Huawei equipment will stay inside part of Britain’s mobile phone network for up to SEVEN YEARS even if it is banned, experts say Industry insiders say it would take seven years to rip out Huawei kit from infrastructure if ordered to do so by the Government National Cyber Security Centre launched review into Huawei this … Read more
Everything alright? Bachelor Sam Wood appears to take a tense phone call near his Melbourne home – days after celebrating his 40th birthday By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:58 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 11:26 BST, 26 May 2020 Sam Wood appeared to take a tense phone call as he stepped … Read more
Your smartphone may soon be able to detect if you have coronavirus by coughing or sneezing onto a sensor. A team at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City has developed a portable, reusable device the size of a quarter that plugs into a phone’s charging port. If the virus is in the sample, … Read more
Google is developing a ‘smart’ hoodie drawstring that lets you control the music on your phone by twisting and tapping the cord The wearable cord is made up of intertwining conductive and insulating fibres Conductive fibres let it to perform complex capacitive sensing when handled This allows it to distinguish gestures including flicking, sliding and grabbing Wearers … Read more
‘Take me back!’ Nostalgic Twitter users across the world share the last ‘normal’ picture they took before the lockdown hit as they reminisce over family dinners and picnics with pals People are sharing last pictures they took on phone before the lockdown started From UK to the US, everyone is missing what normal used to … Read more
Home seekers could soon be subjected to ‘health screenings’ by estate agents on the phone before viewing a property in person, a leading property website claims. Aside from this development in the property market, Rightmove says there are strong signs that buyers are poised and ready to move. Visits from potential buyers to the websites … Read more
Surveillance firm pitched US police on a remote phone hacking tool that would let them access a person’s text messages, emails, microphone, camera, and more Leaked emails show the San Diego police considered using a phone hacking tool The tool was developed by the US subsidiary of the Israeli surveillance firm NSO The hacking tool … Read more
How you could be diagnosed with coronavirus by your own PHONE: Scientists are developing an app that uses the device’s microphone to ‘measure changes in airway sounds linked to COVID-19’ The app would work by listening to breathing sounds and comparing it to others The team have to create new waveforms to remove ‘normal breathing … Read more
Frequent handwashing and social distancing are known to reduce the spread of infection. But could gadgets — such as a prong for flushing loos and covers for keyboards — help too? ADRIAN MONTI asked experts to review a selection; we then rated them. Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk HOOK TO OPEN DOORS Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk CLAIM: This … Read more
Cell phone data shows how states are easing out of lockdown with Texas, which was first to reopen, seeing a 40 per cent increase in driving and 10 per cent more New Yorkers out for a walk over the weekend. Graphs based on requests for directions on Apple Maps show how a rise in people across … Read more