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Fashion and grooming tips for video conferencing during COVID-19

From Skype to Zoom, connecting with people via video conferencing apps is the new normal. FEMAIL rounds up easy to create outfits and hairstyles to look your best while socializing in quarantine.




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Apple buys weather app Dark Sky and will kill off Android version

Weather predicting app Dark Sky has been bought for Apple, which is killing off the Android version of the app. Dark Sky gives 'hyperlocal' global weather forecasts as well as interactive maps.




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YouTube is making money from videos promoting quack coronavirus cures, report says

YouTube is allowing ads to run on videos that promote sham coronavirus advice such as listening to music that 'improves cognitive positivity' and even not entering Chinese restaurants, a report says.




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Data scientist reveals EYE PAIN may be a symptom of Covid-19

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz claimed that Google search results from around the world could be key to determining undiscovered coronavirus symptoms.




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Let them eat play! Google makes its video game streaming service Stadia free for two months

Google will make its video game streaming service Stadia free for two months while many around the world are living under restrictive shutdown policies. Current subscribers are eligible.




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NHS 'discussed allowing coronavirus app to identify people using their mobile phone ID'

A draft document from last month considered whether the app should include the ability to reveal a person's identity 'if ministers judge that to be proportionate at some stage'.




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Nest cameras reduced to default video quality in an effort to preserve internet capacity

According to an email from the Google-owned home security company sent to users, it will lower users' cameras to their default settings automatically to 'conserve internet resources.'




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Google maps show that Sydneysiders are flouting restrictions more than others 

Sydneysiders are not following social distancing measures as strictly as Melburnians, according to new data from Apple and Google.




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Apple will release COVID-19 tracking technology to governments weeks before previously planned

France's Les Echos also reports that Breton also pressed Apple to guarantee that the technology would be built with privacy in mind as well as being voluntary and transparent.




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Apple and Google promise to discontinue COVID-19 tracking following the pandemic

The decision to disable tech supporting contact tracing apps designed to monitor the spread of COVID-19 be made on a geographic basis according to representatives.




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Contact tracing app to be released in weeks could help prevent Covid-19 infections

Professor Christophe Fraser, from Oxford University's Big Data Institute, said 60 per cent of the UK population - or 40 million - would need to download the app.




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Google makes its video conferencing service Meet free in a bid to unseat popular rivals like Zoom

Meet was previously only available to customers who paid for Google's G Suite, but the service will be free without restrictions until Sept. 30 in a bid to challenge rivals like Zoom.




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How to give your Zoom photo a touch of the exotic: Holiday companies make beautiful photos available

Google Trends data has revealed the most popular destinations for Zoom background pictures, and it's the Caribbean that's in the No1 spot, with searches for locations there up 9,900%.




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Son, 55, nurses Covid-stricken father, 81, back to health after he was released from hospital to die

Raj Nathwani (left, with his mother Kanchan, father Suri and brother Manish) also used a Google spreadsheet to monitor 81-year-old Suri's vital signs and kept his house clean in Watford.




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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.




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Government scientist hints NHSX is useless unless users get Covid test results within 24 hours

Underscoring the need for speed, the Oxford scientist said a fast turnaround could 'make the difference between an epidemic starting to resurge towards the second wave or not'.




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NHS is already building a new Covid-19 contact tracing app

Developers from Google and Apple have been brought into the fold to provide technology that will overcome incompatibility issues with some mobiles reported on the Isle of Wight.




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Man stole identities of 75 people in sim-swapping cryptocurrency scam where he made $1M in months

Yousef Selassie was arrested in California for stealing the identities of at least 75 people in the scam based from his New York apartment and targeted people in lucrative industries.




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Hiker lost in dense Florida woods is rescued after helicopter search crew spots iPhone flashlight

Libia Marsack was trekking through the Flatwoods Wilderness Park in Thonotosassa, Florida, on Sunday when she lost her way and called 911 for help.




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Elyse Knowles forgets her helmet and clutches her iPhone while riding a bicycle in Byron Bay

She's the Myer ambassador who divides her time between Melbourne and Byron Bay.




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Clubber loses her iPhone on night out… for it to be handed in with hilarious video of drunk finder

Student Katalin Sara lost her mobile in Avoriaz in the French Alps but had it returned to the bar by a determined Scot called Nicole Williamson (pictured in the video).




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Hero father who saved his neighbour's life avoids jail after fraud and theft

Darren Kyle Hunter, 31, was involved in an incident in April 2017 and was helped by a man who offered his iPhone so Hunter could call a taxi, the a Western Australian court heard on Friday.




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David Beckham secretly films wife Victoria achieving the 'perfect' selfie as he watches The Crown

The former footballer, 44, shared the great lengths his wife Victoria, 45, goes to achieve the perfect selfie as he secretly filmed her attempts in a cheeky Instagram clip on Saturday.




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Cloud in the shape of Jesus Christ is spotted in the skies over the West Midlands 

Caroline Hawthorne, 42, spotted the bizarre formation from her kitchen window in Willenhall, West Midlands. Her friends and family members likened the eerie image to Jesus or an angel.




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Victoria Beckham pokes fun at husband David for neatly laying his clothes out every night

It seems Victoria Beckham has evened the score between her and husband David, with her latest Instagram post.




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Phone repair man paid £40 cash NOT to fix customer's mobile

Oli Pickles, 28, was handed the smashed up iPhone 8 plus by a mystery man who refused to leave either his name or any contact details when he came into the workshop in Sheffield.




