NHSX Covid-19 contact tracing app doesn’t work on two-year-old phones

Residents on the Isle of Wight today claim they are unable to use the new NHS contact tracing app on phones which are more than two years old.    People are receiving error messages telling them the app is not compatible with their devices, with others reporting glitches including pop-ups.  Many have reported the app is … Read more

Smart phones may leak unsafe levels of radiation, report claims

Apple and Samsung smart phones may leak unsafe levels of radiation, investigation claims The Chicago Tribune tested 11 popular phone models  The iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy S8 emitted double the radiation allowed under FCC regulations  Devices also leaked more radiation than their manufacturers’ tests claimed  Radiofrequency radiation from cell phones is a ‘possible carcinogen’ … Read more

Phones 4U founder JOHN CAUDWELL: My plan to get us all out of lockdown and back to work

Like many people, I am delighted that Boris Johnson is back in Downing Street today.  The Government and the country urgently need his authority to tackle the worst crisis in public finances that Britain has ever faced. The lockdown has gripped our economy in a deadly embrace – one from which it may never fully … Read more

Leaked iPhone 12 schematics suggest phones will have much smaller camera ‘notch’ and almost no bezel

Leaked iPhone 12 schematics suggest phones will have much smaller camera ‘notch’ and almost zero bezel The schematics show a drastically reduced camera ‘notch’ on the front A speaker could be placed on the top of the bezel instead of in between sensors It would mark an incremental step towards removing the iPhones notch entirely  … Read more

Google may be developing own processor for powering its line of Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops

Google may be developing its own processor to power machine-learning and AI in its line of Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops The processor would power Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops It could also improve machine-learning and Google Assistant This would be the first in-house main processor to appear in Google hardware  By James Pero For … Read more

Google unveils virtual braille keyboard that makes phones accessible without additional hardware

Google unveils virtual braille keyboard for Android that makes phones accessible to the blind and those with low vision without additional hardware A new virtual keyboard lets the visually impaired type on Android using braille The tool can be used to type text messages or emails It does away with the need for clunky external … Read more

Apple and Google to adapt phones for virus infection tracking

Your PHONE will warn you if you have been close to someone who has coronavirus thanks to new contact tracing tech being developed by Google and Apple Apps to use Bluetooth signals to track phones the user comes into contact with  People will be alerted if they may have been exposed to someone with Covid-19 … Read more