‘I said goodbye through a nurse on the phone’: Widow, 75, describes final words to husband

A widow was forced to say goodbye to her dying husband by leaving a message with a nurse over the phone – after he tested positive with coronavirus despite having no symptoms. Pat Pearce, 75, asked a nurse to tell Allan, her partner of 38 years, she was sorry she couldn’t be with him and … Read more

Fake phone numbers are blocked in crackdown on coronavirus fraud

Blocked! These fake Covid-19 texts have been bombarding Britons but crackdown is launched on number spoofing scams 70 numbers involved in sending scam coronavirus texts have been blocked Banks and police have created ‘white’ and ‘black’ lists for real and fake numbers Fraudsters have been bombarding Britons with phishing emails and texts – with more … Read more

Hydrogel patch for phone batteries converts waste heat to electricity

Scientists develop new regenerating hydrogel that can cool overheating phones and computers and convert waste heat into electricity  Thin hydrogel film straps to phone batteries to convert waste heat to electricity  The new polymer-based film transfers electrons when heated to generate power  Water inside the hydrogel then evaporates to cool the patch has a cooling … Read more

Lucy Hale goes mask-free and flashes big smile while chatting on the phone during walk with her dog

Lucy Hale opts to go mask-free as she flashes big smile while chatting on the phone during a walk with her dog in LA By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 02:57 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 07:52 BST, 22 April 2020 She has been hunkered down in her Los Angeles home with her beloved … Read more

Jennifer Garner pulls off her face mask to chat on her cell phone after a power walk

Jennifer Garner pulls off a face mask to have a serious chat on her cell phone after a power walk in her upscale LA neighborhood By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 22:47 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 00:10 BST, 22 April 2020 Jennifer Garner was seen walking alone in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon. The … Read more

2B phone owners won’t be able to use Google-Apple contact-tracing app

Up to two billion smartphone users around the world won’t be able to use the coronavirus contact tracing app currently being developed by Apple and Google. Hundreds of millions of older smartphones still in active use don’t have the required software and Bluetooth to run the new app, which could be released next month.   The … Read more

Elizabeth Day: What sort of monster would actually phone me? 

Elizabeth Day: What sort of monster would actually phone me? By Elizabeth Day for You Magazine Published: 00:03 BST, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 00:03 BST, 8 March 2020 Hair: Fabio Nogueira. Make-up: Ruby Hammer. Styling: Holly Elgeti. Dress, Stine Goya, fenwick.co.uk. Jewellery, Alighieri I went through a phase in my 20s of taking online … Read more

Norwegian government uses GPS data from cell phone provider to model coronavirus spread

Norwegian government uses cellular data tracking users’ movements to model the potential spread of coronavirus and anticipate what parts of the country will need medical supplies Norway is using cellular data to track the movements of people in groups of 20  The movement data is used to predict where COVID-19 flare-ups might occur Cell provider … Read more

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Phone off, pyjamas on and eat what you fancy when in recovery

The news that the Prime Minister had been moved to intensive care on Monday night was a shock to every one of us. Proof, if we needed it, that anyone is vulnerable to the ravages of Covid-19. Thankfully, Boris Johnson is now out of the ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital and said to be walking. … Read more