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Optician left suicidal by her stalker ex-husband after he used a phone app to follow her

Salma Akbar, 29, was subjected to controlling and violent behaviour by company director Shabaz Khan (pictured), 30, over their five-year relationship.




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Long-awaited app that lets iPhone users record video from two devices simultaneously rolls out today

The app, called 'DoubleTake' is tailored to Apples triple-camera system in the iPhone 11 and allows users to record and switch between two simultaneous devices through a single interface.




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Rudy Giuliani sidekick Lev Parnas surfed porn and hook-up websites, phone he turned over reveals

A phone that Lev Parnas turned over to the House containing voluminous materials about the Ukraine affair also includes searches of porn and hookup sites, according to a report.




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Apple to sell tags for tracking everyday items and new headphones alongside the iPhone SE 2 in March

The predictions come from Taiwan's well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who also forecasts the release of new iPad models and a small wireless charging mat.




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Chico the spider monkey becomes YouTube star after videos show him enjoying trips to the shops

The unusual pet lives with its owner in Truro, Cornwall, and is treated as a surrogate child. His popular vlog currently has more than 2,000 subscribers and features him doing human tasks.




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Married At First Sight insider exposes production secret behind Stacey Hampton's wedding

Stacey Hampton had a sudden change of heart about her 'husband' after learning he was a rich businessman during Monday's episode of Married At First Sight. 




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Spotify is launching a new kids app that will have a mixture of hand picked song

It has been described as a 'playground of sound for young listeners' and Spotify says it has been developed with safety and privacy as the main priority.




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From taking cash off Klopp to a phone call with Fergie: Inside the mind of Robert Lewandowski

INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING IN MUNICH: Robert Lewandowski is sitting in a studio at Bayern Munich's training ground when he is asked to go back in time with the help of a two-minute video clip.




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HENRY DEEDES: Michael Gove did one of his 'there's nothing to see here' turns

Jeremy Corbyn had come to raise an Urgent Question concerning last week's resignation of Home Office mandarin Sir Philip Rutnam. But he might as well have taken the afternoon off.




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David Hockney shares exclusive artwork depicting awakening of spring drawn from lockdown in Normandy

David Hockney, a celebrated 82-year-old artist, has unveiled 10 vibrant images created on his iPad during isolation at his Normandy home, capturing the turn of the season in all its glory.




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Pope calls for global solidarity over coronavirus in streamed service from empty St Peter's Basilica

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - who normally presides over a congregation of 1,500 at Canterbury Cathedral - delivered his Easter service on his iPad at his London flat




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Apple's next iPhones will be redesigned to have flat sides, smaller bezel, and new 3D-sensing camera

A new line of iPhone Pros will be reimagined to appear more like the company's current line of iPads, specifically making use of a chassis with flat sides like the one seen on the iPad Pro.




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Apple reveals new £419 iPhone SE with 4.7-inch screen, Touch ID and Portrait Mode camera

The iPhone SE comes in three colours - black, white and red - and will be available for pre-order beginning Friday, April 17.




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Catherine Zeta-Jones rocks makeup in latest selfie...after iPhone face ID fails to recognize her

Catherine Zeta-Jones has been enjoying plenty of makeup-free days since entering quarantine with husband Michael Douglas, 75.




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How downloading the new COVID-19 tracking app could drain your iPhone battery

The government based its app off one used in Singapore, TraceTogether, where the biggest issue was not privacy - but battery life.




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Prince Harry's ex Cressida Bonas joins Sarah Ferguson's storytime reading The Night Parade

Winchester-born actress and model Cressida Bonas, 31, read The Night Parade by Lily Roscoe from her home, and the video was shared to Sarah Ferguson's YouTube channel.




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Jackie 'O' Henderson reveals the dark side of TikTok

Jackie 'O' Henderson has spoken about the perils of TikTok, saying it's almost impossible for parents to tell when their children are filming videos for the popular social media app.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Get radical, Chancellor, and kill off the death tax 

Some of the taxes we currently pay and a number of the tax breaks we are given to encourage us to save for old age are either too onerous or far too complicated.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: This poem is the lightbulb moment for smart meters 

Smart meters are not as dangerous as hard shoulder-less smart motorways will ever be, but their creeping introduction has not been without buckets of controversy.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Time for a change in strategy at top of FCA or risk a new Woodford

Although the powder-puff City regulator the FCA has launched an investigation into the demise of Woodford Investment Management, this probe seems to be progressing at a snail's pace.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Hargreaves Lansdown needs to fix its best-buy lists

Nero fiddled, while Rome burned. Or to put the expression in a modern day investment context, Christopher Hill (chief executive of Hargreaves Lansdown) fiddles while investors get burnt.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: New Chancellor Rishi Sunak needs to make his mark...by improving our pensions

With the smell of a spring Budget in the air comes the rumour of yet more restrictions on the tax relief available to boost our pension saving. But how will Mr Sunak treat pension savers?




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Hold your nerve even as markets head south

These are worrying times for readers with shares-based Isas and investments held inside self-invested personal pensions. But panicking out of investments not is not the right way forward.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Six investment trust bargains with healthy outlook

These are difficult days. At times, it feels like the world is shuddering to a halt. There are fewer people as I wind my way to and from work every day and night on public transport.