23:07 BST, 1 August 2020 Huawei … Read more
The price of premium mobile phones have risen 490 per cent in the last two decades, new research shows. It means the outlay for a top of the range model is close to heading back to the early 1990s, when huge mobile phones were only used by the rich and famous, and a Motorola 3200 … Read more
Police will end ‘digital strip search’ tactic of demanding mobile phones from rape victims after some were told prosecutions would be stopped if they did not comply The practice was rolled out by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) last year in response to the disclosure scandal However a string of defendants had charges against … Read more